RNC asks Supreme Court to weigh in on Arizona voting restrictions
The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and reinstate key parts of Arizona’s restrictive voter registration law.
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Wisconsin election denier joins DOJ’s case seeking state’s voter rolls
A former Trump campaign lawyer who sought to throw out thousands of Wisconsin ballots in 2020 joined the Justice Department’s lawsuit demanding Wisconsin’s full, unredacted voter rolls.
‘Flagrant Constitutional Violation’: Fulton County blasts affidavit that backed FBI’s 2020 election raid
The search warrant affidavit that initiated the FBI’s unprecedented raid on an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, last month failed to provide evidence that a crime had been committed and relied on “a smorgasbord of witness speculation” from biased sources, county officials alleged in a new court filing Tuesday.
Trump: ‘There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!’
President Donald Trump suggested he would issue an executive order attempting to impose a nationwide photo ID requirement for voting, a requirement to show proof of citizenship for registration, and a ban on mail voting ahead of the 2026 midterms, even though courts have already blocked an almost identical executive order.
‘A massive burden on American eligible voters’: State election chiefs oppose GOP voter suppression bills
The Democratic chief election officials of six states are denouncing two new voter suppression bills making their way through Congress.
A Venezuela election conspiracy may be fueling the Trump admin’s attack on Fulton County
For a number of election deniers, Tulsi Gabbard’s involvement in the Fulton County raid was a sign that the Trump administration’s 2020 probe would finally confirm a long-held, outrageous conspiracy.
Fulton County chair: FBI raid was ‘a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections’
The FBI seizure of 2020 election records last month was “a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections in Fulton County, Georgia,” Robb Pitts, the chair of the county board, said Thursday.
‘DOJ doesn’t have authority to run a state’s elections’: West Virginia’s GOP election chief pushes back on voter roll grab
Secretary of State Kris Warner is the latest in a string of Republican chief election officials to push back against DOJ’s voter roll grab.
After court order, DOJ divulges search warrant affidavit for FBI’s Fulton County election raid
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday complied with a court order to publicly reveal the search warrant affidavit that initiated the FBI’s raid on an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, last month. The document reveals that the search was largely predicated on disinformation and debunked voter fraud claims pushed by private individuals since President […]
House Republicans further voter ID bills that would disenfranchise millions
As President Donald Trump and his closest allies continue demands for a federal “takeover” of elections, House Republicans are rushing to deliver this week, working on a pair of voter suppression measures.