How could Trump rig the midterms?
After failing to take control of U.S. elections over the past year and a half, President Trump may take more drastic measures to stave off expected Republican losses this November.
Analysis
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DOJ is 0 for 21 as court dismisses D.C. voter roll grab
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took its latest blow in a failing voter roll crusade as a federal judge Thursday dismissed its case targeting Washington, D.C. This marks a 0-21 record for the DOJ.
Legacy media’s embarrassing feeding frenzy on New Jersey voter registration error
The legacy media has pounced on the story of New Jersey’s voter registration error. But the volume and tone of the news coverage have been embarrassingly out of proportion to the scale of the issue.
New Jersey’s voter registration glitch triggered a GOP and media meltdown. California tossing nearly 150,000 ballots drew silence
The Trump administration and GOP responded to New Jersey’s glitch with outrage. What happened in California should have been a much bigger scandal.
Arizona primary results show denialism’s lasting hold on GOP
Arizona’s primary results offer a stark reminder that Republican voters in this key swing state remain in thrall to Trump’s election denialism.
Explainer: How Trump could use his speech to target voting machines and promote election chaos
President Trump may use a primetime address tonight to crack down on the use of electronic voting machines, perhaps by ordering the decertification of machines over alleged vulnerabilities.
Explainer: DOJ says its election monitoring is just business as usual. Here’s why you shouldn’t believe them
When Harmeet Dhillon, the Department of Justice (DOJ) civil rights chief, announced that her agency would be sending election monitors to 15 jurisdictions in six states during the 2026 primaries, she was quick to note that previous Democratic administrations have likewise sent observers to monitor primaries.
Explainer: Federal law that protects voters from last-minute removal is at the center of Trump’s anti-voting war
The fight over the NVRA’s quiet period goes beyond one state law or lawsuit. It is a fight over whether eligible voters will have meaningful protection from being wrongly removed from the rolls at the moment when the consequences are hardest to undo.
Mapped: Where Redistricting Battles Are Unfolding Nationwide
Facing increasingly dire polls, President Donald Trump is determined to prevent Democrats from reclaiming the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. So he’s pressuring Republican-controlled states to give the GOP an unfair edge by gerrymandering their congressional maps.
Republicans are trying to impose Trump’s voting restrictions at the local level
Republican local officials, conservative activists and election deniers have tried to use ballot measures, county boards, city charters and local election offices to restrict voting or interfere with election administration on the local level — even where state law preempts them.
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