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5 Ways Common Cause Defended Democracy in the First Trump Administration
Here’s just a few examples of how members like you made a positive impact during the first Trump Administration.
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‘His Own Worst Enemy’
President Trump's tweets this morning about fired FBI Director James Comey have Washington lawyers consulting their impeachment archives from the Nixon and Clinton years.
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Starting a Bogus Investigation, Strangling a Real One
To get a sense of the Neverland President Trump and his administration are creating in Washington, consider what’s happening today at the White House.
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Comey’s Out, But the Russia-Trump Probe Must Continue
There were plenty of good reasons to fire James Comey, but President Trump’s decision to dismiss him now is indefensible and the White House’s explanation for it is laughable,
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Small But Important Steps to Protect Our Elections
There’ve been two small but nonetheless encouraging developments this week toward securing the nation’s voting machines against foreign attackers.
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An Example Worth Following
Amid the chaos surrounding President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday night, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow served up a bit of helpful perspective.
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Nevada Rescinds Dangerous Article V Convention Call
The Nevada legislature moved today to protect every American’s fundamental rights by rescinding the state’s previous calls for an Article V constitutional convention.
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WATCH: John Oliver on Net Neutrality
Donald Trump's FCC wants to gut Net Neutrality -- take action to defend the Open Internet
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Good News – And a Cautionary Note – On Elections From Illinois
There are two important pieces of voting news coming out of Illinois today, one good and the other ominous.
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Trump Order on Religious Freedom Is Less Than It Appears
President Trump demonstrated again today that alchemy, of the political variety at least, is among his hidden talents.
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Read the Bill? Who Has Time for That?
Americans deserve transparency from our government, especially when our healthcare and financial well-being is at stake. But Republican leaders in the House of Representatives seem to favor rushing a vote to repeal Obamacare over transparency and accountability.
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Common Cause Wisconsin Joins Panel to Discuss an End to Gerrymandering
Common Cause Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck joined University of Wisconsin Political Science Professor David Canon and John Nichols of The Nation and The Capital Times to discuss gerrymandering in Wisconsin. Organizing For Action sponsored the event, which attracted a full house at the Alicia Ashman Library in Madison. Common Cause Wisconsin also sponsored the event along with Fair Elections Project, Indivisible Madison, and Citizen Action.
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Woman Could Be Jailed After Giggling at Sessions Hearing
It’s no laughing matter. A woman who police arrested for laughing out loud during January’s confirmation hearing for Attorney General Jeff Sessions was convicted Wednesday of “disorderly and disruptive conduct” that was intended to ‘impede, disrupt, and disturb the orderly conduct’ of congressional proceedings.”
