Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Proposes Four Restrictive Changes To U.S. Elections
On Sunday, Aug. 27, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy detailed four sweeping changes to elections on NBC’s Meet the Press.
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Former President Donald Trump Indicted for Efforts To Overturn 2020 Election
On Tuesday, Aug. 1, a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. indicted former President Donald Trump on four counts relating to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment includes six unnamed co-conspirators.
U.S. Senate Confirms 100th Federal District Court Judge, Natasha Merle
On Wednesday, June 21, the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to confirm President Joe Biden’s 100th federal district court judge nominee, Natasha Merle.
Voting Rights Attorney Nancy Abudu Confirmed to 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
On Thursday, May 18, the U.S. Senate voted 49-47 to confirm Nancy G. Abudu to a lifetime appointment as a judge on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Tarrant County, Texas Officials Ask DOJ To Investigate Voter Intimidation
On Monday, May 15, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), Texas House members and local county officials in Fort Worth-area Tarrant County, Texas asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate officials in Tarrant County “to end the pattern…of voter intimidation and harassment.”
Schumer and Warnock Call On DOJ To Investigate Tennessee Expulsions
On Wednesday, April 12, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in light of the Tennessee General Assembly’s recent expulsions of two Democratic state representatives.
After Launching 2024 Presidential Bid, Nikki Haley Pushes for National “Voter ID” Law
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, presidential hopeful and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) delivered a speech kicking off her 2024 presidential campaign, where she endorsed identification requirements to vote across the country.
U.S. Senate Confirms 100th Federal Judge Nominated by President Joe Biden
On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the U.S. Senate voted 54-45 to confirm President Joe Biden’s 100th judicial nominee, Gina R. Méndez-Miró, to be a district court judge in Puerto Rico.
DOJ Subpoenas Election Officials in Three More States
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued more subpoenas to election officials in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
DOJ Subpoenas Local Officials in States Where Trump Tried To Overturn 2020 Election
This week, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoenaed local election officials in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, four key swing states at the center of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
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