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Common Cause is a nonpartisan grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. Our work includes creating ethical and open government, reducing money’s influence in politics, ending gerrymandering and ensuring fair districts, protecting voting rights and supporting Net Neutrality.

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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM

No ICE at the Super Bowl

They're treating American cities like a battleground. TAKE ACTION: No ICE at the Super Bowl. Speak out against Kristi Noem and Donald Trump's cruel ICE raids >> TAKE ACTION John, Kristi Noem and Donald Trump are treating American cities like a battleground. They’ve s…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM

How we’re pushing back

When our so-called “leaders” fail, Common Cause won’t. John, Trump appointed his own lawyer - Pam Bondi - as our country’s attorney general. So it should come as no surprise: she’s turned the Department of Justice into Trump’s personal attack dog. In less than a year, she… …
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
November 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Investigate Trump's ballroom

SIGN NOW: Congress must investigate the companies funding Trump’s ballroom – and what they want in return >> SIGN THE PETITION John, the White House belongs to the American people – not its temporary resident. But Trump is tearing it down anyway. He’s rushing thro…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
November 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM

The People’s Watchdog Newsletter - November 1

This week’s Common Cause newsletter is just a 6 minute read at 845 words. Saturday, November 1, 2025 👋 Hi John! Happy Saturday. It’s almost Election Day! In the Watchdog Newsletter, we share what you need to know to hold power accountable from the nonpartisan source you ca…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM

Millions of Americans need your help

SNAP funding runs out today. John, Yesterday brought hope, with federal judges ruling that Trump must restore funding for SNAP. [1] It’s a major win for millions of parents, veterans, and seniors who’ve been struggling to put food on the table. But there’s a catch: SNAP fun…
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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
October 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM

Trump can’t make a deal – so he wants to rig the rules

Working people can’t afford these political games. TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to reject Trump’s political games – and pass a People’s Budget that protects SNAP and our healthcare >> TAKE ACTION John, we’re now one full month into Trump’s government shutdown, and his inab…
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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM

Speaker Johnson silences 800,000 voters

He’s blocking Arizona’s newest Congresswoman – and silencing her constituents. ACT NOW: Tell Speaker Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva now >> TAKE ACTION John, Imagine winning an election – fair and square – and being told you can’t take your seat. That’s w…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM

Democracy can’t function without a free press

John, if you hadn’t heard the name Brendan Carr before – you probably learned who he was when he strongarmed Disney into kicking Jimmy Kimmel off the air. Carr is Trump’s FCC Chair – and his job is to make sure we can communicate and connect freely – without corporate gateke…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM

Keep food stamps running

Trump is choosing to make Americans go hungry. SIGN NOW: Tell Trump to stop treating hungry Americans like pawns and use emergency funds NOW to keep food stamps running >> SIGN THE PETITION John, Trump is choosing to make Americans – including children – go hungry. Milli…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Our latest legal action

Your chance to draw a line in the sand John, we’ve just filed an emergency lawsuit against gerrymandering in North Carolina. Politicians are rigging voting maps across the country – after President Donald Trump pressured them to ensure that voters like us, who are already p…
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  Common Cause Survey · [email protected]
October 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Independent Media Survey

PBS, NPR, and other independent media are under attack—take our quick survey. John, Trump’s $1.1 billion cuts to PBS and NPR have gutted independent, free media across the country. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) - the backbone of PBS and NPR’s funding - wa…
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  Gary, Common Cause Volunteer · [email protected]
October 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Can you take action with me?

Every Tuesday and Thursday night, I spend just a little bit of my time to make a huge impact for democracy. RSVP NOW: Phonebank with Common Cause to build the democracy we deserve >> RSVP NOW John, every Tuesday and Thursday night, I spend just a little bit of my time…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Good news for democracy

Common Cause members and volunteers are standing up for the freedom to vote John, We know there’s a lot happening right now — attacks on voting rights, intimidation of election officials, and plenty of reasons to worry whether our democracy can withstand the pressure. But…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Something you can do right now

John, the Department of Justice announced it will ‘monitor polling sites’ in six locations in California and New Jersey. [1] But make no mistake – this isn’t about protecting voting rights. Pam Bondi’s so-called monitoring program is designed to intimidate voters and legitimi…
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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM

Tell your senator how you feel about their vote

John, last weekend 7 million people came together peacefully to tell President Trump: we won’t allow a dictatorship in America. [1] But our work doesn’t end with one protest – we have to turn that energy into collective action. If everyone who joined the No Kings marches conta…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Trump's ballroom is an invitation for corruption

These giant companies are expecting something in return. SIGN NOW: Congress must investigate the companies funding Trump’s ballroom – and what they want in return >> SIGN THE PETITION John, the White House belongs to the American people – not its temporary resident…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM

Trump wants to take $230 million from taxpayers

In Trump’s own words, “it sort of looks bad.” SIGN NOW: Trump is demanding $230 million in “damages” from taxpayers like you for the investigations into his own scandals. Add your name to REJECT this scheme >> SIGN THE PETITION John, Trump wants you to foot the bil…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM

Stop Trump & Noem's airport propaganda

Common Cause just filed three ethics complaints against Trump & Noem's airport propaganda... SIGN NOW: Kristi Noem wants airports to parrot her partisan propaganda. Tell her to focus on keeping Americans safe, not partisan politics >> SIGN THE PETITION John, Do…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM

3 lawsuits. 1 week. 1 powerful message.

Common Cause is taking action nationwide to defend voters’ rights. John, This week, Common Cause has gone to court in three states–Indiana, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania–to defend our democracy. John, this is where the fight for a free and fair 2026 election begins – in the g…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM

The People’s Watchdog Newsletter - October 19

This week’s Common Cause newsletter is just a 4 minute read at 650 words. Sunday, October 19, 2025 👋 Hi John! Happy Sunday. Welcome to day 19 of the government shutdown. In the Watchdog Newsletter, we share what you need to know to hold power accountable from the nonpartis…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM

Freedom for all means freedom for EVERYONE

Trump’s weaponization of government is putting immigrant families in danger. John, We all deserve to feel like our government is looking out for us. But when government power is used to terrorize rather than protect — to divide rather than serve — democracy itself is in da…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM

America has no kings.

Today, millions will take to the streets to say it again. John, Today, across the country, millions of Americans are taking to the streets to remind the world of a simple truth: in America, we don’t have kings. And among them are thousands of Common Cause members like you. …
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  Sign the Petition · [email protected]
October 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM

Hate speech is bad – no matter who does it

Vice President JD Vance keeps flip-flopping when it comes to hate speech Young Republicans Group Chat Leak: SIGN NOW to condemn JD Vance’s hypocrisy >> SIGN THE PETITION John, Vice President JD Vance keeps flip-flopping when it comes to hate speech. If it’s about …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM

Stand with America’s journalists

Hundreds lost Pentagon access for refusing Hegseth’s loyalty pledge. Add your name in solidarity. John, Pete Hegseth demanded a loyalty pledge from every single journalist covering his so-called “Department of War” – asking them to only report on what the Trump Administrat…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM

our only option

We know how important it is that Common Cause meets this moment. John, we’re sounding the alarm for voting rights: Justices Barrett and Kavanaugh just asked about the “endpoint” of the Voting Rights Act. [1] On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on Section 2 of t…
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  Sign the Petition · [email protected]
October 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM

PBS and NPR stations are shutting down

Trump is gutting public media and forcing his own narrative. SIGN NOW: Local PBS and NPR stations are shutting down after Trump’s cuts. Demand Congress restore funding for public media NOW >> SIGN THE PETITION John, Trump’s $1.1 billion cuts to PBS and NPR are alr…
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  Action Alert (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM

Take Action: Stop this anti-voter scheme

Miller and his allies want to silence millions of Americans… John, did you see our message last week? Far-right groups are doubling down on this anti-voter scheme – and we need to flood the zone to push back. TAKE ACTION: Tell the EAC you oppose this blatant voter suppression …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM

We filed 54 ethics complaints

our right to a government we can trust John, it shouldn’t be radical to expect our government to follow basic ethics rules - under any Administration. But moments after Trump shut down the government, agencies like the Center for Disease Control, Department of Housing and …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM

October 18th: No Kings

RSVP NOW: Find a No Kings event near you and join people across the country on October 18th to protest Trump’s abuses >> RSVP NOW John, In June, millions of everyday Americans from every walk of life peacefully took to the streets and declared with one voice: NO KING…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM

The power we have together

Common Cause will remain unbought and unbossed. Last month, we announced we returned a $200,000 donation and asked our members to help us fill the gap. Since then, Common Cause members showed up in a massive way. Thousands of people like you mobilized - from chipping in to …
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
October 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM

MAGA wants to make it illegal to disagree with them

President Trump just said: “We took the freedom of speech away.” SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to defend the First Amendment and hold Stephen Miller and Donald Trump accountable >> SIGN THE PETITION John, President Trump just said the quiet part out loud: “We took the f…
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  Action Alert (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM

Take Action: Stop this anti-voter scheme

Miller and his allies want to silence millions of Americans… John, Stephen Miller’s war on democracy isn’t just happening inside Trump’s administration – his extremist allies are pushing it on the outside, too. That’s right. A far-right legal group that Stephen Miller co-foun…
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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM

Tell your senator how you feel about their vote

TAKE ACTION: Hold Senator John Fetterman accountable for siding with Trump’s billionaire budget >> TAKE ACTION John, nearly every Senate Democrat is staying strong against Trump’s reckless shutdown scheme. They’ve refused to give him the blank check he’s demanding for h…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
October 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM

BLOCK this dangerous media takeover

SIGN NOW: One megacorporation shouldn’t control nearly all of our news. Speak out to STOP the Paramount-Warner Bros media merger and protect independent journalism >> SIGN THE PETITION John, a powerful media merger is in the works – and it could change who controls what …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM

BREAKING: We’re going to court against gerrymandered maps

Voters—not politicians—should decide who represents them. John, Breaking news: Common Cause North Carolina is going to court to stop politicians from imposing gerrymandered maps on voters. [1] In last fall’s election, voters in Watauga County approved fair, locally drawn d…
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  Add My Name · [email protected]
October 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM

Trump is holding 750,000 paychecks hostage

President Trump and Speaker Johnson are threatening to illegally withhold their backpay SIGN NOW: Trump is trying to punish air traffic controllers, pollution inspectors, and park rangers for a shutdown he caused. Tell him he needs to pay the workers who keep our country r…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM

We just filed 54 ethics complaints

our right to a government we can trust John, it shouldn’t be radical to expect our government to follow basic ethics rules - under any Administration. But moments after Trump shut down the government, agencies like the Center for Disease Control, Department of Housing and …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Something you can do right now

John, we're writing to let you know about an action you can take right now to ensure a free and fair 2026 election. It’s no secret that Trump & MAGA’s plans for permanent control will require suppressing the votes of huge numbers of American citizens – via bad laws, part…
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  Sign the Petition · [email protected]
October 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM

PBS and NPR stations are shutting down

Trump is gutting public media and forcing his own narrative. SIGN NOW: Local PBS and NPR stations are shutting down after Trump’s cuts. Demand Congress restore funding for public media NOW >> SIGN THE PETITION John, Trump’s $1.1 billion cuts to PBS and NPR are alr…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM

The People’s Watchdog Newsletter - October 4

This week’s Common Cause newsletter is just a 4 minute read at 600 words. Saturday, October 4, 2025 👋 Hi John! Happy Saturday! Welcome to day 4 of the government shutdown. In the Watchdog Newsletter, we share what you need to know to hold power accountable from the nonpart…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM

October 18th: No Kings

RSVP NOW: Find a No Kings event near you and join people across the country on October 18th to protest Trump’s abuses >> RSVP NOW John, In June, millions of everyday Americans from every walk of life peacefully took to the streets and declared with one voice: NO KINGS. S…
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  Article V Alert · [email protected]
October 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM

one step closer to a constitutional convention

We’re against deep pockets and powerful special interests. John, Ohio politicians just took us one step closer to stepping off the Article V cliff. Extremist lawmakers in the state are pushing a resolution they say is all about cleaning up government – but in reality, it’s …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Trump shut down the government

Your advocacy got us this far, but these next few days are absolutely critical John, it’s official: Trump shut down the government – because taking away our healthcare was just that important to him. Here’s what happened: Trump needed the votes of Democrats in Congress to k…
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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM

Tell your senator how you feel about their vote

TAKE ACTION: Hold Senator John Fetterman accountable for siding with Trump’s billionaire budget >> TAKE ACTION John, nearly every Senate Democrat is staying strong against Trump’s reckless shutdown scheme. They’ve refused to give him the blank check he’s demanding for h…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM

Petition: End the Trump Shutdown

SIGN NOW: End the Trump Shutdown. Tell Congress not to let Trump drive our country off a cliff just because he didn’t get his way >> SIGN THE PETITION John, Donald Trump all but demanded a shutdown, and Republicans in Congress just gave it to him. [1] He’s holdin…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM

A serious financial hit 

Common Cause will remain unbought and unbossed. Two weeks ago, we announced we returned a $200,000 donation and asked our members to help us fill the gap. Since then, Common Cause members showed up in a massive way. Thousands of people like you mobilized in the last week - …
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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM

Tell Congress: REJECT Trump's budget

Congress needs to hear loud and clear that we're demanding a People's Budget John, with government funding running out at midnight, Republicans are still refusing to budge. Their bill does nothing to lower costs or protect our healthcare – it’s just a blank check for Trump to…
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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM

No blank checks for Trump

John, Trump and Democratic leadership are meeting today for the first time in weeks – after Trump ran us up to the government funding deadline with bad faith delays and demands for his way or the highway. We need to make sure every lawmaker knows we're paying attention. Even …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM

Our latest legal win

John, the President is now suing eight states - California, New York, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and New Hampshire - that have refused to hand over your private voter data. [1] Common Cause is drawing a line in the sand – we’re doing everything we can…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM

Tell Sinclair and Nexstar: Put Kimmel back on the air!

Right now, Sinclair and Nexstar are still pre-empting Kimmel’s show. SIGN NOW: Tell Sinclair and Nexstar to put Kimmel back on the air >> SIGN THE PETITION John, On September 22, after over 100,000 Common Cause members like you spoke out, ABC announced that Jimmy Kim…
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