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Unchecked Exec

President Trump's first 100 days have been focused on consolidating power and sidestepping anti-corruption safeguards.

Introduction The Founding Fathers rejected being ruled by a king. That’s why they crafted a system of government with three co-equal branches. At its core lies the separation of powers:…

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Another Look at the Price of Power

How Legislative Leaders Are Trapped on a Relentless Fundraising Treadmill to Pay Party Dues...

Flooding the Gap

How Big Tech’s Failures Empowered Foreign Adversaries and Undermined the 2024 U.S. Election...

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Who’s Behind the Only Citizens Vote Coalition?

Records reviewed by Issue One illuminate connections, secretive donors behind groups pushing false narratives that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections...

The Road to Fair Pay

Why fair pay for congressional staffers matters for representative democracy...

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The 118th Congress’ Fundraising Treadmill

12 key numbers to know about the money raised by lawmakers for the 2024 election...

Big Tech Cozies Up to New Administration After Spending Record Sums on Lobbying Last Year

Tech giants combined to spend $61.5 million on lobbying in 2024 — and employed one lobbyist for every two members of Congress...

The Democracy Multiverse: Assessing the 2024 Elections

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Billionaires help bankroll legal funds used by parties to challenge election rules

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Roll Call: Nearly 8 percent of Senate aides make less than a living wage, report finds

Issue One's "The Road to Fair Pay" report cited...

Politico: PhRMA gave big to dark money groups boosting drug pricing critics

Cites Issue One analysis of PhRMA's contributions to a dark money group...

Roll Call: Shutdowns of the past were ‘emotional,’ ‘terrible’ for Hill staffers

Cites Issue One's "Fair Pay" report...

NPR: In some states, more than half of the local election officials have left since 2020

Exclusive about Issue One's new report, "The High Cost of High Turnover"...