Статья
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.
Обновления
Получайте национальные обновления
Получайте последние новости, возможности для действий и ресурсы по демократии.
*Указывая свой номер телефона, вы даете согласие на получение мобильных оповещений от Common Cause по номеру 95559. Действуют тарифы на сообщения и передачу данных.
Запись в блоге
A Big Week for Winning Democracy at the State and Local Levels
While the Trump administration seems to be constantly retreating from government accountability, many states are leading the way to ensure a government of, by, and for the people. Just this week, action in three states and Washington, D.C. shows that real change is possible.
Запись в блоге
Automatic Voter Registration Nears Victory in Illinois
Illinois appears set to join the list of states that are making voting easier by automatically registering eligible citizens when they do business with state agencies.
Запись в блоге
Kentucky Governor’s Home Purchase Drawing Scrutiny
The chairman of Common Cause Kentucky is asking the state’s Executive Ethics Commission to investigate whether Gov. Matt Bevin’s purchase of a mansion in a wealthy Louisville suburb earlier this year violated Kentucky’s ethics laws.
Запись в блоге
New York Times Joins Fight Against Partisan Gerrymandering
The New York Times is joining Common Cause’s fight against partisan gerrymandering. In an editorial published this morning, the paper argues that voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around.
Запись в блоге
Net Neutrality: No 21st Century Democracy Without It
Ajit Pai, the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, appears all too ready to deliver the open internet on a silver platter to the highest bidders.
Запись в блоге
Nevada Joins the March to Overturn Citizens United
Nevada on Thursday became the 19th state to formally call on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision and permit Congress and state legislatures to put sensible limits on political spending.
Запись в блоге
Forum Spotlights Trump Administration’s Ethics Deficit
American democracy is becoming a money-making enterprise for wealthy private interests and possibly Russians, according to a panel of lawmakers and public interest advocates who spoke at a press briefing and forum on Capitol Hill this morning.
Запись в блоге
Montana Race Roiled by Candidate’s Attack on Reporter
A special congressional election in Montana today has suddenly become a test of Americans’ devotion to press freedom and tolerance for journalistic persistence.
Запись в блоге
Trump Commission Aims to Limit Voting, Senator Charges
President Trump’s establishment of the Presidential Commission on Voter Integrity is “a futile attempt to justify… groundless claims that millions of people voted illegally, and a pretext for future suppression,” Sen. Chris Coons, D-DE, told a Washington forum on Wednesday.
Запись в блоге
Faces of Common Cause: Cornell William Brooks, National Governing Board
It’s a clich, but life is often about the journey, not the destination. That’s certainly true of Cornell William Brooks, a distinguished member of our National Governing Board.
Запись в блоге
Trump Hotels Not Tracking Payments from Foreign Governments
Remember when Donald Trump promised that during his presidency any profits his hotels gain through business with foreign governments would be donated to the U.S. Treasury? Apparently, he doesn’t.
Запись в блоге
Drip, Drip, Drip…
The nation’s top intelligence officer is ducking questions this morning about whether President Trump asked him to declare publicly that there’s no evidence that the Trump for President campaign colluded with Russian agents attempting to disrupt last year’s U.S. election.
