FBI’s Fulton County raid was based on reams of debunked 2020 fraud claims from election deniers, records show
A number of election deniers and conspiracy theorists are referenced as witnesses for evidence to justify the FBI’s warrant.
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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.
Trump Education Department cracks down on college student voting programs
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) launched an investigation and issued new guidance that could severely undercut efforts to expand voting among college students ahead of the 2026 elections.
White House ‘can’t guarantee’ ICE won’t be at polls
The White House refused to rule out the presence of immigration enforcement at voting locations this November.
Trump doubles down on taking over elections, as outrage builds
Congress members, state election chiefs, and voting rights advocates are decrying President Donald Trump’s insistence that the federal government wrest control of elections from the states.
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
“We’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November,” Bannon said. “We’re not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again. And you can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want, but we will never again allow an election to be stolen.”
Trump: ‘We should take over the voting’
President Donald Trump urged Republicans to seize control of elections and place voting under national authority — one of his most explicit signals yet that he plans to interfere with the workings of democracy.
Report: Trump directed Gabbard to take part in FBI raid on Fulton County election hub
President Trump ordered Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S.’s top intelligence official, to take part in the FBI’s extraordinary raid on an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, last week.
Colorado secretary of state: Fulton County raid is ‘weaponization of the justice system’
As Colorado’s chief elections officer, Griswold has been at the forefront fighting against the Trump administration’s unprecedented assault on voting and elections
Trump admin officials promised to address state election leaders. They bailed
Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, and Tulsi Gabbard were last-minute additions to the National Association of Secretaries of State winter conference, but canceled at the last minute.