MAGA has stacked state and local courts with judges who will back Trump’s election subversion
Trump and his allies have kept one eye fixed on the local offices where most election disputes start and end.
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GOP’s failed Missouri power grab offers a nationwide warning
In Missouri this week, Republicans tried to undermine the rule of law to do President Donald Trump’s bidding and get one more congressional seat for their party. But that was too far, even for the anti-democratic U.S. Supreme Court.
Here is Trump’s blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms
We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime.
DOJ is 0-23 in court, so now it’s sending 1,000 monitors to the polls
Donald Trump’s Justice Department took a major step toward subverting elections this fall.
North Carolina Republicans want to let justices remove Democratic judges
Republicans in North Carolina have passed a bill that gives the GOP majority on the state Supreme Court the power to remove judges they don’t like.
My open letter to David Ellison
You argued that the American people have misjudged you — that they are wrong about what is in your heart and mind. I want to be clear: I don’t care what you think or feel. What I care about is your actions.
What we lost when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act — and why we need a new one
We face one of the greatest challenges to Black political participation since the VRA first came into existence.
The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
A threat to the ballot box: Why Todd Blanche cannot lead the DOJ
The next attorney general must be someone who will restore integrity, objectivity, and — above all — uncompromising independence to the DOJ.
We need a Second Founding to build a stronger democracy. Young Americans must lead it
The role of young people in helping to build a freer and more democratic America has often been overlooked.
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