Judge Rejects Baltimore’s Bid for Relief in CFPB Defunding Lawsuit
A federal judge denied the city of Baltimore’s request to temporarily halt the Trump administration’s effort to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Matt Cohen
Matt is a senior reporter covering elections, voting rights and threats to democracy. He’s covered far-right extremism, dark money and state and local elections as an investigative reporter at The American Independent and Mother Jones. Prior to reporting on politics, Matt cut his teeth as a local reporter in D.C. at the Washington City Paper and DCist.
Arizona Secretary of State Proposes Alternative to Defunded National Election Security Program
Right now, VOTE-ISAC is just in the proposal phase but Fontes hopes to have it fully phased out in nine months.
Cybersecurity Agency Ends Support to Election Security Program
State and local election officials are already feeling the impact of CISA cuts.
Montana Voter Registration Penalty Law is Permanently Blocked
Parts of Montana’s HB 892 is now permanently blocked after more than a year of litigation.
Trump’s DOJ Withdraws Claims In Texas Redistricting Lawsuit
Litigation is ongoing, with a coalition of pro-voting groups continuing their legal efforts for fair maps in Texas.
Washington Supreme Court Upholds State’s Ballot Signature Verification System
The state’s highest court determined that signature matching doesn’t violate the state’s constitution.
Right Wing Group Drops Commonwealth As Defendant In Legal Effort To Purge Voters
Litigation continues with Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt (R) and AFT Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans as defendants.
Arizona Court Revives RNC Challenge to Election Procedures Manual
The case now returns to the trial court as litigation continues.
“We Are Effectively Flying Blind:” Election Officials Say Cuts to CISA Are Affecting Operations
With local elections scheduled this year, some state and local officials are already seeing the impact of CISA cuts to their work.
Disinformation Plagued Virginia’s Last Election. Could It Be Worse in 2025?
Disinformation around noncitizen voting plagued Virginia last year and many voting rights experts and advocates fear a repeat in 2025.
