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Letter: IRS Vacancy Poses New Potential Conflicts of Interest for Trump News & Analysis 09/29/2017 by Jen Herrick John Koskinen, head of the Internal Revenue Service, will be leaving when his term expires in early November. Despite being well aware of …

Letter: DeVos Makes “Deeply Troubling” Move in Rescinding Sexual Violence Guidance News & Analysis 09/29/2017 by Jen Herrick On September 20, the public comment period closed for evaluating a range of existing U.S. Department of Education regulations. …

5 Virginia Bills That Would Be Law If It Weren’t For a Democratic Governor News & Analysis 09/28/2017 by Marie Lindberg On November 7, Virginia voters will head to the polls to decide who will take the governor's seat after Governor Terry McAuliffe's term …

Letter: Groups Question Gorsuch Appearance at Trump Hotel News & Analysis 09/28/2017 by Jen Herrick On September 28, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered a keynote address for The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), a conservative group …

PFAW Endorses Udall-Price "We the People" Legislation News & Analysis 09/28/2017 by Jen Herrick On September 27, People For the American Way joined Democracy 21, the Brennan Center for Justice, Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen, and …

Letter: Senators Must Scrutinize FEC Nominee Trey Trainor News & Analysis 09/27/2017 by Jen Herrick On September 14, President Trump nominated James E. "Trey" Trainor III to a seat on the Federal Election Commission. The next step is for the Senate …

Trump v. Mueller? News & Analysis 09/26/2017 by Arn Pearson This piece originally appeared in Huffington Post. After a relatively quiet summer, September has seen a flurry of media reports that suggest special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian-interference …

A Sneak Preview of “The Progressive Happy Hour” Podcast News & Analysis 09/25/2017 by Christin "Cici" Battle Drew Courtney In this short preview, hosts Christin “Cici” Battle and Drew Courtney introduce “The Progressive Happy Hour,” the new podcast from …

Protest Isn’t Unpatriotic — Attacking The First Amendment Rights Of Black Athletes Is News & Analysis 09/25/2017 by Diallo Brooks Freedom of speech shouldn’t have to be explained to the president. Addressing an  almost all-white audience  on Friday, …

Supreme Court Brief: Ohio Voter Purge Harms Asian Americans and Latinx People News & Analysis 09/25/2017 by Jen Herrick On November 8, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute , a case …