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SAVE Act Passage will Disenfranchise California Voters

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SAVE Act Passage will Disenfranchise California Voters

Today, California Common Cause condemned the U.S. House passage of the SAVE Act, anti-voter legislation that would make it significantly harder for millions of Americans — including Californians — to vote.

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Trump to Become First Convicted Felon to Serve as President

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Trump to Become First Convicted Felon to Serve as President

Today, President-elect Trump was sentenced by a New York state court on 34 felony convictions. The following is a statement from Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomón:

In ten days, Donald Trump will become the first convicted felon to take the oath and serve as President of the United States. In 2018, Common Cause sounded the alarm and filed the first federal complaints against the president-elect related to these payments. That’s because his campaign’s payment to Stormy Daniels was a clear violation of...

Meta Ends Fact Checking in Campaign to Woo Trump

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Meta Ends Fact Checking in Campaign to Woo Trump

Today, Meta announced that it will end its third-party fact checking program, including its efforts to combat widespread political disinformation. The program had faced criticism from conservative election deniers including former- and future-President Donald Trump.

On the Passing of Former President Jimmy Carter

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On the Passing of Former President Jimmy Carter

Today, we join the nation in mourning the passing of our 39th President, Jimmy Carter. President Carter was a man of great faith and great integrity. While his accomplishments as President were many, it was his life after he left the White House, that was in many ways more defining of his legacy than the time he spent in office. Upon losing his re-election bid more than 40 years ago, he said that he would emulate former President Harry Truman by not trading on the office he once held to enrich himself financially. Instead, he chose a life of...

Common Cause Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan Funding Bill

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Common Cause Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan Funding Bill

Today, Common Cause urged Congress to stand firm against the influence of Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire promoting false narratives on social media, and pass the agreed-upon federal funding bill before the midnight deadline

Trump Must Sign Ethics Pledge & Transition Documents

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Trump Must Sign Ethics Pledge & Transition Documents

President-elect Donald Trump still has not signed legal documents – including an ethics pledge - needed to formally begin his administration’s transition of power. Candidates usually file these documents well in advance of the election. As a result of this delay, the government cannot provide security clearances, briefings and resources to Trump’s incoming team before he is sworn into office on January 20th.

Government Accountability Groups Urge House to Strengthen the Office of Congressional Ethics and Make It Permanent

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Government Accountability Groups Urge House to Strengthen the Office of Congressional Ethics and Make It Permanent

Today, Common Cause and other government accountability groups urged every member of the U.S. House of Representatives to strengthen the independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) and make the office permanent. Even if Congress does not codify the OCE into law at this time, the groups stress the importance of maintaining the office’s continued existence and the importance of not weakening it in the 119th Congress. The letter emphasizes overwhelming public support for increased ethics and accountability measures and touts the success of...

Gaetz Ethics Committee Report Should Still be Released in Wake of Nomination Withdrawal

Gaetz Ethics Committee Report Should Still be Released in Wake of Nomination Withdrawal

This afternoon, ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination to serve as U.S. Attorney General in the administration of President-elect Donald J. Trump. Common Cause had opposed Gaetz’s nomination and urged the House Ethics Committee to release the report on its investigation of numerous allegations of criminal activity by the former Member who resigned days before the Committee was expected to release its report. Common Cause continues to call for the release of the report in the wake of the withdrawal of Gaetz’s nomination.

Ethics Committee Deadlocks in Vote on Releasing of Damning Report on A.G. Nominee Gaetz

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Ethics Committee Deadlocks in Vote on Releasing of Damning Report on A.G. Nominee Gaetz

This afternoon, the House Ethics Committee deadlocked along party lines in a vote on whether to release a damning report of its investigation of ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was nominated last week to serve as U.S. Attorney General by President-elect Donald J. Trump.

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