Democracy Wire

In recent days, amid reports of President Trump’s involvement with the FBI investigation of Russia’s meddling in last year’s election, many have wondered whether the president is guilty of obstruction of justice and if such an offense would be impeachable.

As welcome news about the appointment of a special counsel arrived on Wednesday night, Americans got another reminder of the how much work is still needed before we can be confident that the truth ultimately will emerge.

Uneasy for months about a president who courts chaos while hopeful he could help them achieve long-held conservative goals, congressional Republicans are beginning to send a new message: Sorry, Mr. President, I don’t think we can let this go.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Republicans accused Hillary Clinton of mishandling classified information and even demanded her indictment. Today, as President Trump has admitted sharing classified information with Russia, GOP leaders are more forgiving.

Greater access to voting in North Carolina has been restored! The U.S. Supreme Court declined today to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that a North Carolina voting law passed in 2013 is unconstitutional and discriminates against African-Americans.

A disturbing report in this morning’s Washington Post details what appears to be a Trump administration effort to shroud tens of thousands of government records that had been readily available to Americans online.