People for the American Way

To: Interested Parties From: Arn Pearson, Senior Fellow, People For the American Way Date: September 27, 2017 Re: The Power of Impeachment: Grounds, Modern Practice, and President Trump The power of impeachment—firmly embedded in American history—is the one tool our Constitution gives Congress to redress abuses of power and the public trust by the President of the United States. […]

WASHINGTON May 26, 2017 – In response to Greg Gianforte’s win in Montana’s special election for the state’s at-large congressional seat, People For the American Way President Michael Keegan released the following statement: “Greg Gianforte may have pulled out a win, but these results are very bad news for the GOP. In addition to winning […]

May 11, 2017 – In response to reports that Donald Trump will launch an election commission designed to pursue unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud in the United States, Diallo Brooks, Director of Outreach and Public Engagement at People For the American Way issued the following statement. Donald Trump has lied about Mike Flynn. He’s […]

May 10, 2017 – President Donald Trump’s surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey makes one thing perfectly clear—Americans need an independent prosecutor to investigate and enforce the law in the growing Russiagate scandal. Comey’s firing came just hours after CNN learned that the FBI has issued grand jury subpoenas in the Russia investigation and […]

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2017—In response to the news that Senate Republicans have chosen to invoke the “nuclear option” to change Senate rules to require only a majority vote to confirm Supreme Court nominees, People For the American Way President Michael Keegan released the following statement: This is a sad day for the Senate, for the […]

March 13, 2017 – After blocking confirmation of Justice Scalia’s replacement on the U.S. Supreme Court for a full year, the Senate Judiciary Committee is now preparing to take up the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for the post on March 20, barely seven weeks after President Trump announced his pick.   However, too much has […]

Feb. 20, 2017 – Paul Gordon is senior legislative counsel, focusing particularly on matters relating to the federal courts, including the Supreme Court. Gordon specializes in analysis of the real impacts of important court decisions, including cases on money in politics, voting rights, religious liberty, LGBTQ equality, and the growing power of corporate interests. When […]

Feb. 8, 2017 – Supporters of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch were atwitter today about reports that in a meeting with Senator Richard Blumenthal, Gorsuch had called President Donald Trump’s attacks on the federal judiciary “disheartening” and ‘”demoralizing.” Is Gorsuch distancing himself from Trump? As we say on the internet: LOL. To be clear: Donald […]

Dec. 12, 2016 – Donald Trump spent his presidential campaign promoting claims and wild conspiracy theories, a habit he hasn’t broken since becoming president-elect. It shouldn’t be surprising, then, that as he builds out his Cabinet and administration Trump is choosing to surround himself with people who similarly gravitate towards fake news and baseless propaganda. Several of Trump’s […]

Dec. 8, 2016 – History has long recognized that the Attorney General of the United States, a position established by Congress in 1789, is not the president’s lawyer but the “people’s lawyer.” As President Obama explained when he nominated Loretta Lynch to that important job: The person in this position is responsible for enforcing our […]

Oct. 7, 2016 – Given the severity of Hurricane Matthew, including the ordered evacuations of 1.5 million people, People For the American Way Foundation is calling on Florida Governor Rick Scott to reconsider his stance against extending the voter registration deadline for Floridians. People For the American Way Foundation Director of Outreach and Public Engagement […]