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5 Ways Common Cause Defended Democracy in the First Trump Administration
Here’s just a few examples of how members like you made a positive impact during the first Trump Administration.
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Sessions Relents, Announces Recusal in Russia Investigation
His support among fellow Republicans eroding, Attorney General Jeff Sessions bowed Thursday afternoon to demands that he recuse himself from Justice Department investigations related to the 2016 presidential campaign and Russia’s attempts to influence the outcome.
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Sessions’ Lies Trigger Calls for His Resignation
The walls are closing in on Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Wednesday night’s news that Sessions met twice last year with Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., but didn’t mention it when senators asked him about contacts between the Russian government and the Trump campaign, has Democrats and non-partisan groups – including Common Cause – demanding Sessions’ resignation.
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Idaho Rejects the ‘Dangerous Path’
As right-wing special interests get closer to forcing the convening of a new constitutional convention, legislators in Idaho decided Wednesday to protect voters’ constitutional rights and reject the dangerous idea.
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High Court Orders Second Look at Virginia Redistricting Plan
The Supreme Court has ordered a second look at claims that Virginia legislators set out to dilute the voting power of black citizens when they drew new boundaries for 11 state legislative districts following the 2010 census.
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Who Was That Guy?
So it turns out that President Trump can give a passable speech to a joint session of Congress. But this morning, sifting through the text and video clips, it’s clear that everything about Trump’s presidency that has alarmed millions of Americans remains in place.
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A Few Things to Listen for Tonight
Official Washington is bracing today for President Trump’s first speech to a joint session of Congress. It’s scheduled 9 tonight.
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Reforma de la redistribución de distritos: trazando nuestro futuro
Reforma de la redistribución de distritos: trazando nuestro futuro
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SCOTUS Reaffirms Support for Campaign Finance Disclosure
There’s good news this morning from the Supreme Court, which is sticking with its past declarations that campaign finance disclosure requirements are constitutional.
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“Deconstruction of the Administrative State” Means We Lose
Steve Bannon, President Trump’s chief strategist, called for “deconstruction of the administrative state” at the conservative CPAC conference, on Thursday. What does that actually mean?
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They Did It Before; They’ll Do It Again
We may be missing the forest for the trees in the Russian election hacking story: The Kremlin’s attempt to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is part of a much bigger tale of Russian covert action.
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Pulling Down the Curtain
There’s at least one federal law the FBI apparently is none too eager to abide by. The bureau announced recently that it’s closing down the email address it has provided for journalists and other citizens seeking records it is supposed to make available to the public under the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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Progress Stalled
While the media were focused on Hillary Clinton's near miss at shattering the ultimate glass ceiling by capturing the White House, years of slow but steady progress for women in congressional and state legislative races also stalled last November.
