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Displaying 'Resiliency of Democracy,' Hundreds of Protests in US Cities Small, Medium, and Large Rebuke Trump

'This Is Not a Drill': Demonstrations in Over 1,000 US Cities Against Trump's Assault on Democracy, Rule of Law

Common Dreams staff

"Trump's attempt to be his own judge and jury is inconsistent with the rule of law and democracy."

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'Constitutionally Perilous Moment': Nadler Warns Trump White House to Preserve All Documents Related to Sessions' Ouster

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Donald Trump may think he has the power to hire and fire whomever he pleases,...

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Sanders Warns Trump Any Move to Interfere With Mueller Probe Would Be Considered "Impeachable Offense"

Jon Queally, staff writer

President must allow investigation "to continue unimpeded," warned senator from...

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)

Pointing to Past Criticism of Mueller Probe, Schumer Demands New Acting Attorney General Recuse Himself

Paul Manafort Flips: Former Trump Campaign Manager Cooperation Deal With Mueller Probe Includes "Any and All Matters"

'The Symptom, Not the Disease:' Michael Moore's New Film Shows How Deep Political Dysfunction—and Failure of Democrats—Set Stage for Trump

Praising Superdelegate Reform, Sanders Says Democratic Party Will Now Be 'More Open, Democratic and Responsive'

'Give Democracy a Chance': Ahead of DNC Vote, Progressives Unite to Demand Party End Supremacy of Superdelegates

Uh... No, Say Legal Experts, Trump Tower Meeting Was Not "Totally Legal"

Scrambling to Cover President's Ass, Sekulow and Giuliani Say Trump Demand to End Mueller Probe Not Official Order

As Giuliani Declares 'Collusion Is Not a Crime,' Does He Know That Conspiracy Is One?

'Yikes': NYT Reports Personal Attorney Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Talk With Trump About Playboy Model Payoff

With Much Focus on Russian 'Troll Farms,' Oxford Study Shows Social Media Misinformation Campaigns Are 'Big Business' Worldwide

As White House Declares Summit a Success, Sanders Rips Trump-Putin Presser as 'Embarrassing Spectacle'

Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit, Rosenstein Announces Criminal Indictments Against 12 Russian Military Officers for 2016 Election Hacking

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We Make America Great: Immigrants, Cities and Colleges Fight Back

Your daily sliver of good news: Despite the Pumpkinführer's vow to deport millions of undocumented people, many of them, with the support of cities, campuses and even police, insist they're #HereToStay. Joining some of the country's largest cities that pledge to continue offering sanctuary, thousands of students at over 80 colleges will walk out Wednesday in the name of a growing Campus Sanctuary movement urging "education not deportation."

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Free Speech for People

What Did Facebook Know? Legal Advocacy Group Seeks Information from Facebook on Misuse of Data During the 2016 Election

Common Cause

New Russia Investigation Indictments Hammer Home Need to Support Special Counsel’s Investigation

Common Cause

Common Cause Calls for Release of Fusion GPS Congressional Interview Transcripts & More Transparent Process

Indivisible Guide

Indivisible Statement on Senate Passage of the GOP Tax Scam

Our Revolution

Our Revolution Candidates Win Local Offices Nationwide

ACLU

ACLU Comment on Trump Election Commission's Course Correction Following Legal Action...

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Steven Rosenfeld

America's Political Pollsters Could Be Missing the X Factor in the 2018 Elections—'Hidden Voters'

Steven Rosenfeld

'Live Up to Your Name': Are Democrats on the Verge of Trimming Power of Superdelegates?

Ralph Nader

Calling for Ten Million More Voters, a Few Billionaires, and a Just Congress

Norman Solomon

Democrats Should Finally Put Superdelegates Behind Them

Tom Gallagher

May We Speak of Reason, Rather Than of Treason?

Mike Lofgren

How Academic and Media Excuse-Making Normalizes the Abnormal

Ryan Cooper

The Most Politically Savvy Thing Democrats Can Do

Justin Anderson

The Economist’s Premature Obituary for the Sanders Movement

Trevor Timm

Whatever You Think of the Trump-Russia Investigation, Whistleblower Reality Winner Deserves Your Support

John Atcheson

Pundits and Pols Still Don't Get It: Trump Didn't Win in 2016, Democrats Lost

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