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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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.
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.
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.
Why does California take so long to count ballots?
California takes longer than many states to count votes for a mix of logistical and legal reasons, from the sheer size of its electorate to the state’s rules for mail-in ballots, signature verification and voter protections that give people time to fix certain ballot issues.
Callais ruling means direct democracy is more crucial than ever
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, Illinois lawmakers were forced to shelve a proposed ballot measure that would have given voters a chance to strengthen redistricting protections in their state.
4 big takeaways from key federal election commission’s annual meetings
Just months before the 2026 midterms, election officials from across the country gathered this week to meet with a key federal voting panel, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
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