Senate confirms Trump loyalist Todd Blanche as attorney general
Republicans confirmed Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general, formally placing one of Trump’s staunchest loyalists at the helm of the Justice Department.
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.
GOP-dominated panel launches overhaul of Georgia’s voting system
A Republican-dominated panel met for the first time Friday in Georgia to lay out the next steps in a monthslong process to propose a new voting system for the state.
Marsha Blackburn, leading anti-voting voice in Senate, wins Tennessee GOP governor primary
Marsha Blackburn, one of the most fervently anti-voting voices in the Senate, won Tennessee’s Republican gubernatorial primary Thursday, likely sending her to the governor’s mansion in the deep-red state this November.
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.
Urging Supreme Court to greenlight Trump’s mail voting order, DOJ seizes on New Jersey registration glitch
The Justice Department seized on a recent registration glitch in New Jersey that led to noncitizens being added to the state’s voter rolls while asking the Supreme Court to allow President Trump’s sweeping attack on mail voting to take effect before the upcoming midterms.
Voting advocates call on Supreme Court to uphold block on Trump’s anti-mail voting order
A dozen groups are urging the Supreme Court to uphold a block on President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order attempting to restrict mail voting before the upcoming midterms.
Blue states urge Supreme Court to uphold block on Trump’s anti-mail voting order
Almost two dozen Democratic-led states asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to uphold a block on President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on mail voting, saying it poses “extraordinary threats to our democracy.”
GOP senators sign off on corrupt immunity deal from IRS audits for Trump and sons
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to formally lead the Justice Department appears to be back on track after two Republican holdouts signed off on a deal giving President Trump and his family immunity from IRS audits.
Trump intimately involved in DOJ’s seashell case against James Comey, new filing alleges
President Trump demanded details from the Secret Service’s interview with former FBI Director James Comey over a social media post featuring seashells that the Justice Department alleged was a threat to kill the president, according to a new court filing.
Senate GOP confirms Jay Clayton as U.S. spy chief
Senate Republicans confirmed Jay Clayton, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, as the new head of the U.S. intelligence community, a position that’s become central to President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine U.S. elections.