Trump nominates Todd Blanche, loyalist targeting his political foes, for attorney general
President Trump nominated Todd Blanche, a staunch loyalist who has aggressively targeted the president’s enemies for prosecution, to be attorney general.
Jacob Knutson
Jacob is a reporter at Democracy Docket and covers anti-Trump accountability litigation. He is from South Dakota and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism, English and political science from Augustana University. Before joining Democracy Docket, he covered breaking news at Axios.
Top DOJ prosecutor is latest to spread lies about California vote counting
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor spread false conspiracy theories Monday about California’s still-ongoing primary vote count, suggesting that delayed results may be evidence of fraud. The alarming insinuation from a top Department of Justice (DOJ) official is just the latest example of President Donald Trump and his allies using California’s protracted tallying of ballots to fuel […]
Trump admin targets potentially nonexistent federal funds for voter registration
The Trump administration unveiled a new proposed rule that, if implemented, would forbid nonprofits from using federal funds to help Americans register to vote. There’s one issue: Very few — if any — federal dollars are allocated to civic nonprofits for voter registration campaigns.
Trump says Bill Pulte, new intel chief, will probe ‘rigged elections’
President Trump said Bill Pulte, his incoming acting director of national intelligence (DNI), will investigate elections that the president falsely claimed were “rigged.”
‘It debases the democratic process’: Sotomayor slams Supreme Court’s Alabama ruling
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the court’s conservative majority Tuesday for a ruling that “debases the democratic process” by allowing Alabama to use a congressional map that the justices had previously found intentionally discriminated against Black voters.
Trump appoints Bill Pulte, unqualified loyalist who targeted his foes, as acting intel chief
President Trump tapped loyalist Bill Pulte, a top housing official, to serve as acting director of national intelligence, a cabinet position tasked with overseeing the U.S. intelligence community.
Postal Service moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail voting
The U.S. Postal Service said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday that it’s drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government.
Judge temporarily halts Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘weaponization’ slush fund
A federal judge Friday temporarily barred the Department of Justice (DOJ) from moving forward with a massive $1.8 billion slush fund for President Donald Trump’s allies. Trump has claimed that the fund, which the DOJ abruptly created to resolve a bizarre lawsuit he filed against his own administration, will be used to compensate people who […]
New Hampshire: GOP bid to require documentary proof of citizenship struck down
New Hampshire Republicans’ attempt to prevent voters from using signed affidavits to comply with the state’s proof-of-citizenship requirement is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Trump’s attorneys general are racking up ethics complaints
As they aggressively weaponize federal law enforcement, President Donald Trump’s attorneys general are quickly amassing ethics complaints — and they don’t appear poised to stop anytime soon. Both acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and his predecessor, Pam Bondi, received a fresh round of formal accusations this week. Lawyers and advocacy organizations believe they violated the […]
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