House Republicans Launch New/Old Attack on Hillary Clinton
Perhaps the door to comity has cracked open in the Senate but it remains shut and locked tight in the House of Representatives
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New Report Details Path to Protecting Future Elections
As vital as it is that Americans get to the bottom of Russia's unprecedented attack on our democracy, a report issued this week by the Brennan Center for Justice suggests that future celebrations of our independence could depend on federal and state government action to thwart future electoral assaults.
New Study Documents Success of Automatic Voter Registration
A report released today by our friends at the Center for American Progress (CAP) documents the success of automatic voter registration programs championed by Common Cause and other voting rights advocates across the country.
El New York Times se suma a la lucha contra la manipulación partidista de los distritos electorales
El New York Times se suma a la lucha de Common Cause contra la manipulación partidista de los distritos electorales. En un editorial publicado esta mañana, el periódico sostiene que los votantes deberían elegir a sus representantes, no al revés.
Good News – And a Cautionary Note – On Elections From Illinois
There are two important pieces of voting news coming out of Illinois today, one good and the other ominous.
New Spending Bill Makes Lawbreaking Easy for Government Contractors
Six hundred twelve pages into the 1,665-page bill that will keep our government open until September lurks a sentence that will make Congress and the president – assuming he signs it – partners in corrupting our elections and government contracting process
A New Strategy on Transparency for Trump
As progressive activists across the country, including many recruited by Common Cause, gear up for “Tax Day” marches on Saturday to pressure President Trump to release his federal income tax returns, a University of Chicago law professor is pushing a new strategy to force the president’s hand.
New Evidence That Trump’s ‘Blind Trust’ Is A Sham
President Trump’s promise to put his far-flung business empire in a blind trust, the better to ensure that his personal financial interests could never conflict with his obligation to serve the public interest, turns out to have been fake news. Bigly.
Blue Is the New Black
Most Americans are familiar with the grainy images of our nation’s Civil Rights struggles. But behind the pictures of Rosa Parks on the bus and lunch counter sit-ins was something more profound than a seat on a bus or at a restaurant.
New Emails Document Pruitt’s Alliance With Industries He Now Must Regulate
A trove of emails released on Tuesday reaffirms that the Trump administration has given responsibility for the federal government’s fight for clean air and water to what may be the country’s most robust critic of clean air and clean water laws.
