Watch Archived Video of My Safeguarding Democracy Project Conversation with Danielle Citron, Brendan Nyhan, and Amy Wilentz on the Media and Social Media Information Environment in 2026
An elucidating conversation. Watch:
“Trump Urges Republicans to End the Filibuster to Reopen Government”
WSJ:
President Trump urged Senate Republicans to end the filibuster, the longstanding rule that requires 60 votes to advance most legislation, in order to reopen the government without the support of Democrats.
“It is now time for the Republicans to… Continue reading
“The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices; Outnumbered and facing vast stakes, Justices Kagan and Jackson are split over the best approach: investing in diplomacy inside the court or sounding the alarm outside.”
Jodi Kantor for the NYT.
NYU Democracy Project: A National Primary Day
Yesterday, Robert Boatright and Catherine Tolbert’s essay argued that we should hold primary elections on a single, national primary day:
When America adopted primary elections, primaries were hailed as a way to give the public a say in choosing our… Continue reading
“AJC poll: Georgia Democrats express growing distrust in the election system”
AJC:
For much of the last decade, it was Republicans who questioned the integrity of Georgia’s elections. Now a growing share of Democrats are voicing doubts of their own.
In the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll, more than one-third of… Continue reading
As California SOS Questions Department of Justice Authority to Send Federal Election Monitors to 5 California Counties, Looks Like DOJ is Sending Only Two U.S. Attorneys to Observe Voting Processes in Orange County
The California Secretary of State questions authority of DOJ to send monitors to 5 California Counties:
The CA GOP released a letter citing supposed irregularities in the 5 California counties that formed its purported basis for “requesting” DOJ monitors.
Despite… Continue reading
“Trump Suggests He Knows He Can’t Run Again: ‘It’s Too Bad’”
NYT:
President Trump seemed to concede on Wednesday that he was not eligible to serve a third term, lamenting that it was an unfortunate result of the constitutional prohibition that he has mused about violating for months.
Speaking to… Continue reading
“Ohio Republicans cut redistricting deal with Dems”
Punchbowl:
Republicans on Ohio’s redistricting commission struck a deal with Democrats on a compromise congressional map after hours of late-night deliberations….
This compromise is a shocking development. Ohio’s constitution mandates a complicated redistricting process that includes the commission and the state… Continue reading
“Meta appeals $35M campaign finance fine at WA Supreme Court”
Washington State Standard:
Facebook’s parent company is asking Washington’s high court to overturn what the state’s attorney general has called the largest campaign finance penalty in the nation’s history.
Meta argues the Washington campaign finance law used to justify… Continue reading
“Louisiana Republicans delay election calendar to prepare for possible redistricting effort”
Jane Timm for NBC News:
Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed two bills Wednesday to delay the state’s spring elections, a move designed to give them time for a possible redraw of the congressional map if the U.S. Supreme Court weakens a … Continue reading
“Another lawsuit challenges NC redistricting, this time using new legal theory of ‘retaliation'”
WRAL:
Opponents of North Carolina’s new congressional districts filed a new legal challenge Monday — one that leans on a new interpretation of the U.S. Constitution in hopes of blocking the map from being used in future elections.
The… Continue reading
5th Circuit permits mid-decade redistricting in Tarrant County, rejects partisan, racial gerrymandering claims
Judge Willett, joined by Judges Barksdale and Duncan, in Jackson v. Tarrant County:
Here, Tarrant County chose to redraw the precinct lines used to elect its County Commissioners—and to do so mid-cycle. The Challengers, a group of voters reassigned… Continue reading