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Primary Season Is Here and Our Elections Remain Vulnerable
State officials say $380 million Congress provided for machine upgrades isn't enough.
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Who is Behind the Legal Challenge to Nonpartisan Redistricting in Michigan?
Hidden donors with apparent connections to corporate interests and Republican activists appear to be funding efforts to block a nonpartisan, anti-gerrymandering initiative.
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In the Giuliani Blitz, New Hints of an Attack On the Mueller Probe
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Bringing Back Privacy
Michael Copps, Common Cause's special advisor on media and democracy issues and a former member of the Federal Communications Commission, makes the case for a comprehensive overhaul of online privacy protections. This post first appeared on www.benton.org.
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Giuliani’s Greatest Hits
A tip of the hat to Politico.com for compiling a compelling list of 31 quotes from Rudy Giuliani's Wednesday-Thursday media blitz on Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen, and President Trump.
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Giuliani Defense Deepens Trump’s Legal Problems
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Nebraska Lobbyists Set Another Spending Record
$17.5 million investment represents a 26 percent jump in five years.
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Judge Tells N. Dakota: Voter ID Law Goes Too Far
State "has failed to demonstrate any evidence of voter fraud in the past or present," Judge Daniel Hovland writes.
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Another Day, Another Scott Pruitt Scandal
The EPA chief is trying Congress' patience, and the public's.
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Time for Something New at the Correspondents Dinner?
Michelle Wolf's routine was hilarious to many, over-the-line to many others.
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Trump Allies Threaten to Impeach Rosenstein
As the president's allies rattle their sabers, Common Cause and allied groups are pushing senators to pass legislation protecting the investigation into Russian interference in our elections.
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Bad Connection
The proposed merger should be "dead on arrival" at the FCC, says former Commissioner Michael Copps.