Issue One – National Security

Election security at risk: 5 loopholes that allow foreign interference in our elections

William Gray Sep 11th, 2019 Congress, Don't Mess With US, Honest Ads, National Security

Issue One’s latest report, “5 Loopholes That Allow Foreign Interference in Our Elections,” reveals how our broken political system allows China, Iran, Russia, and other foreign adversaries to interfere in U.S. elections. From hacking our election systems to spreading disinformation campaigns online to using unregistered lobbyists, foreign actors are using more subversive tactics to attack our elections than ever before. “The

The special counsel’s report confirms sweeping and systemic foreign interference in our elections.

Nick Penniman Apr 18th, 2019 National Security

Here’s what we knew long before Robert Mueller’s redacted report was released: Foreign governments and anti-American forces want to disrupt U.S. elections. They want to destabilize the sacred processes at the core of our democracy and others around the world. They want to divide the electorate. They want to discredit our form of government so that the stock value of

The U.S. still isn’t addressing foreign interference in our politics

William Gray Jan 25th, 2018 Congress, National Security

Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus joined the Alexander Hamilton Society chapter at George Washington University Wednesday evening for an event in our “Democracy = National Security” series to draw connections between congressional dysfunction, foreign policy and future opportunities in Washington for political reform that would strengthen the country’s national security. The panelists included Issue One ReFormers Caucus Co-chair and former Ambassador

ReFormers Caucus connects the dots between national security and Washington dysfunction

Evan Ottenfeld Sep 20th, 2017 Congress, National Security, ReFormers Caucus

Members of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus — the largest bipartisan coalition of its kind ever assembled to advocate for political reform — today joined national security experts, including former National Security Adviser Gen. Jim Jones, at a press conference to discuss how a stronger democracy will improve our national security. The event was held in Washington, D.C., at the Center

Washington dysfunction is damaging U.S. national security

William Gray Sep 19th, 2017 National Security, Uncategorized

This op-ed by fmr. Gov. Thomas Kean (R-NJ) and fmr. Rep. Tim Roemer (D-IN) originally appeared in The Hill. – This month, Americans should pause a moment to reflect: It has been 16 years since the devastating and tragic attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and in the 16 years since, there has not been another successful major terrorist attack on our

Democracy = National Security, an Issue One event

William Gray Sep 15th, 2017 Congress, Events, National Security, ReFormers Caucus

Even as the United States faces threats from North Korea and terrorist groups abroad, while foreign powers such as China continue to grow in influence, the greatest threat to America’s national security is from within: the overwhelming dysfunction crippling our government. Deep divisions between the nation’s political parties, the outsized power of money and special interests in the policymaking process, a

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