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Trump’s Team Pledges Allegiance – To Trump
A few days after denying that he requested a personal loyalty pledge from FBI Director James Comey, President Trump on Monday gave Americans what must have been an unintended demonstration of just how much he values loyalty in his associates.
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CHOICE Act Demonstrates Banking Industry’s Muscle
Banks are supposed to protect people’s money, and politicians are supposed to represent people’s interests. But a bill which passed the House of Representatives last week would put people’s savings in jeopardy, enrich the banks, and fatten the campaign chests of its congressional supporters.
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Sessions Set to Testify Tuesday
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to testify at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing tomorrow.
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Drinks on the White House
At bars and pubs across Washington this morning, an assortment of political junkies gathered around the flat screens to watch former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Quote of the Day
For those Americans wondering why official Washington is so fixated on finding out exactly what the Russian government did – or tried to do – last year to influence our election, former FBI Director James Comey delivered a powerful message this morning.
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Comey Hearing Is Only the Beginning
After months of rumors and anonymously-sourced media reports, angry tweets and snarky cable news commentary, James Comey is finally under oath this morning and President Trump is very much on trial.
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Petitions Increase Pressure for Independent Commission to Join Russia Probe
Common Cause, Public Citizen, and more than a dozen other grassroots and progressive organizations delivered petitions signed by more than 4 million Americans to Republican leaders and members of Congress this morning, calling for an independent commission to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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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.
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Comey Warm Up Hearing Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
Today’s warm up to Thursday’s scheduled Senate testimony by former FBI Director James Comey is turning out to be mostly lukewarm.
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Power Grab from Above
President Trump’s plan to turn air traffic control (ATC) over to the private sector would shift millions of dollars worth of public assets into private hands and potentially provide a multi-billion dollar shot in the arm to the airline industry, a reliable contributor to Trump’s Republican allies on Capitol Hill.
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Protecting National Security or Covering for the Administration?
The Trump administration’s zeal to stop leaks of classified data may be running headlong into the public’s interest in learning the full extent of Russia’s interference in last year’s election, including possible collusion between Russian hackers and the Trump campaign or Trump associates.
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Minnesota Moves to Modernize Its Electoral Machinery
In a win for electoral infrastructure, Minnesota’s latest State Government Finance Bill creates a $7 million fund to upgrade the state’s voting equipment.
