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The Simple Lessons from a Complicated Iowa Caucus
There's a role for everyone in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of election results -- states, Congress and the public.
As Election Primaries Approach, Red Flags Signal Voter Suppression Risks
Voter suppression tactics are as old as American democracy. But new technology has catapulted this threat to the next level, arming foreign governments and domestic disinformation…
William Barr: A Failed Attorney General Unfit to Serve
William Barr has repeatedly abused his office as attorney general to provide personal and political protection for President Donald Trump at the expense of the integrity and credibility…
Timeline: Trump, Giuliani, Biden, and Ukrainegate
A comprehensive chronology of events involving "Ukrainegate" and President Trump and Rudy Giuliani's efforts to persuade the Ukrainian government to investigate former Vice President…
15 Questions the Media Should Be Asking Lev Parnas
A list of specific questions reporters (and perhaps members of Congress, if the time comes) should be asking Lev Parnas.
The Trump-Giuliani Election Plan: Manipulating Voters
The public debate has included frequent reference to the potential destructive effects: illegal foreign interference in a presidential election that damages America’s democracy…
A National Security Impeachment
"What this standoff also reveals is a deeper threat to our constitutional system, and a pathway forward for legislators to guard against abuses by this and future presidents."
Republican Leaders are Playing a Dangerous Game
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, recently told an NBC News reporter, “Every elected official in the Ukraine was for Hillary Clinton.…
The Specter of Interventionism is Haunting Latin America
A series of coordinated moves - OAS decisions, UN debates, declarations to the press by senior U.S. officials, and the revival of the Rio Treaty - are building a narrative towards…
House Should Consider Additional Impeachment Charge Relating to Trump’s Response to Russia Investigation
As the House moves to drafting and voting on articles of impeachment regarding President Donald Trump’s actions demanding a “favor” from Ukraine, there are reports that it…
With Supreme Court Mired in Dark Money, Time for Large Dose of Transparency
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse writes that there is a dual problem with the Supreme Court: not only the web of special-interest, secret donor influence surrounding it; but an extraordinary…
Trump’s True Betrayal: A Pattern of Soliciting Foreign Interference in US Elections
President Donald Trump has repeatedly asked foreign governments to interfere in U.S. elections to help him maintain political power. And there is no reason to expect him to stop.…