Democracy Wire

A week after President Trump nominated him to serve on the Supreme Court, federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch is emerging as the central figure in a debate over the independence of the federal judiciary.

Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination will likely shape the court – and American law -- for decades to come, as it is expected to restore the conservative majority lost when Justice Antonin Scalia died last year. So it’s no wonder that a long list of advocacy organizations, including Common Cause, are now busy dissecting the record of Trump’s nominee, appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch.

A House committee has voted to shut down the Election Assistance Commission and end public financing of presidential campaigns

Sen. Elizabeth Warren was kicked off the Senate floor after repeating statements that had been made there more than 30 years ago

President Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary is in trouble for employing an undocumented immigrant as a housekeeper

Trump's attack on the judiciary is drawing flak from Republicans as well as Democrats