Trump: ‘I should have’ seized ballots in 2020 election
President Donald Trump said he “should have” ordered the National Guard to seize ballot boxes during the 2020 election, raising fears he will actually do so in the upcoming midterm elections.
Jim Saksa
GOP senators threaten to impeach judges who rule against Trump
Even as the judiciary faces increasing threats of violence, Republicans on the Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights subcommittee levied threats of removal against judges they disagree with.
The Trump administration is building a ‘national voter roll’, former DOJ lawyers warn
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is helping build a ‘national voter roll’ aimed at allowing the federal government to root out noncitizens, a group of former DOJ voting attorneys warned in a recent court filing opposing the agency’s demands for states’ unredacted voter registration information.
DOJ Demands Minnesota Voting Records in New Attack on Same-Day Registration
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a new front in its ongoing campaign for voter data held by states Friday, demanding Minnesota turn over records related to same-day registrations.
Following Democracy Docket Reporting, Election Advocates File Complaints Against Federal Election Panel
A pro-democracy organization has filed two formal complaints asking federal watchdogs to look into potential illegal actions and partisanship inside the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), an independent federal agency tasked with helping states administer elections. At the core of the complaints are allegations first reported by Democracy Docket.
Rural Mail-In Ballots at Risk as Post Office Finalizes Changes to Postmark Dates
The United States Postal Service (USPS) finalized a rule on postmarks to reflect changes in its mail pickup processes that could cause an uptick in blown deadlines for documents sent by post, including mail-in ballots.
Supremacy Claus — Democracy Docket’s List of (Mostly Naughty) Supreme Court Cases Coming in 2026
Here is a list of Supreme Court cases we here at Democracy Docket will be keeping our gimlet eyes peeled for in 2026 — those with the greatest potential for reshaping American democracy and our nation’s constitutional order in the coming year, whether for good or for ill (mostly for ill).
Trump’s DOJ Filed Half the Anti-Voting Lawsuits This Election Cycle
Since Donald Trump took office this year, the DOJ has filed 25 lawsuits that would ultimately lead to valid voters being removed from registration rolls, putting their right to cast a ballot at risk. According to Democracy Docket’s litigation counts, there have been 43 anti-voting lawsuits filed this election cycle. The DOJ also dropped a number of cases launched during Joe Biden’s administration to protect the right to vote.
‘Facts and the Law’: Jack Smith Defends Trump Prosecution In Closed Congressional Testimony
During his remarks Wednesday, the former federal attorney pushed back on GOP efforts to discredit the prosecution as unfairly political, arguing that his work was governed by facts and sound prosecutorial ethics.
As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
It’s a “power grab and a fishing expedition… meant to undermine state authority over elections,” Dax Goldstein said “It’s the states that have the power to run the voting process — not DOJ, not DHS, not the president.”
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