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President Donald Trump pressed red states to rip up and redraw their voting maps early in an attempt to shore up Republican control of Congress, only to watch those efforts backfire as Democrats held onto nearly every targeted seat.
If a tiny number of noncitizen votes compromised the integrity of New Jersey’s elections, the exponentially larger number of ballots from valid voters that were rejected due to strict interpretations of the rules — often enforced in ways that err on the side of suppression, rather than inclusion — surely did even more damage. And yet, the issue has spurred no investigations, no calls for new legislation loosening voting or counting rules, and no impassioned denunciations from lawmakers.
A federal judge allowed a pro-voting challenge to Louisiana’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration law to move forward, including claims that the law discriminates against voters based on national origin.
Decisions about confirming Blanche for attorney general and whether he’ll abide by the Constitution are “not black-or-white,” said Cassidy.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-N.C.) both refused to disown Trump’s discredited “anti-weaponization fund” on Sunday.
A dozen Republican states led by Missouri asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order attacking mail voting go into effect before the midterm elections in November.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) wants the senate to skip its upcoming recess in hopes of passing the anti-voting SAVE America Act.
A federal court agreed to hear arguments later this month over whether Louisiana’s newly enacted congressional map complies with the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Louisiana v. Callais — a proceeding that could put the state’s last remaining majority-Black congressional district in jeopardy.
The Louisiana Senate voted 28-10 to eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional seats Friday, sending the remapping bill to Gov. Jeff Landry (R) for signing.
The Louisiana House voted 66-35 to eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional seats.
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