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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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  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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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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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM

The power we have together

Common Cause will remain unbought and unbossed. Last week, 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 - from…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM

Our latest legal win

John, Common Cause just delivered a major legal win in our efforts to ensure a free and fair 2026 election. [1] Here's what happened: Donald Trump has spent years trying to undermine trust in our elections – and after his return to power, he instructed the Department of Just…
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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM

No blank checks for Trump

John, did you see our message? TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress we demand a budget that supports our healthcare, working families, and democracy – NOT Trump’s cruelty and billionaire handouts >> TAKE ACTION John, federal funding runs out in one week – and every Member o…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Our Election Protection work

Each volunteer makes all the difference for hundreds of voters John, top Trump advisor Steve Bannon said the quiet part out loud about MAGA’s plans for the 2026 midterms: FIRST: after Trump directed Texas Republicans to draw him five new GOP seats, Bannon is now urging othe…
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  Gary, Common Cause Volunteer · [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Can you phonebank with me tonight?

RSVP NOW: Phonebank with Common Cause to build the democracy we deserve >> John, every Tuesday and Thursday night, I spend just a little bit of my time to make a huge impact for democracy. I’m writing to ask if you’ll join me this week. I’m a member of Common Cause’s Ac…
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  Take Action (via Common Cause) · [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Make this call today

TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress we demand a budget that supports our healthcare, working families, and democracy – NOT Trump’s cruelty and billionaire handouts >> TAKE ACTION John, federal funding runs out in one week – and every Member of Congress has a choice to make. …
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM

BREAKING: Kimmel is back

John, you just helped force one of the biggest media companies in the country to reverse course: Disney is bringing Jimmy Kimmel back on the air tomorrow night. [1] That’s after millions of Americans spoke out against their decision to cave to White House pressure – and over …
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
September 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM

MAGA wants to make it illegal to disagree with them

John, did you see our message? SIGN NOW: MAGA wants to make it illegal to disagree with them. Sign the petition to STOP this anti-free speech crackdown >> SIGN THE PETITION John, Trump and his cronies think that the recent horrifying political assassination is al…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM

The People’s Watchdog Newsletter - September 20

This week’s Common Cause newsletter is just a 4.5 minute read at 660 words. Saturday, September 20, 2025 👋 Hi John! Happy Saturday. And welcome to week 4 of the college football season! In the Watchdog Newsletter, we share what you need to know to hold power accountable f…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM

a serious financial hit 

Common Cause will remain unbought and unbossed. John, in the 72 hours since we announced we were returning this $200,000 donation (full story below) – and asked for your help to fill the gap, Common Cause members have done something extraordinary. Thousands of people have c…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM

the best way to use our collective power

This is unlike anything Common Cause has done in our 55-year history. John, it’s been a busy 48 hours for Common Cause. After we emailed our members about ABC taking Jimmy Kimmel off the air, over 101,000 of you made it clear: Our First Amendment rights are not for sale. …
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Cancel your Disney subscriptions

Turn Off Disney and ABC until they STOP caving to Trump SIGN NOW: Turn Off Disney and ABC until they STOP caving to Trump >> SIGN THE PETITION John, when a democracy turns into a dictatorship, it isn’t just because one man wants power. It’s because everyone else l…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM

Kimmel cancelled

When Trump or his cronies say jump, corporate media giants ask how high... John, did you see our message? SIGN NOW: Tell corporate media to stop bowing to Trump >> SIGN THE PETITION John, ABC just took late night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air “indefinitely.” [1…
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  Add My Name · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM

Kimmel cancelled

When Trump or his cronies say jump, corporate media giants ask how high... SIGN NOW: Tell corporate media to stop bowing to Trump >> SIGN THE PETITION John, ABC just took late night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air “indefinitely.” [1] This news comes just hours after…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM

a serious financial hit 

Common Cause will remain unbought and unbossed. John, Common Cause is taking a serious financial hit to ensure we remain an independent voice for We The People and nobody else. Some background: last month, California voters received a mailer that falsely implied we oppose t…
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  Sign The Petition · [email protected]
September 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM

STOP Trump's anti-free speech crackdown

SIGN NOW: MAGA wants to make it illegal to disagree with them. Sign the petition to STOP this anti-free speech crackdown >> SIGN THE PETITION John, Trump and his cronies think that last week’s horrifying political assassination is all the pretext they need to escal…
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  Common Cause · [email protected]
September 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM

the damage is already done

Each volunteer makes all the difference for hundreds of voters John, top Trump advisor Steve Bannon just said the quiet part out loud about MAGA’s plans for the 2026 midterms: FIRST: after Trump directed Texas Republicans to draw him five new GOP seats, Bannon is now urging…
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