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Voting & Elections 10.25.2017

Common Cause v. Rucho and the Future of Our Democracy

Wondering what's at stake in the fight over partisan gerrymandering? Check out this video from Common Cause North Carolina

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Ethics & Accountability 10.24.2017

'I Will Not Be Complicit'

US Sen. Jeff Flake went to the Senate floor on Tuesday to deliver an extraordinary speech bemoaning the course of his party and the nation under President Trump.

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Ethics & Accountability 10.24.2017

Report Links Interior Secy. Zinke to 'Scam PACs'

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has been drumming up business for a group of Washington-based political consultants who some of his fellow Republicans have accused of ripping off party donors.

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Voting & Elections 10.23.2017

The Incredible Vanishing Commission

A report today in The Guardian suggests that President Trump's voter fraud commission has either broken down or gone underground.

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Media & Democracy 10.23.2017

Trump's Anti-Media Campaign and the Threat to Press Freedom

Newly published polls suggest President Trump's campaign to discredit the media is working

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Ethics & Accountability 10.20.2017

Trump Bypassing Senate to Install Nominees in Top Jobs

The Trump administration may be violating a federal law that requires the president to wait for the Senate to confirm his nominees for senior government positions before putting those nominees to work.

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