States Investigated Noncitizen Voting. Big Surprise — The Results Don’t Match the Right’s Rhetoric.
A wave of investigations sought to uncover evidence of widespread noncitizen voting. They found noncitizen voting was nearly nonexistent.
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GOP’s Latest Voter Suppression Target: Overseas Americans
Recent legal battles underscore a growing trend by the GOP to disqualify ballots cast in state elections by longtime eligible citizens born and living overseas.
Election Officials Have Been Under Attack For Years. Now The DOJ Wants to Criminally Charge Them
A recent NYT report details how the DOJ is exploring using criminal charges against state and local election officials.
Why El Salvador’s U.N. Disclosure is Damning for Trump
El Salvador’s recent disclosure to the U.N. undermines a key position DOJ lawyers have taken while defending Trump’s Alien Enemies Act removals and appears to contradict what senior Trump officials have told federal judges in sworn declarations.
Oklahoma Set to Teach Trump’s Election Lies in Public Schools as Parents and Teachers Push Back
Oklahoma high school students will be expected to study so-called “discrepancies” from the 2020 presidential election that have been thoroughly discredited.
Michigan GOPers Target Jocelyn Benson, Sow Denialism for 2026
Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives introduced three articles of impeachment against Benson earlier this month.
How Trump Upended Biden’s Successful Push For Federal Agencies to Register Voters
Voting rights advocates are worried all the work federal agencies did to promote voter registration will be lost under the Trump administration.
In Florida and Nationwide, GOP Cracks Down on Direct Democracy
In response to citizen-driven progress, Governor DeSantis called on legislators to crack down on citizen-led ballot initiatives back in March.
Texas Targets Latino Officials in Voting Crackdown, Setting up a Climate of Intimidation
Voting rights advocates say Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest crusade isn’t about curbing fraud. It’s about creating fear.
Trump’s First 100 Days: ‘An All-Out Assault on Democracy’
Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has made almost daily sweeping but dubious claims of power that threaten fundamental principles, like the right to due process, the separation of powers and free and fair elections.
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