Natalie reports on threats to democracy across the nation as our news intern. She will graduate from American University in the spring of 2026 with degrees in journalism and political science. Previously, she has reported for The Buffalo News and serves as the campus life editor at American University’s student-run paper, The Eagle. She is passionate about accountability reporting.
The Ninth Circuit ruled to uphold previously blocked voting laws in Arizona that will go into effect in time for the state’s midterm general election, making it harder for some voters to cast ballots.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took its latest blow in a failing voter roll crusade as a federal judge Thursday dismissed its case targeting Washington, D.C. This marks a 0-21 record for the DOJ.
Wisconsin’s mail accommodations for voters with disabilities violate the Americans With Disabilities Act, a state judge ruled Wednesday – but he stopped short of endorsing the electronic voting system the plaintiffs preferred.
The Senate has confirmed nearly 60 Trump-nominated election deniers to the judiciary. The attorneys who prosecuted the Jan. 6, 2021 rioters want them to stop.
All but three Minnesota counties use electronic poll books. Anoka County is in the majority that relies on the secure method for tracking voter names and information on a roster.
A pro-democracy legal group has sued for access to public records that could shed light on a federal immigration agency’s involvement in President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the 2026 midterm elections.
In the latest of the cascade of probes following a software glitch that accidentally registered noncitizens to vote in the state, U.S. House Republicans sent a letter to Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell (D) demanding more election-related documents and data.
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) sent three letters Thursday to members of Trump’s cabinet asking for classified briefings and documents related to his lies about mass noncitizen voting and voting system vulnerabilities.
Speaking to reporters Monday, Thune addressed Trump’s most recent demand that Republicans forgo the legislative roadblock and upcoming recess in favor of pushing his sweeping anti-voting bill through the finish line — an endeavor that’s been unsuccessful without a 60-vote supermajority.
President Donald Trump posted a rambling paragraph to his social media platform Monday, demanding that U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) get rid of the filibuster for a “full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT.”