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Voting & Elections 07.24.2017

More Questions for Jeff Sessions

Even President Trump now refers to him as “beleaguered,” and the description surely fits Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Money & Influence 07.21.2017

Connecticut's Relentless Fight for Clean Elections

For a state formerly known as “Corrupticut,” Connecticut has become a national leader in clean, transparent elections with its model public financing program, the Citizens’ Election Program (CEP).

Is Trump About to Lash Out?

The journalistic and legal drumbeats tormenting President Trump are continuing to intensify, and there are signs in Washington today that the president is about to make a desperate attempt to silence them.

The President We Should Have

The Washington Post’s editors imagined what a responsible leader, faithful to his obligations under the Constitution, might have said. We’re pleased to share their musings here.

07.20.2017

Activists Brave DC Scorcher to Protest "Voting Integrity" Panel

Hundreds of activists from a wide array of groups braved near triple digit heat and an overzealous Secret Service detail on Wednesday to deliver a simple message to President Trump’s “election integrity” commission: protect and expand voting rights despite executive branch attempts to do the opposite.

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