This week at Democracy Docket: Trump targets California ballots, in his most dangerous escalation yet
When major news breaks on President Donald Trump’s relentless crusade to suppress midterm voting, we don’t just cover it. We surround it.
Zachary Roth
As Democracy Docket’s managing editor, Zack steers our news coverage and provides editorial direction and oversight. A former national reporter at MSNBC digital and a former editorial director at the Brennan Center for Justice, he is the author of The Great Suppression: Voting Rights, Corporate Cash, and the Conservative Assault on Democracy.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s voter roll scheme hits a major roadblock, and ICE’s role in voting crackdown revealed
A federal judge’s ruling may have just thrown President Donald Trump’s scheme to assert control over state voter rolls into turmoil.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s citizenship lists could be in effect for the midterms
We’re waiting for a federal court to rule on a third prong of Trump’s voter suppression scheme — one you might not have heard much about.
This week at Democracy Docket: The Supreme Court boosted Trump’s voter suppression. Legacy media shrugged
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday greenlit a flawed Trump administration database for purging voters from the rolls. And plenty of major news outlets were eager to downplay the decision’s importance.
This week at Democracy Docket: Mail voting is safe for the midterms — but the fight for a fair election isn’t over
This week saw the defeat of President Donald Trump’s most dangerous scheme to suppress voting and rig the 2026 election. And Democracy Docket surrounded the story from all angles.
This week at Democracy Docket: Final arguments on Trump’s mail voting order — plus a huge win for Missouri voters
The fate of access to the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections now sits in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.
This week at Democracy Docket: A resounding win for voters — and defeat for Trump. But the fight for mail voting isn’t over
With less than 60 days until Election Day, the fight against President Donald Trump’s crusade to restrict voting is reaching a defining moment.
New GOP lawsuit aims to restore Missouri’s gerrymandered map
Missouri Republicans filed a new federal lawsuit Friday night aimed at reviving the state’s congressional gerrymander for the midterms.
USPS rush to implement Trump order could cause ‘catastrophic failure’ of mail voting, whistleblower claims
A whistleblower claims in a new report that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has embarked on a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s mail voting order ahead of the midterms, even though the order is currently blocked.
This week at Democracy Docket: All the news on the fight over Trump’s mail voting order. Plus — we revealed another election denial activist at DHS
Democracy Docket was created to track the legal battles over voting rights more closely than any other news outlet — offering up-to-the-minute information on where things stand for Americans’ access to the ballot.
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