NYT: The new acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell, has asked an intelligence official who angered some lawmakers with a briefing about Russian interference in the 2020 election to stay on in her role.Mr. Grenell’s move is a peace… Continue reading

Colorado Times Recorder reports.

Analysis here.

Reuters reports.

AP: Lawmakers may change Pennsylvania’s sweeping new election law to avoid a logjam of mail-in ballots that could extend vote counting in the presidential race for days afterward, a top lawmaker said Monday.House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, said the… Continue reading

AP: Election integrity activists are raising concerns about Georgia’s new voting machines, saying the large, bright, vertical touchscreens allow other people in the room to see a voter’s selections in violation of ballot secrecy provisions in state law. In a… Continue reading

Bloomberg Law: The U.S. Supreme Court has asked for the government’s view about if the court should hear a case about whether to nix a California law requiring disclosure of some charitable donors.The Koch brothers-backed group Americans for Prosperity Foundation… Continue reading

I have written this piece for Salon. It begins: Democrats are increasingly worried about losing the 2020 presidential election to Donald Trump. The party is in seeming disarray from the botched Iowa caucuses and the failure of an “electable”… Continue reading

NYT reports.

NYT: At the root of the confusion is what Shelby Pierson, a senior intelligence official responsible for overseeing the issues of election interference, said in that briefing. Ms. Pierson, a longtime intelligence official, said there was no doubt the Russians… Continue reading

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about.

Huge changes arrive in Los Angeles County.