Virginia vs. Florida: Trump’s redistricting arms race isn’t over yet
President Donald Trump’s plan to rig the 2026 midterm elections by pushing GOP-controlled states to redraw congressional maps isn’t over yet.
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This week at Democracy Docket: To pass SAVE, Trump targets trans people — while Texas Republicans try a voter suppression test run
President Donald Trump and his allies are doing everything they can — and we mean everything — to somehow get their monster voter suppression bill through Congress. And no one is covering this epic fight as closely as Democracy Docket.
GOP lawyer who headed Texas redistricting wins congressional primary
A Republican attorney who played a key role in President Donald Trump’s unprecedented mid-decade Texas gerrymander last year is now the GOP nominee to represent one of the very congressional districts he helped redraw.
Paxton offers to drop Senate bid if Republicans pass SAVE America Act
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is publicly offering to abandon his U.S. Senate campaign if Senate Republicans agree to change the filibuster rules and pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping anti-voting bill.
Trump calls on divided GOP to pass SAVE America Act ‘at the expense of everything else’
As the MAGA base fractures over the decision to attack Iran, GOP Senators excoriate some cabinet officials in hearings, and House Republicans subpoena others, Trump and his allies appear increasingly desperate to pass the SAVE America Act.
In ominous sign, Texas Republicans changed voting rules, then blocked efforts to protect voters
Baffled Texans in two counties struggled to find their polling locations for primary voting Tuesday after a GOP-driven change. The secretary of state’s office failed to provide accurate information. Texas’ Republican attorney general sued to oppose extended voting hours for those confused voters. And the GOP-controlled state Supreme Court quickly ruled in its favor.
Democratic voters in Texas scramble to find polling place amid GOP-driven switch
Hundreds of Democratic voters in Dallas and Williamson Counties, Texas scrambled to find their polling places after the local Republican parties refused a joint primary.
SAVE America Act would crash voter registration drives
Both measures would effectively ban, or significantly hinder, voter registration drives run by schools, colleges, unions, and other civic groups that aim to reach unregistered voters and get them on the rolls.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump wants to ‘take over’ voting, while GOPers unveil a massive new suppression measure
Steve Bannon and Mike Johnson welcomed Trump’s comments about taking control of elections. And a new Republican anti-voting bill could disenfranchise millions.
This week at Democracy Docket: DOGE, True the Vote, and blackmailing Minnesota
This week brought a stunning revelation about the Trump administration co-ordinating with election deniers to put voters’ personal data at risk. And Democracy Docket played a key role in pushing the story forward.
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