Democracy Wire

This is a tough time for democracy reformers in Washington. So I was particularly pleased last week to get away from the national capital for a few days to meet Common Cause activists – and some new recruits – in Arizona and New Mexico.

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.

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.

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,

There’ve been two small but nonetheless encouraging developments this week toward securing the nation’s voting machines against foreign attackers.

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.