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“A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally”
Pro Publica:
Officials in a large North Texas county decided this week to cut more than 100 Election Day polling sites and reduce the number of early voting locations, amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead… Continue reading
“Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge”
NYT:
The lawyer took the elevator 32 floors to the U.S. attorney’s office, where for eight years he had worked as a highly regarded prosecutor. He had a container of homemade chocolate chip cookies to share and some thoughts to… Continue reading
“Red vs. Blue: Who’s Next in the Redistricting Fight”
WSJ:
While both Texas and California are seeking to flip five seats, other states have fewer seats to target. Shawn Donahue, a political-science professor at the University at Buffalo, predicts Republicans would pick up four to six of House seats nationwide… Continue reading
Bart Gellman: “Trump’s Stunning Power Grab on Elections”
NYT oped:
To begin with, the surprise announcement and the sudden, if ambiguous, turnabout suggested once again that Mr. Trump is governing in his second term without advisers who can or even try to help him discipline his impulses. The… Continue reading
I Spoke to the PBS News Hour Weekend About Trump’s Threats to the Integrity of the 2026 Midterm Elections
“Florida election law dealt blow as judge rules noncitizen petition ban unconstitutional”
Florida Politics:
In a victory for immigrants and advocacy groups, a federal judge has provisionally blocked enforcement of a Florida elections law that prohibited noncitizens from collecting signatures for citizen-led ballot initiatives.
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, in a 28-page ruling… Continue reading
“DHS to states: Follow our voting rules or lose out on election security money”
NPR:
The Trump administration has indicated it may withhold tens of millions of dollars in election security funding if states don’t comply with its voting policy goals.
The money comes from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant program, and… Continue reading
“Trump seeks to ban the mail voting system that Republicans built in Arizona to boost turnout”
Arizona Mirror:
The vast majority of Arizonans who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024 cast their ballot by mail — a system ushered into existence and expanded by Republican lawmakers in the Grand Canyon State. Trump… Continue reading
“Advocates File Immediate Legal Challenge to Texas Gerrymander “
Democracy Docket:
Hours after Texas lawmakers approved a new gerrymandered congressional map Saturday morning, Texans asked a court to block it.
The plaintiffs*, a group of Black and Latino Texans, filed an amended complaint in an ongoing challenge to… Continue reading
“Doggett won’t seek reelection to Congress if new district is upheld by courts, paving way for Casar”
“These states could redistrict before the 2026 midterms”
WaPo goes down the list.
“Red Envelopes With Cash Are Changing Hands at Adams Campaign Rallies”
NYT:
In July, New York Times reporters witnessed other Adams supporters handing out red envelopes with cash at three separate campaign events: one in Flushing, Queens; another in Manhattan’s Chinatown; and a third in Sunset Park in Brooklyn. At… Continue reading
“California voters will decide redistricting in November, escalating battle with Trump and Texas”
L.A. Times:
Ratcheting up the pressure in the escalating national fight over control of Congress, the California Legislature on Thursday approved a November special election to ask voters to redraw the state’s electoral lines to favor Democrats and thwart… Continue reading