Governing By Executive Order
President Donald Trump started governing the country by executive order from Day One of his second term. Since January 20, Trump has issued 137 executive orders. […]
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D21 Joins In Urging House Leaders To Approve OCC Board Overseeing House Ethics
|Press Releases |Congress Ethics & Accountabilityby Jackie HowellDemocracy 21 joined with Campaign Legal Center and 18 other good government partners to urge U.S. Representatives to approve the board of the Office of […]
How SCOTUS Opened The Door To The Musk Era
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellIt took Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, to illustrate to Americans just how dangerous our corrupt campaign finance system can be. This system allowed […]
How The Opinions Of Two Supreme Court Justices Paved The Way For The Musk Era
|Press Releases |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United John Roberts Supreme Courtby Jackie HowellThis op-ed is adapted from a piece that first appeared in Courier Newsroom. How The Opinions Of Two Supreme Court Justices Paved the […]
Trump & GOP Ramp Up Voter Suppression Efforts
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |SAVE Act TrumpWatch voter suppressionby Jackie HowellPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on voting last month called Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. Based on past performance, however, we can be […]
Where Is Today’s Margaret Chase Smith?
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Joe McCarthy Margaret Chase Smith Senate TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellSenator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) left a shameful and indelible mark on American history with his lies, vitriol, baseless attacks on innocent Americans, and “Red Scare” […]
D21 Joins In Urging U.S. House To Oppose The SAVE Act
|Press Releases |voter suppression Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellIn a letter to U.S. Representatives, the Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD) — a coalition including Democracy 21 and more than 260 organizations working to […]
Trump’s Dangerous Attacks On The Rule Of Law
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Executive Orders Judiciary TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellThe rule of law is foundational to our system of constitutional government. It is not, however, foundational to President Donald Trump, who is attacking the […]
Trump Is Trying To Seize Absolute Power – The Judiciary Can & Must Stop Him
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |John Roberts Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellWhen President Donald Trump, in one of his irrational online rants, called for the impeachment of U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg this week, he […]
Trump’s Legacy: The Worst President In History & A Lifetime Of Failure
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellPresident Donald Trump has moved swiftly in the early weeks of his second presidency with a game plan based on anger, hate, revenge, and destruction. […]
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