Issue One

Indiana redistricting bill that Trump demanded defeated in state Senate President Trump and the GOP mounted an immense pressure campaign in Indiana as they try to make the congressional map more favorable before the 2026 midterms.

Despite being swatted and the targets of harassment, lawmakers in Indiana just showed real courage, voting against a bill to gerrymander the state's congressional districts. They refused to play the gerrymandering game, choosing integrity over partisan advantage. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/i...

Now it’s Indiana’s turn. Tomorrow Indiana lawmakers can rise to the moment, vote against joining the gerrymandering war, and show voters the same integrity and courage.

Md. governor calls special legislative session, but not for redistricting Gov. Wes Moore will call lawmakers back to Annapolis early to chose a new House Speaker.

Maryland lawmakers just refused to play the gerrymandering game and chose integrity over partisan advantage. They put fairness and the voices of voters first.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Toya Harrell - Issue One

Wisconsin municipal clerk Toya Harrell’s district boasts a 90% voter turnout. “I’m very proud to serve in a community that takes voting so seriously.”

Here’s how she does it: https://issueone.org/interviews/meet-the-faces-of-democracy-toya-harrell/

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“This is not normal… Trump’s DOJ is using its immense federal power to try to intimidate us into turning over protected voter data and changing our voting processes to fit President Trump’s whims. We’re not backing down,” says Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

These unprecedented requests included demands for confidential voter information, including driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.

Thankfully, election officials in most states are resisting.

The DOJ is going after voter's sensitive information.

So far this year, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division sent requests to more than 40 states seeking unredacted, electronic copies of statewide voter registration files.

Mike Johnson says lawmakers should be able to continue owning stocks Johnson suggested that a ban could discourage people from running for office. He had earlier voiced support for a Congre

"You don't want another deterrence for good people running for office."

Banning congressional stock trading will encourage good people to run for office. https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-johnson-opposes-stock-trading-ban-congress-2025-12

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Toya Harrell - Issue One

Wisconsin municipal clerk Toya Harrell’s district boasts a 90% voter turnout. “I’m very proud to serve in a community that takes voting so seriously.”

Here’s how she does it: https://issueone.org/interviews/meet-the-faces-of-democracy-toya-harrell/

Mike Johnson says lawmakers should be able to continue owning stocks Johnson suggested that a ban could discourage people from running for office. He had earlier voiced support for a Congre

"You don't want another deterrence for good people running for office."

Banning congressional stock trading will encourage good people to run for office. https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-johnson-opposes-stock-trading-ban-congress-2025-12

Former Congressman Brian Baird, author of the original Stock Act, explains why a congressional stock trading ban is the best choice for our democracy.

Nearly 100 former members of Congress agree: https://tinyurl.com/25hvu4a4

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Toya Harrell - Issue One

Wisconsin municipal clerk Toya Harrell’s district boasts a 90% voter turnout. “I’m very proud to serve in a community that takes voting so seriously.”

Here’s how she does it: https://issueone.org/interviews/meet-the-faces-of-democracy-toya-harrell/

Former Congressman Brian Baird, author of the original Stock Act, explains why a congressional stock trading ban is the best choice for our democracy.

Nearly 100 former members of Congress agree: https://tinyurl.com/25hvu4a4

Former Congressman Brian Baird, author of the original Stock Act, explains why a congressional stock trading ban is the best choice for our democracy.

Nearly 100 former members of Congress agree: https://tinyurl.com/25hvu4a4

DHS quietly expanded a federal database using flawed info that could wrongly flag eligible voters as “non-citizens."

We just filed a public comment opposing this expansion, because no American should lose their vote due to data errors. https://www.regulations.gov/comment/USCIS-2025-0337-2754

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Toya Harrell - Issue One

What can voters learn by connecting with their local election officials in person? Municipal clerk Toya Harrell explains: “Our main goal is to make sure that we have transparency and integrity in the election process.” https://issueone.org/interviews/meet-the-faces-of-democracy-toya-harrell/

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Toya Harrell - Issue One

What can voters learn by connecting with their local election officials in person? Municipal clerk Toya Harrell explains: “Our main goal is to make sure that we have transparency and integrity in the election process.” https://issueone.org/interviews/meet-the-faces-of-democracy-toya-harrell/

The agency securing our elections is being gutted right before the midterms. Election security can’t be an afterthought. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/big-agency-charged-securing-elections-lead-midterm-worries-127797543

Billionaires now brazenly steer a massive share of U.S. political spending, but their influence can be credited to years of policies appeasing the rich. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/billionaires-politics-money-influence/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f004

Another wave of mega-fundraising shows how the Trump administration is selling proximity to the president for cash. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/politics/trump-super-pac-fundraisers.html

$1.1 Billion in Big Tech Political Spending Fuels Attacks on State AI Laws - Public Citizen WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying to delete state laws that protect the p

Big Tech is pouring money into politics to block AI safeguards. Democracy shouldn’t be pay-to-play.

More from @publiccitizen.bsky.social: https://www.citizen.org/news/1-1-billion-in-big-tech-political-spending-fuels-attacks-on-state-ai-laws/

If platforms admit they’re addictive by design, it’s time for Congress to act.

Accountability is long overdue.

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Toya Harrell - Issue One

What can voters learn by connecting with their local election officials in person? Municipal clerk Toya Harrell explains: “Our main goal is to make sure that we have transparency and integrity in the election process.” https://issueone.org/interviews/meet-the-faces-of-democracy-toya-harrell/

The agency securing our elections is being gutted right before the midterms. Election security can’t be an afterthought. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/big-agency-charged-securing-elections-lead-midterm-worries-127797543

Billionaires now brazenly steer a massive share of U.S. political spending, but their influence can be credited to years of policies appeasing the rich. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/billionaires-politics-money-influence/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f004

Another wave of mega-fundraising shows how the Trump administration is selling proximity to the president for cash. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/politics/trump-super-pac-fundraisers.html

$1.1 Billion in Big Tech Political Spending Fuels Attacks on State AI Laws - Public Citizen WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying to delete state laws that protect the p

Big Tech is pouring money into politics to block AI safeguards. Democracy shouldn’t be pay-to-play.

More from @publiccitizen.bsky.social: https://www.citizen.org/news/1-1-billion-in-big-tech-political-spending-fuels-attacks-on-state-ai-laws/

If platforms admit they’re addictive by design, it’s time for Congress to act.

Accountability is long overdue.

The agency securing our elections is being gutted right before the midterms. Election security can’t be an afterthought. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/big-agency-charged-securing-elections-lead-midterm-worries-127797543