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Cross-partisan political reform group in Washington, uniting Republicans, Democrats, and independents to fix our broken system. We focus on money in politics, tech reform and accountability, and free and fair elections. www.issueone.org

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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The people get it. Watch @mjbeckel.bsky.social's full interview with @hasanminhaj.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-N5...
Issue One's Michael Beckel sits across from Hasan Minhaj in his studio. Covering the image are screenshots of viewer comments calling out legalized corruption and the fundraising treadmill for lawmakers.
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Last year, Issue One helped move the Restoring Trust in Congress Act through the House. The bill would prohibit members of Congress — and their spouses and dependents — from owning or trading individual securities, commodities, futures, or derivatives while serving in office. #2025Recap
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Another highlight of 2025: In response to executive power grabs by the Trump administration, we launched our CheckTheExec campaign to encourage members of Congress to reassert congressional oversight. CheckTheExec.org
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Issue One staff accomplished so much in 2025, but there are plenty of exciting opportunities to strengthen our democracy in 2026. Here's what IO staff are proud of, and what's to come. More in our Substack: thereformcompass.substack.com/p/loo…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Last year, Issue One helped move the Restoring Trust in Congress Act through the House. The bill would prohibit members of Congress — and their spouses and dependents — from owning or trading individual securities, commodities, futures, or derivatives while serving in office. #2025Recap
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Another highlight of 2025: In response to executive power grabs by the Trump administration, we launched our CheckTheExec campaign to encourage members of Congress to reassert congressional oversight. CheckTheExec.org
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Issue One staff accomplished so much in 2025, but there are plenty of exciting opportunities to strengthen our democracy in 2026. Here's what IO staff are proud of, and what's to come. More in our Substack: thereformcompass.substack.com/p/loo…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
As the holiday season comes to an end, we're sharing a few 2025 highlights. Last year, Issue One supported groundbreaking campaign-finance efforts in Maine & Montana, filing bipartisan amicus briefs and commissioning polling showing strong public support for reform.
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Issue One staff accomplished so much in 2025, but there are plenty of exciting opportunities to strengthen our democracy in 2026. Here's what IO staff are proud of, and what's to come. More in our Substack: thereformcompass.substack.com/p/loo…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
We just filed a FOIA request to expose how the U.S. State Department is implementing a sweeping policy to deny H-1B visas to experts countering misinformation and online harms under the guise of “combating censorship.”
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
This is what it looks like to stand up for our democracy: Indiana Republican state senators defied pressure, threats, and intimidation to reject partisan gerrymandering and uphold fair elections.
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The Trump administration is going after both red and blue states with AI consumer protection laws after Big Tech spent millions on lobbying and donations. Our safety is for sale. issueone.org/press/condemns-ai-mora…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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: tinyurl.com/25hvu4a4
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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: tinyurl.com/25hvu4a4
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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: tinyurl.com/25hvu4a4
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
The agency securing our elections is being gutted right before the midterms. Election security can’t be an afterthought. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/big-age…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
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. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Another wave of mega-fundraising shows how the Trump administration is selling proximity to the president for cash. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/polit…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
If platforms admit they’re addictive by design, it’s time for Congress to act. Accountability is long overdue.
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The agency securing our elections is being gutted right before the midterms. Election security can’t be an afterthought. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/big-age…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Another wave of mega-fundraising shows how the Trump administration is selling proximity to the president for cash. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/polit…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
If platforms admit they’re addictive by design, it’s time for Congress to act. Accountability is long overdue.
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The agency securing our elections is being gutted right before the midterms. Election security can’t be an afterthought. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/big-age…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Another wave of mega-fundraising shows how the Trump administration is selling proximity to the president for cash. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/polit…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
If platforms admit they’re addictive by design, it’s time for Congress to act. Accountability is long overdue.
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Trump's call for the execution of elected leaders and veterans who advocated for our Constitution and the rule of law is insanity. Preserving our democratic norms shouldn't be cause for controversy. Our statement: issueone.org/press/trump-accuses-de…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, both Republicans and Democrats have used dark money groups to influence elections, leaving voters the dark about who bankrolls these efforts. Our new analysis shines a light: tinyurl.com/yeyr6a3y
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The American people deserve elected officials who are committed to public service, not personal profits. The Restore Trust in Congress Act would ban members of Congress from trading and owning stocks. tinyurl.com/2mj8xs5
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Corporate special interest groups like PhRMA move millions of dollars to influence election outcomes and interfere with our political system. This is what corruption looks like. issueone.org/press/how-drug-industr…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, both Republicans and Democrats have used dark money groups to influence elections, leaving voters the dark about who bankrolls these efforts. Our new analysis shines a light: tinyurl.com/yeyr6a3y
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
“Documents like these new tax filings allow the public to pull back the veil on how well-funded corporate and special interests are secretly maneuvering to influence public policy and elections,” says @mjbeckel.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/yeyr6a3y
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Corporate special interest groups like PhRMA move millions of dollars to influence election outcomes and interfere with our political system. This is what corruption looks like. issueone.org/press/how-drug-industr…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, both Republicans and Democrats have used dark money groups to influence elections, leaving voters the dark about who bankrolls these efforts. Our new analysis shines a light: tinyurl.com/yeyr6a3y
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
68 Senators have sponsored KOSA, demonstrating bipartisan support for protecting kids online. It’s time for the House to #PassKOSA by year's end and protect our kids from preventable online harms.
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
“Documents like these new tax filings allow the public to pull back the veil on how well-funded corporate and special interests are secretly maneuvering to influence public policy and elections,” says @mjbeckel.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/yeyr6a3y
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
“Documents like these new tax filings allow the public to pull back the veil on how well-funded corporate and special interests are secretly maneuvering to influence public policy and elections,” says @mjbeckel.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/yeyr6a3y
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Corporate special interest groups like PhRMA move millions of dollars to influence election outcomes and interfere with our political system. This is what corruption looks like. issueone.org/press/how-drug-industr…
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Why we need more federal funding for our elections: “There’s a huge funding gap between what the federal government will offer and what is actually required and necessary.” #FacesOfDemocracy tinyurl.com/2p9kuwx5
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Why we need more federal funding for our elections: “There’s a huge funding gap between what the federal government will offer and what is actually required and necessary.” #FacesOfDemocracy tinyurl.com/2p9kuwx5
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
While in office, Neal Kelley was the longest standing election official in Orange County, CA. During his tenure, he led the office through the largest cycle of elections in the county’s 128 year history. Get to know the award-winning former administrator: tinyurl.com/2p9kuwx5
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
While in office, Neal Kelley was the longest standing election official in Orange County, CA. During his tenure, he led the office through the largest cycle of elections in the county’s 128 year history. Get to know the award-winning former administrator: tinyurl.com/2p9kuwx5
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The profile also spotlights Big Tech companies Apple and YouTube for displaying corporate cowardice in the face of authoritarian intimidation. Read it here: tinyurl.com/fk5fr582
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Today, Issue One is launching a monthly series highlighting the people and organizations whose courage to uphold constitutional values reflect the true strength of American democracy and the rule of law, while shining a light on those who choose complicity and silence.
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Super PACs have no accountability to voters. Why is this a problem? They don't need to focus on how to solve problems or build coalitions, warns a bipartisan group of former elected officials from our ReFormers Caucus in a newly filed amicus brief. tinyurl.com/mrfs7snk
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Our democracy should be owned by voters, not bought by the wealthy few. In our new poll, Montanans are sending a clear message that echoes around the country. tinyurl.com/yktb5ju3
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
New polling illuminates how the Supreme Court got Citizens United wrong and shows bipartisan momentum for money-in-politics reforms, including proposed Montana ballot measure. tinyurl.com/yktb5ju3
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Our democracy should be owned by voters, not bought by the wealthy few. In our new poll, Montanans are sending a clear message that echoes around the country. tinyurl.com/yktb5ju3
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Issue One @issueonereform.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Defiance County, OH, election administrator Tonya Wichman reminds us that participating in a democracy can be inspiring. We are lucky to have #ElectionHeroes like Wichman safeguarding our democracy across the country. #FacesOfDemocracy
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