Swamp Stories Episode 17: Setting the Record Straight
“So it is not a problem with the volume of mail, even if every election office in the country mailed their ballots on the same day, which we don’t…
Senator Rubio’s ‘safe harbor’ election bill merits bipartisan support and action
Last week, a group of 40 experts on elections and democracy released a letter imploring Congress to support a bill that would give states more time to tally election results.…
Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus calls on Americans to trust the democratic process
Today, members of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus — the largest bipartisan group of former members of Congress, governors, and Cabinet officials ever assembled to advocate for political reform — wrote…
Issue One praises new bipartisan proposal to bring transparency to foreign-backed social media content
Today, Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and John Katko (R-NY) introduced H.R. 8464, the bipartisan Foreign Agent Disclaimer Enhancement (FADE) Act. The bill would require political social media content to include…
Modernization committee approves bold, bipartisan recommendations to improve Congress
Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee issued the following statement in the wake of the news that the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress unanimously approved 40 new recommendations…
9 key numbers to know about the money in the 2020 presidential race
Big money is flowing in the 2020 presidential race, even amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to an Issue One analysis of new campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election…
Dark money spending since Citizens United set to eclipse $1 billion
Total dark money spending since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010 will soon eclipse $1 billion, according to an Issue One analysis of data from the Center…
Danger of political dark money discussed on call hosted by Issue One and Center for Responsive Politics
Issue One and the Center for Responsive Politics hosted a press call today to discuss the dangers of secret spending as well as the commonsense, bipartisan solutions to bring more…
Swamp Stories Episode 16: Whistleblowers
“You might ask, ‘How much does the voice of a former politician matter?’ Well, one politician, maybe not a lot. 10? You might be getting somewhere. 100? That’s pretty…
8 essential numbers to know from the latest presidential campaign finance filings
With Election Day just over 10 weeks away, big money is being pumped into the 2020 presidential race, even amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new campaign finance reports filed…