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Published: July 15, 2026 02:31
Trump justified his complete dismissal of the Election Assistance Commission by asserting his presidential power. But thatās not the only reason, Marc Elias says. ā[Trump] doesnāt like there to be true experts who are willing to tell the truth to theā¦
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Published: July 15, 2026 01:01
Trump is expected to take to the airwaves Thursday to again push false claims of widespread voter fraud in Georgia during the 2020 election. Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff denounced the upcoming address as part of Trump's campaign to restrict and undermine theā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 23:30
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan appeared before Congress Tuesday to discuss the Courtās security budget. But Democrats used the occasion to implore the Justices to support ethics reform ā and stand up to Trump.ā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 22:00
In two big wins for voters, federal judges in both Virginia and New Mexico dismissed the DOJās lawsuits seeking access to each stateās full voter records. The judge in Virginia was a Trump appointee, making him the sixth Trump appointee to rule againstā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 21:59
NEW: A GOP operative resigned from a North Carolina election oversight role after records revealed he pressured election officials to enact explicitly partisan early voting plans for the midterms. One voting rights advocate called the campaign, which drewā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 21:36
NEW: A federal appeals court today overturned a block on USPS budget cuts. But deep in the ruling, judges sent a message to the DOJ: the federal courts may still quickly block last-minute USPS actions ahead of an election, without getting delayed byā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 21:09
NEW: In a remarkable reversal, ICE told a court that it may have documents relevant to Democrats' demand for the Trump administration's possible plans to deploy agents at the polls this fall. The admission comes after ICE previously said it "found noā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 20:51
NEW: In a win for voters, a judge made it easier to pass ballot initiatives in Arkansas ā a state with a robust history of using direct democracy to pass progressive reforms. The ruling blocked laws that require petition signers to have photo ID, read theā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 20:47
NEW: During a pair of SCOTUS budget hearings, congressional Democrats pressed Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan to support ethics reforms at the Court and stand up to Trump. "It's important for public perception of the court," Kagan said, addingā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 20:36
NEW: Two federal judges separately rejected the DOJ's bid for access to Virginia and New Mexico's full voter records. The rulings put the department at 15 losses in its unprecedented legal hunt for states' private voter data, six of which were issued byā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 20:08
BREAKING: In yet another win for voters, a federal judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to New Mexico's unredacted voter registration list. This marks its second loss today in its hunt for states' private voter data. The department's recordā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 19:16
šØBREAKING: In a win for Virginia voters, a federal court dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to the state's unredacted voter registration list. The ruling marks the department's 14th loss in its sweeping legal effort to acquire voters' privateā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 19:07
BREAKING: The DOJ asked the 4th Circuit to expedite its appeal for access to Maryland's unredacted voter rolls, claiming it "is necessary to secure" the midterms. It argued the state needs time to "maintain" its rolls, despite federal law limiting voterā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 17:43
NEW: Trump is expected to amplify false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election in a prime-time address Thursday. His claims may rely on soon-to-be-declassified intel that will purportedly show irregularities in the five-and-a-half-year-oldā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 17:34
NEW: In a potentially disastrous move, a federal appeals court removed a block on USPS service cuts over a procedural misstep. Now, the ruling risks overturning an earlier victory in a separate case ā and it could allow the USPS to move forward withā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 17:08
"Without free and fair elections, you don't have a country." We couldn't agree more. Help us protect our free and fair elections from Trump's authoritarianism: bit.ly/4qskS3m [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Published: July 14, 2026 13:04
One thing is for sure in November: we are going to have an election. āDonald Trump does not have the authority to cancel elections,ā @marcelias.bsky.social says. āThat said, there are a lot of things he can do that will make it harder for people to vote.āā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 11:30
Republicans are increasingly targeting so-called ānever-residentā overseas voters ā U.S. citizens born and living abroad who vote through a family connection to a state. Are you one of these voters? Weād love to talk for a story. Emailā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 02:31
Trump launched his latest attack on voting last week when he ousted the three remaining commissioners of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. How concerning is this move? And what happens next? @marcelias.bsky.social breaks it down.ā¦
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Published: July 14, 2026 01:00
In yet another blow to Trumpās effort to seize sensitive voter registration data, a federal judge threw out a DOJ lawsuit seeking West Virginiaās unredacted voter list. The DOJ has yet to win a single court order to obtain unredacted statewide voter data.ā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 23:30
A federal judge in D.C. ordered the Trump administration to shut down a controversial citizenship database. But weeks later, a federal judge in Florida ruled that the administration was required to continue access for certain red states. Hereās whatā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 22:01
Sen. Lindsey Graham was a staunch ally of Trump. After Grahamās death, Trump went on Fox News to talk about his life and legacy. But instead, Trump dominated the conversation by calling for the Senate to pass the anti-voting SAVE America Act.ā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 20:48
NEW: Idaho demanded the DOJ āstop threateningā its top election official with criminal prosecution as it sues for the stateās voter rolls. While the red state supports Trumpās push to prevent noncitizen voting, it argued the threats violate state ethicsā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 19:27
šØBREAKING: A Bush-appointed federal judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to West Virginia's unredacted voter registration list. The department is now 0-13 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data.
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Published: July 13, 2026 19:17
š„NEW: Trump's firing of the Election Assistance Commission's leadership has two likely motives: 1ļøā£Sidelining nonpartisan election expertise 2ļøā£Degrading state election administration to manufacture his own narrative Marc Elias explains how theā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 18:31
NEW: When asked about the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) recent death on Fox and Friends, Trump seized his airtime to advocate for the SAVE America Act, the anti-voting bill currently stalled in the Senate. "Terminating the filibuster...you know,ā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 17:47
NEW: A federal judge ruled that Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, which led to the creation of a $1.776 billion slush fund to compensate his allies, was "improper." The judge also referred acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other Trump attorneys forā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 16:25
NEW: DHS said it's complying "to the greatest extent possible" after two judges issued contradictory rulings on whether it could use a faulty citizenship database to verify voter registration. The agency said access had already been restored to four redā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 13:00
Democrats need to fight to make sure that as many people as possible can vote, @briantylercohen.bsky.social says. āUnless Republicans can put forward any examples of widespread fraud ā¦ I will continue to advocate for expanding voting rights.ā It's whatā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 11:30
The Supreme Courtās term may be over, but its decisions continue to affect peopleās lives. A group of Native American voters in North Dakota, who have fought for years for better representation, are feeling the effects. Hereās how:ā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 10:00
The election monitors that Trumpās DOJ is sending for the 2026 midterms will, at most, be able to watch election procedures from afar. The reason is deeply ironic: Conservatives have attempted to curtail the federal governmentās ability to monitorā¦
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Published: July 13, 2026 00:30
After their anti-voting agenda suffered multiple losses in court, the Trump administration has resorted to: ā ļø Threatening election officials ā ļø Withholding federal funding ā ļø Pressuring lawmakers But will it work?ā¦
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Published: July 12, 2026 22:04
Trumpās DOJ sent letters to all 50 states and D.C. this week, warning that election officials could face criminal prosecution over possible noncitizen voting. The letters are not about election integrity, Nevadaās top election official says ā they areā¦
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Published: July 12, 2026 20:30
Right-wing anti-voting activists regularly allege that voter fraud is a widespread reality. But new research suggests otherwise. Hereās how each stateās active registration rate compares to the national average. https://bit.ly/3TqrPG0
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Published: July 12, 2026 16:32
NEW: Trump seized on Sen. Lindsey Grahamās unexpected death to push for the SAVE America Act, the sweeping voter suppression bill thatās currently stalled in the Senate. Trump said he spoke with Graham about the bill hours before the senator's death.ā¦
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Published: July 12, 2026 16:00
šŗļø Utah Republicans have been trying to repeal the stateās ban on gerrymandering since last year with little success. Republican lawmakers admitted their efforts to try to erode the ban are dead for 2026. But thatās not the end of the story.ā¦
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Published: July 12, 2026 14:23
NEW: A string of pro-voter court rulings this week undercut Trumpās ongoing efforts to control voting. But his administration is still determined to undermine elections ā and states arenāt backing down from the fight.ā¦
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Published: July 12, 2026 13:00
š Federal law guarantees that U.S. citizens living abroad can cast ballots in federal elections, and Republicans have historically championed overseas votes. But recently, the GOP has changed its tune, launching a multi-pronged effort to suppress overseasā¦
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Published: July 12, 2026 00:30
Trumpās DOJ is sending election monitors to 15 jurisdictions in six states during the 2026 primaries. The program appears to be an effort to obtain information to justify conspiracy theories about election irregularities ā a radical departure from pastā¦
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Published: July 11, 2026 22:00
In the midterms, Democrats could win over people who voted for Republicans in 2024. But they wonāt be won over by fecklessness, @briantylercohen.bsky.social says. āThat will leave us in a vacuum of leadership, and thatās the kind of environment whereā¦
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Published: July 11, 2026 20:30
ā ļø The RNC filed its eighth lawsuit seeking to block certain U.S. citizens living abroad from voting. The GOPās anti-overseas voter campaign is now a state-by-state legal strategy aimed at suppressing voting access for Americans abroad.ā¦
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Published: July 11, 2026 16:00
WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK? šØ Trump's DOJ threatened election officials over noncitizen voting šŗļø Maryland scheduled a special redistricting session š³ļø DOJ announced plans to target Democratic cities with election monitoring Get the latest updates on ourā¦
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Published: July 11, 2026 15:02
A federal judge dealt the DOJ its 12th straight lower-court loss in its legal effort to force states to hand over sensitive voter registration data to the Trump administration. Federal law does not permit the department to demand states' voterā¦
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Published: July 11, 2026 13:00
The Election Assistance Commission is a bipartisan federal agency established to help states administer elections. After Trump fired the leadership, voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm about the presidentās attempts to meddle with voting monthsā¦
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Published: July 11, 2026 02:30
A Democratic majority in Congress and the White House wonāt be enough to bring progressive change, @briantylercohen.bsky.social says. āThere is no world in which this Supreme Court ā¦ is not going to upend any progressive legislation the second they getā¦
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Published: July 11, 2026 01:00
The DOJ may be giving the impression that they are sending election observers for the 2026 primaries to ensure only people who are allowed to vote cast ballots. But that isnāt even remotely what the monitors will be doing. Hereās why:ā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 23:30
In Georgia, no poll workers, board members or poll watchers are allowed access to the secretary of stateās election night hub where reporting activities are conducted. But that hasnāt stopped the stateās far-right election board from trying to get access.ā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 22:00
Trump launched his latest attack on voting by ousting the remaining commissioners of a key federal agency that helps administer elections. Experts say that much of the groupās work on the 2026 elections has already been conducted. But thatās a coldā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 20:15
š¢ If you live in #Houston, or know someone that lives in Houston, send this to them now. āIt is your job to speak up,ā says @jenrice.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Published: July 10, 2026 20:10
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Published: July 10, 2026 19:39
NEW: Trump's firing of all remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission breaches "uncharted territory." Even though the dismissals mark a dangerous attempt to exert control over elections, experts don't expect it will greatly impact theā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 19:08
NEW: Utah Republicans spent months fighting to strike down a state gerrymandering ban to redraw congressional lines before the midterms. Now, they're conceding some legal and political defeats. But their push to reform the state judiciary may give them aā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 18:23
NEW: The DOJ threatened top election officials with criminal prosecution over possible noncitizen voting, citing election security. But Nevada SoS Francisco Aguilar (D) said the move is about intimidating election workers, chilling voter participation andā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 16:58
NEW: Lawmakers, election officials and pro-voting advocates warn Trump's firing of Election Assistance Commission leadership is a blatant attempt to meddle with voting ahead of the midterms. Without commissioners, states will lose a key source of federalā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 15:16
š§µTrump is turning to threats, coercion and intimidation to restrict voting access ahead of the midterms. It comes after judges blocked several of the administrationās efforts to control elections in recent weeks. Here's what to knowš
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Published: July 10, 2026 13:00
How many eligible voters have registration records with current information? New research indicates most states maintain accurate registration lists ā despite Republicansā unsupported claims that voter fraud is rampant across the country.ā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 11:30
š WIN: A case claiming the methods used in the 2020 Census were unfair to Florida Republicans has been permanently dismissed. The ruling is a win for historically underrepresented voters ā and a loss for Trump advisor Stephen Millerās law firm.ā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 10:00
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is introducing new legislation to make seizing ballots before theyāre counted a felony. And heās being clear about who the law is targeting. https://bit.ly/4yfgWH9
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Published: July 10, 2026 02:31
The Trump administration is losing in court over and over and over again. But that doesnāt spell the end of the story, Marc Elias says. āFor every time we beat them in court, they can use other tactics.ā Stay vigilant. Stay in the know:ā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 01:00
The DOJās election monitoring program was established to enforce protections against racial discrimination in voting and address any interference with the right to vote. The Trump administrationās purpose for election monitors appears very different. ā¦
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Published: July 10, 2026 00:18
In a major attack on elections, President Trump fired all remaining commissioners on a bipartisan federal agency created to help states administer elections. The dismissals leave the agency without leadership months before the midterm elections.ā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 23:40
šØBREAKING: The RNC just filed its eighth lawsuit targeting overseas voters ā this time in New Jersey. The GOPās campaign to restrict voting access for Americans abroad is spreading state by state.ā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 23:30
The Trump administration wanted a federal judge to pause her order shutting down the use of a federal database to certify registered votersā citizenship status. In response, Judge Sparkle Sooknanan berated the federal government in a blistering 23-pageā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 22:00
Trump tried to shout his restrictive voting policies into existence. He then tried to sue them into existence, suffering a series of losses in court. Now heās trying to intimidate them into existence with threats and coercion. Here's how thatā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 21:23
NEW: MAGA is hailing the DOJ's plans to send election monitors to multiple Democratic strongholds. Though supporters of the effort might want these monitors to intimately oversee ballot processing, the ironic reality is that they'll be much furtherā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 21:05
NEW: A court blocked Georgia's MAGA-led election board from gaining access to the state's Election Night Reporting Center ā a push that could open the door to partisan interference. But the roadblock isnāt stopping the Board from advancing its campaignā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 21:01
WIN: Utah Republicans dismissed their lawsuit seeking to block the adoption of a fairer congressional map after a judge asked them to explain why their case should continue. The GOP previously asked the court to direct the state legislature to eitherā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 19:21
NEW: In a win for underrepresented voters, a court dismissed an anti-voting lawsuit challenging the methodology used in the 2020 Census ā which plaintiffs argued disadvantaged Republicans in Florida. While SCOTUS must now weigh in on the case, the rulingā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 16:54
NEW: The GOP has claimed voter fraud runs rampant, attributing fault to inaccurate state voter registration lists. But new research from the @electioninnov.bsky.social suggests the contrary. The results? Both blue and red states are largely succeeding atā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 16:50
UPDATE: Georgia Republicans appealed a lower court's dismissal of their lawsuit seeking to give members of the state's MAGA-controlled election board access to Georgia's election night reporting hub. If the court grants them access, it could open the doorā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 16:23
Trump's DOJ is carrying out a critical effort to takeover the elections: sending election monitors to Democratic strongholds. We'll continue to track Trump's attacks on the midterms. Follow us for more.
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Published: July 9, 2026 16:01
š„ NEW: Democrats need to fight harder and prioritize outcomes to defeat Republicans, @briantylercohen.bsky.social writes in his new book, "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World." In this video, Brian and Marc Elias outline what Democratsā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 13:00
Nate Schatzline, a Christian nationalist and Trump-allied election denier, could soon take over Texasā elections. Even if he doesnāt, he could play a key role in shaping the stateās election policies. Here's how: https://bit.ly/4goLMqn
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Published: July 9, 2026 11:30
ā¼ļø An election skeptic who has pushed conspiracy theories about voting in Arizona now has increased authority to shape elections in Maricopa County. Justin Heap ā who has routinely supported restrictive voting measures ā will now have the final say onā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 10:00
ā ļø The Trump administration is forcing states to adopt parts of its anti-voting agenda by leveraging funding for emergency planning and public safety. The ultimatum shows how the administration is seeking new ways to implement the same election policiesā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 02:30
The DOJ wants to erase one of the biggest defeats in its national crusade to obtain sensitive voter data, asking the full 6th Circuit to rehear its demand for Michiganās voter rolls. The department has yet to win a single court order to obtain unredactedā¦
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Published: July 9, 2026 01:00
FYI: The DOJ sending election monitors during federal elections is not unusual. But targeting Democratic cities escalates fears about the Trump administrationās ongoing efforts to interfere in the midterms. https://bit.ly/4aJwtFb
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Published: July 8, 2026 23:30
ā ļø Trumpās DOJ threatened top election officials in all 50 states with criminal prosecution if they knowingly retain noncitizens on voter rolls. The action comes as the GOP continues to allege widespread noncitizen voting ā a problem for which they haveā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 23:21
UPDATE: The GOP plaintiffs who lost their challenge to certain census-counting methods are taking it to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case is part of a broader Republican effort to limit tools designed to ensure harder-to-reach communities are counted.ā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 22:32
NEW: While the DOJ has had an election monitoring program for decades, itās typically been intended to protect voters. Not anymore. Under Trump, the DOJ's new monitoring mission serves the opposite purpose: intimidating voters and creating barriers to theā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 22:00
Trumpās DOJ is sending federal election monitors to multiple Democratic strongholds during the 2026 primary season. The announcement lands amid an aggressive campaign targeting state election officials.ā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 20:47
NEW: Trump's long-running campaign to restrict voting access and seize control over elections has so far been met with a series of legal losses. Now, the White House is shifting gears and adopting a new strategy: intimidating election officials andā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 20:32
BREAKING: A federal court denied the Trump administration's request to reopen access to a DHS database created to purge noncitizens from the rolls. The decision comes one day after another judge ordered DHS to give four red states access to the systemā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 20:29
WIN: The 10th Circuit revived a lawsuit against an anti-voting group's voter intimidation practices, which included showing up at voters' houses and taking pictures of their residence. The court ordered a new trial after finding a lower court improperlyā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 19:54
NEW: The 8th Circuit reversed a 2023 win that ordered North Dakota to adopt a new state legislative map that more fairly represents Native American voters. The court found the lower court's ruling that the old map violated Section 2 of the Voting Rightsā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 19:51
NEW: California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to introduce new legislation seeking to criminalize the seizure of uncounted and uncertified ballots. The move comes at the heels of the state's notoriously slow primary count, which Trump capitalized on to pushā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 18:25
š§µTrumpās DOJ will send election monitors to the polls in Democratic strongholds for the 2026 primaries. Itās framing it as routine election monitoring. The reality? Itās one of the departmentās many tactics aimed at targeting election officials beforeā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 18:08
šØBREAKING: The DOJ asked the full 6th Circuit to rehear its lawsuit seeking access to Michigan's unredacted voter data after it affirmed a lower court dismissal last month. The June ruling marked the first appellate loss in the department's sweepingā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 17:34
SCOTUS will hear the Republican argument for kicking eligible voters off the rolls in the lead-up to Election Day. We break down all you need to know about Trump and the GOP's attack on the NVRA. For more, check out our full explainer:ā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 16:37
NEW: In a loss for Arizona voters, the state Supreme Court handed an election denier more power to shape elections in one of the state's largest counties. He will now have final say on early voting, voter registration and other key matters for futureā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 16:21
NEW: After announcing plans to send election monitors to six states for the primaries, the DOJ shared new details on where exactly the deployments will occur. The list includes Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis and more. The catch? Their targets happen to beā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 16:20
NEW: Texans might soon lose their top election official. If they do, her replacement could play a key role in shaping the state's election policies ā and the top candidate being floated just so happens to be a Christian nationalist election denier. Meetā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 13:05
ā ļøTrumpās position coming out of this Supreme Court term is that he controls the U.S. Postal Service, Marc Elias says. We donāt have the luxury of waiting to see what happens next. We are taking a stand now against this attack on our democracy. Join ourā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 11:30
šļøCONFLICTING OPINIONS: Four Republican-led states must be allowed to use a federal database to search for noncitizens on their voter registration rolls, a federal judge in Florida ruled. But a previous ruling by a federal judge in D.C. blocked access toā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 10:00
š¦ Maryland will take the first step toward drawing a new map that favors Democrats in all eight congressional districts for the 2028 election. But the changes will ultimately be up to Maryland voters in November. https://bit.ly/4y90yaZ
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Published: July 8, 2026 02:31
Trump doesnāt simply accept his losses and move on. He escalates his preposterous claims and rhetoric even further, Marc Elias says. āWe all saw what that led to on January 6, 2021.ā Help us stand up to Trump and fight for our democracy:ā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 01:21
šØBREAKING: Trump DOJ says it will deploy federal election monitors to six states during the 2026 primary season. The announcement comes the same day DOJ threatened election officials with potential criminal prosecution over noncitizen voting.ā¦
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Published: July 8, 2026 01:00
š WIN: The DOJās request for the personal information of thousands of 2020 Fulton County election workers was āunreasonable,ā a federal judge ruled. The judge found that the DOJ was clearly motivated by Trumpās repeated false claims of widespread voterā¦
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Published: July 7, 2026 23:30
The DOJ wants to appeal every defeat in Trumpās nationwide campaign to obtain unredacted state voter data. They have yet to win a single court order to obtain unredacted statewide voter data. https://bit.ly/4yadPjI
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Published: July 7, 2026 22:56
šØNEW: FEMA is threatening to withhold terrorism-prevention funds unless states adopt Trumpās anti-voting demands ā including citizenship checks and paper ballots. Trump canāt run state elections, so heās trying to use public safety money as leverage.ā¦
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