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Trump Move Against ActBlue an Attempt to Silence Critics
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing the Attorney General to investigate ActBlue—the nation’s largest small-dollar fundraising platform.
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Trump Move Against ActBlue an Attempt to Silence Critics
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing the Attorney General to investigate ActBlue—the nation’s largest small-dollar fundraising platform.
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District Court Confirms Presidents Don’t Set Election Law
A district court judge ruled President Donald Trump cannot set election law by executive order, a victory for voting rights and the people.
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Musk’s Time at the White House A “Performative Failure”
Today, Elon Musk announced his departure from the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during a Tesla earnings call, in which the company reported dismal sales and prices.
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SAVE Act Passage will Disenfranchise California Voters
Today, California Common Cause condemned the U.S. House passage of the SAVE Act, anti-voter legislation that would make it significantly harder for millions of Americans — including Californians — to vote.
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House Passes Modern Day Poll Tax in SAVE Act
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act (HR 22), legislation that will make it significantly harder and more expensive for tens of millions of American to vote in elections. Under the proposed legislation, every American would have to provide in-person proof of citizenship to register to vote and update their voter registration. Additionally, the SAVE Act would make it impossible for Americans to register to vote by mail, end to voter registration drives, and end online voter registration for the 42 states.
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80+ Skadden Alumni Protest Firm’s Deal with Trump
Yesterday morning, a group of alumni of the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP sent a letter to Executive Partner Jeremy London protesting the deal the firm made last week with President Donald Trump. Expressing “profound disappointment and deep outrage,” the letter points to indoctrination of every Skadden employee to the legacy Joe Flom, a founding partner who championed diversity, hired the firm’s first female associate, and created the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, to provide attorneys to advocate for marginalized...
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Wisconsin Voters Decisively Step Up, Turn Out and Reject Outside Interference from Musk’s Millions
Statement of Jay Heck, Common Cause Wisconsin Executive Director:
Wisconsin voters turned out to vote in record numbers on and before April 1st and decisively opted for impartial justice and independence from the influence of the world’s richest person and his unprecedented attempt to buy control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Wisconsin voters turned out to vote in record numbers on and before April 1st and decisively opted for impartial justice and independence from the influence of the world’s richest person and his unprecedented attempt to buy control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Voters Reject Musk in First Test in Wisconsin
Yesterday, Wisconsin voters resoundingly rejected candidate Brad Schimel for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Elon Musk personally campaigned for Schimel and spent more than $20 million on the race. Still, Wisconsin voters chose his opponent Susan Crawford by a wide margin in the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.
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Activists Take Opposition to Anti-Voter SAVE Act to House District Offices from Maine to Nevada
Today, activists from Common Cause, Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD), and more than a dozen other organizations will deliver petitions to congressional district offices from Maine to Nevada urging their U.S. Representatives to vote against the anti-voter SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act - H.R. 22). The bill is expected to be brought to the full House for a vote next week. The petition emphasizes the legislation would “scare newly naturalized citizens out of voting and make it harder for millions of eligible voters...
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Virginia Kase Solomón on Tavis Smiley: Talks Schumer, Musk, and Voting Rights
President and CEO of Common Cause, Virginia Kase Solomon gives her take about the future of Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, why Elon Musk needs to be fired, and what states are doing to protect voting rights.
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Trump’s Executive Order will hurt voters in all 50 States
Washington – Common Cause and our 1.5 million members demand that Congress and state legislatures reject President Donald Trump’s attempted federal takeover of elections through executive order today and to fight back against any attempts to restrict Congressionally appropriated funds for elections.
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140+ Paul, Weiss Alumni Protest Firm’s Deal with Trump
This morning, a group of alumni of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP sent a letter to Chairman Brad Karp protesting the firm’s deal reached last week with President Trump. The letter references the pride the alumni had felt about being a part of a firm with a storied history of involvement in good government and democracy causes and references several prominent alumni, including Simon Rifkind, Lloyd Garrison, Arthur Liman, and Jay Topkis.