Did DOGE sign a ‘voter data agreement’ with election deniers True the Vote?
True the Vote mounted a coordinated campaign, pleading with DOGE to use federal databases, including the Social Security Administration, to probe voter rolls.
Zachary Roth
This week at Democracy Docket: A good week for fair elections
From California to Virginia, this was a good week for voting rights and fair elections. And we kept you up to date on all of it.
ICYMI at Democracy Docket: DOJ’s new anti-voting lawyers; and the hilarious incompetence of its push for state voter data
Our team has been digging in on what’s probably the most important ongoing voting story of 2026, which will shape the voting access landscape for the midterms: the unprecedented push by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain state voter rolls.
Virginia Democrats signal push for congressional map that leaves just one GOP seat in bid to counter gerrymanders
Virginia Democrats are openly expressing willingness to pursue a congressional redistricting plan that would create 10 out of 11 Democratic-leaning seats in the state’s U.S. House delegation.
Republicans Are Fully on Board with Trump’s Attack on Mail Voting. But the Beltway Press Won’t Say it
Is President Donald Trump fighting a lonely crusade to restrict mail voting, taking on a Republican Party that’s staunchly protecting it? Um, obviously not. But you might think so from how much of the Beltway press covers the issue.
This Week at Democracy Docket: Every Angle on DOJ’s Anti-Voting Crusade — and the GOP Isn’t Giving up on Gerrymandering
This week, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) broke new ground in its dangerous campaign to take control of elections and promote baseless conspiracy theories about voting. And we tracked them every step of the way.
DOJ’s New Voting Lawyer Brought Flawed Charges Pushed By Election Deniers
Eric Neff also promoted baseless fears about Dominion voting machines, seizing on a common conspiracy theory among anti-voting activists.
Despite Disqualifications, Trump Appointees Still Claim to Be Top Federal Prosecutors
Days after federal judges disqualified Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan from acting U.S. attorney positions, the Justice Department continues to claim they are the top federal prosecutors in New Jersey and Virginia.
This Week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s Texas Gerrymander Blocked, and the GOP Calls ICE on Signature Gatherers
This was a week when President Donald Trump’s authoritarian power grab — from his bid to rig the 2026 midterms to his corrupt, revenge-driven prosecutions — suffered some major setbacks.
This Week at Democracy Docket: GOP Wants One-Day Elections, and Setbacks for Trump’s Gerrymander Scheme
We’ve been warning for months that President Donald Trump and the GOP are coming hard for mail voting — and this week saw a major development in the campaign.