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D21 On House GOP Effort To Restrict Enforcement Of Court Contempt Citations Against Trump & His Officials

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The provision in the House Republicans’ reconciliation bill to restrict the ability of the federal courts to enforce […]

The Resistance Is Strong & Growing

On the other side of President Donald Trump’s governing approach of doing whatever the hell he wants, are three potent forces pushing back: passionate citizens, […]

A $400-Million Problem: How To Close The Presidential Gift Ban Exemption

President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he intends to accept the gift of a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet, dubbed a “Palace in the Sky” […]

D21 Joins In Statement Standing In Solidarity With Harvard

More than 300 organizations, including Democracy 21 Education Fund, have joined together in a statement against the government’s attack on Harvard University and improper efforts […]

Two American Princelings

In China, “Princelings” are the children and other relatives of powerful government leaders who amass enormous wealth by trading on their family relationships. As Donald Trump […]

From Watergate To Today

On Wednesday, April 30, Democracy 21 President Wertheimer received the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government for 2025. Previous recipients of the nonpartisan […]

Remarks Of D21 President Fred Wertheimer, Recipient Of The Paul H. Douglas Award For Ethics In Government

On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, Democracy 21 President Wertheimer received the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government for 2025. Previous recipients of the […]

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. […]

D21 Joins In Urging House Leaders To Approve OCC Board Overseeing House Ethics

Democracy 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

It 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 […]