The arrest of a sitting judge is an alarming move that signals a dangerous abuse of federal power—one that threatens judicial independence and any remaining checks on Trump’s power.  It will also make our communities less safe. People must have trust in the courts to be willing to report a crime. When people in our communities are afraid to access the courts out of fear of being snatched up by ICE, it hurts our communities in so many ways. And it ties back to the broader anti-immigrant crackdown aligned with Trump’s Project 2025 framework. Together, we must protect the rule of law, judicial independence, and the rights of every person who appears in a courtroom—regardless of immigration status. We’ve already seen how ICE abuses its power to target student activists, U.S. citizens, legal residents and green card holders, and Trump’s political opponents—often without a warrant. When does it end? If we don’t speak up now—and demand our elected officials do the same—there’s no telling how far this administration will go. Sign the petition for Congress to investigate this judge’s arrest immediately.  All of these arrests, abductions, and deportations aren’t just about attacking immigrants and marginalized communities. Trump is using his administration to fearmonger so he can continue to seize and build his power without opposition. Without checks and balances.  Demand Congress act NOW to answer for Kash Patel’s—and ultimately Donald Trump’s—dangerous overreach.  Image credit: Wall Street Journal

President Trump took a lot of scary actions in the first week of his second administration.   One went under the radar, but could have devastating long-term consequences: rigging the U.S. Census to undermine our right to fair representation in our government.  By law, the Census has to count everyone who lives here – that's how we know where to build schools and fire stations and how to draw fair legislative maps. But for years, the far-right has been trying to count only citizens (instead of everyone who calls America home) effectively picking and choosing who counts to serve their political agenda.   It’s a blatant violation of our Constitution and centuries of precedent. And it’s a clear attempt to deny our communities the resources we need and the political representation we deserve. We can’t let it stand. With your help, Common Cause stopped this exact same plot during Trump’s first term – but now that he’s back in office, we need your help to stop him again.  This is bigger than the 2030 Census – we need to take action to defend the principle of multi-racial democracy itself. If you agree that EVERY one of us should count in our democracy, please join me in speaking out right now.

President Trump is once again exploiting a crisis: using the suffering of those affected by the Los Angeles fires as a tool to push his voter suppression agenda. That’s right – he's threatening to withhold aid to the thousands of Southern Californians who’ve lost their homes, livelihoods, and communities to wildfire unless the state government sides with him to deny thousands of voters’ rights by passing a voter ID law.   And unfortunately, his friends in Congress are falling in line, with House Speaker Mike Johnson refusing to commit to helping his fellow Americans in need if there isn’t something in it for his party. Join us to tell Speaker Mike Johnson: don’t follow Trump’s lead in politicizing disaster aid. Do your job and deliver help to people who need it immediately.

Right now, CBS News is preparing to settle Trump’s baseless $10 billion lawsuit against them. Legal experts called Trump’s lawsuit “frivolous” and “ridiculous junk” from the beginning, because there’s no evidence CBS did anything wrong. But now, CBS and its parent company Paramount are caving, preparing to cut Trump a check to win his administration’s approval on a multibillion-dollar media merger they’re trying to push through. This should set off alarm bells for every American who believes in a free press. If a major news network is willing to abandon free speech and pay off Trump to protect their bottom line, what else will they do to stay on his good side? If you agree that our media should be holding the powerful accountable – not bowing to them – join us in urging CBS/Paramount not to cave to Trump >>

The Pentagon is in chaos as distrust spreads under Defense Secretary Hegseth’s leadership. Now the Trump administration is scrambling — including emerging reports that the White House is considering showing Hegseth the door. For weeks now, and without authorization from Congress, the Trump administration has ordered multiple airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen. The rising death toll includes innocent people and has set an entire region on edge. Pete Hegseth hasn’t bothered to get Congress’s permission to conduct these counterproductive and deadly strikes, but he apparently has no problem sharing them with members of his family. That’s right, it turns out Hegseth has been bragging about failed military operations in yet another Signal group, this one including his wife and brother. We want answers, and we’re not alone: Democratic lawmakers, including multiple House Armed Service Committee members, are furiously calling for accountability. Just recently, the first Congressional Republican even expressed support for removing Hegseth. Secretary Hegseth’s tenure is unraveling in front of our eyes. With enough pressure from activists like you, we can pull the threads that will oust Hegseth for good and demand qualified leadership at the Pentagon. Your elected officials in Congress need to hear from you: Sign now to demand Hegseth’s resignation.

After years of pressure from thousands of Common Cause members like you, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is finally gone – but Trump’s takeover of the Postal Service is just starting. Trump is now reportedly plotting a COMPLETE partisan takeover of our independent Postal Service – defying the Constitution, which clearly gives Congress, not the President, authority over the USPS.  But we know the rules have never stopped Trump, who has long wanted to privatize this essential public service at the expense of millions of Americans who rely on the Postal Service for receiving medications, sending letters to family, or casting mail-in ballots.  We must act NOW to nip this in the bud. If you agree we can’t tolerate any disruption to this crucial public good, join us today in telling Congress: Protect our Postal Service from Trump’s takeover >>

President Trump and Elon Musk are targeting our Social Security. That’s right – if Musk gets his way, we'd all have to wait hours in line and fight with confusing online forms just to access our earned benefits. And at worst, he could destroy the program entirely – all to line his pockets and those of his billionaire friends!  To be perfectly clear: if you’re a current Social Security recipient, you don’t need to panic – all payments are still going out as scheduled. But Trump and Musk are using a tried-and-true playbook: first get people scared about something that isn’t happening (i.e. undocumented people who don’t and can’t collect Social Security getting checks,) then use that fear as a battering ram to slash services and get rich at our expense. We can’t give a single inch on this one, or they’ll take a mile. If you agree we can’t tolerate any disruption to this crucial safety net, join us today in telling Congress: keep Elon Musk’s hands off our Social Security!

Donald Trump is signing another fake executive order – one that he claims can get rid of the Department of Education, which millions of students, teachers, and parents rely on to ensure every child gets the education they deserve. How will this impact your school board, your kids' education, and the funding your local schools rely on? What opportunities could be taken away from your kids or grandkids? And without the Department of Education’s guardrails, what extreme policies could be forced onto our classrooms? We shouldn't need to keep saying this, but Trump is a president, not a king. He can't close federal agencies without Congress – his attempt to do that at USAID got shut down in court.  And if he had the votes to pass a bill, he wouldn't be staging today's stunt. That sure won't stop him from trying – no matter what our Constitution, the will of the voters, or basic common sense says.   Let's make sure this attack on our schools is dead on arrival in Congress – can you tell your lawmakers to stand up for students today?

President Trump just signed an executive order to bring the DOGE playbook – a flood of half-baked and likely illegal cuts – to our nation’s elections.  This is a full-scale attack on our most fundamental right: the right to vote. Our experts are still digging into the details – and evaluating our legal options to respond – but here’s how this order could affect your rights:   • Sharing your personal voter data with Elon Musk and his cronies at DOGE.  • Endangering your right to register to vote online or by mail – making it harder for seniors, rural voters, and disabled voters to register and cast a ballot.  • Throwing out your absentee ballot if it arrives after Election Day – even if you mailed it on time.  Any state that implements these extreme demands will silence thousands or even millions of eligible voters. And any state that doesn’t – and chooses our rights over Trump’s agenda – would lose all federal election funding, blowing million-dollar holes in their state budgets. We’re exploring legal options, but voters can’t wait for the courts to fix this. We need your voice on our side to speak out NOW.

Trump administration officials are making top-secret foreign policy decisions in their group chat. Reckless doesn’t even begin to cover it. Vice President Vance, Defense Secretary Hegseth, and other officials used Signal – a private messaging app – to talk about top-secret war plans instead of using official government channels.  That’s right – Trump replaced the public servants who know what they’re doing with unqualified loyalists, and now they're running the show so incompetently that they managed to leak their entire unredacted conversation to a journalist! This isn’t just careless – it’s a dangerous disregard for the rules and a threat to our national security. The American people deserve to know how deep this scandal goes. We need answers NOW. Join us in demanding Congress investigate the Trump administration’s reckless Signal Scandal.

House Republicans want to make voting harder for you – no matter where you live. We need your help to stop them. Here’s how their “SAVE” Act puts your vote at risk: • Prove your citizenship – again: Even if you’re a lifelong voter, if you move across town, change your last name when getting married, or switch parties, you’d have to provide your passport or birth certificate with your current legal name – in person at your local elections office – just to stay registered. • Get stuck in long lines: Election officials would face impossible workloads, causing confusion and delays. • Lose your right to vote – without warning: If outdated records can’t verify your status, you could be purged from the rolls without even knowing it. The “SAVE” Act’s barriers could strip millions of eligible Americans of our right to vote – especially the 146 million Americans without passports and the 69 million American women whose birth certificates don’t match their married names.  Add your name to urge Congress to REJECT the “SAVE” Act and protect millions of American voters.

We understand that your Republican predecessors in our WA CD-03 established the very poor precedent of refusing to hold Town Halls at all. Let’s not allow that unacceptable behavior to set the bar moving forward. Your constituents want the kind of transparent and accountable representation that can only be achieved with direct dialogue. Please engage in direct dialogue with us during our Town Halls.