Daily Headlines: Voting Rights Maryland Democrats field candidates in every legislative race for the first time since 1974, betting Trump backlash will reach deep-red districts. March 12, 2026 View Details Smartmatic calls DOJ bribery case political retaliation, noting the administration dropped other foreign bribery prosecutions as policy while pursuing this one. March 11, 2026 View Details FBI subpoenas Arizona Senate records from debunked 2020 election audit, the second swing state targeted after January’s Georgia raid. March 10, 2026 View Details Trump tells House Republicans the SAVE Act will “guarantee the midterms,” demands expanded bill with mail-in ballot restrictions and transgender sports ban before he signs any legislation. March 10, 2026 View Details Trump announces he will refuse to sign any legislation until Senate passes the SAVE Act, demanding federal control over state-run elections with mandatory voter ID, proof of citizenship, and near-elimination of mail-in ballots. March 9, 2026 View Details Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) retires after nearly 25 years as the 34th House Republican not seeking reelection, the second-highest exodus in nearly a century. March 7, 2026 View Details Montana Sen. Daines withdraws from race two minutes before filing deadline to clear path for Trump-endorsed handpicked successor, blocking other Republicans. March 5, 2026 View Details Virginia Supreme Court clears way for redistricting referendum a second time, allowing early voting to begin Friday despite Republican legal challenges. March 5, 2026 View Details Supreme Court preserves New York City’s only Republican congressional district after Justice Alito calls state court’s minority voting rights remedy “unadorned racial discrimination.” March 3, 2026 View Details Former National Security Adviser Flynn convened summit where 2020 election deniers and six federal officials discussed declaring emergency to seize control of midterms. March 1, 2026 View Details DOJ sues five more states for unredacted voter rolls with Social Security data, bringing total past two dozen, four of the five states voted for Trump. February 27, 2026 View Details DHS election integrity official with ties to the 2020 election denial movement tells state election chiefs that ICE agents won’t appear at polling places, as secretaries of state say they’re unconvinced. February 26, 2026 View Details Federal judges reject Republican effort to restore a congressional map that split Salt Lake County four ways after voters created an independent redistricting commission. February 24, 2026 View Details Gov. Spanberger signs Virginia Democrats’ proposed congressional map favoring 10 of 11 seats, sending it to an April referendum still blocked by a state court judge. February 21, 2026 View Details NAACP and civil rights groups sue to prevent Trump administration from using Fulton County voter data seized by FBI to purge rolls or intimidate voters. February 17, 2026 View Details Alaska signed a confidential agreement letting DOJ flag individual voters for removal from state rolls, one of at least 12 states that quietly complied while judges ruled against DOJ in every related lawsuit. February 16, 2026 View Details Trump declares voter ID requirements will be in place for midterm elections “whether approved by Congress or not,” promising an executive order after the Senate stalled his SAVE America Act. February 14, 2026 View Details DHS deployed a federal voter citizenship tool before adding key databases, causing persistent errors that temporarily banned hundreds of citizens from voting in at least five states. February 14, 2026 View Details State Department orders roughly 1,400 nonprofit public libraries to stop processing passport applications, threatening closures and layoffs in states where most libraries are nonprofit entities. February 14, 2026 View Details Virginia Supreme Court allows Democrats to hold an April 21 special election on a proposed 10D-1R congressional map while a legal challenge to the redistricting effort continues. February 14, 2026 View Details House passes SAVE America Act 218-213, requiring in-person proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote, but Senate Republicans say they lack the votes to break a filibuster. February 12, 2026 View Details Trump-appointed federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Michigan voters’ Social Security numbers, dates of birth and driver’s license numbers. February 11, 2026 View Details Unsealed FBI warrant reveals the Fulton County ballot seizure was based on years-old claims about missing ballot images from the 2020 election that have been repeatedly disproven. February 11, 2026 View Details Trump directs U.S. spy agencies to share classified intelligence with a campaign lawyer investigating whether the 2020 election was stolen, who calls the president whenever he is rebuffed. February 10, 2026 View Details FBI invited state election officials to a February call about 2026 midterm preparations, prompting Colorado’s secretary of state to say she is “deeply skeptical” after Trump’s push to nationalize elections. February 7, 2026 View Details Virginia Democrats release congressional map proposing 10 of 11 districts favor their party, moving forward despite a court order halting the redistricting process. February 6, 2026 View Details Education Department investigates Tufts and National Student Clearinghouse for allegedly sharing student data with political groups to influence elections, citing no specific organizations or evidence. February 6, 2026 View Details Fulton County asks federal court to return seized Georgia 2020 ballots as Trump repeats call to “take over” elections for third consecutive day. February 5, 2026 View Details Supreme Court declines to block California’s new congressional map, allowing Democrats to move forward with redistricting that could flip five GOP seats. February 5, 2026 View Details Trump doubles down on nationalizing elections, telling GOP lawmakers the federal government “should get involved” to count votes in states he calls “crooked,” drawing bipartisan rejection. February 4, 2026 View Details Maryland House passes redistricting map along party lines that would reshape the state’s lone Republican congressional district, but Senate expected to stall. February 3, 2026 View Details Trump calls on Republicans to “nationalize” voting and take control of elections from states in at least 15 places he calls “crooked.” February 3, 2026 View Details Intelligence director Gabbard says Trump personally requested she attend FBI search of Georgia election center, then facilitated a call between Trump and agents. February 3, 2026 View Details Utah governor signs bill expanding state Supreme Court from five to seven justices after legislature suffered court defeats on redistricting, abortion and school vouchers, giving him five of seven appointments. February 1, 2026 View Details Democrat Christian Menefee wins Houston special election to fill seat vacant nearly a year after Gov. Abbott delayed scheduling, narrowing Republicans’ House majority to 218-214. February 1, 2026 View Details Federal judge permanently blocks Trump order requiring citizenship proof for voter registration, ruling the Constitution “does not allow the President to impose unilateral changes to federal election procedures.” January 31, 2026 View Details House Republicans unveil election reform bill requiring photo ID to vote, citizenship verification to register, and banning ranked choice voting and universal mail-in ballots. January 30, 2026 View Details FBI seizes 2020 election ballots from Fulton County warehouse after judge previously denied White House lawsuit seeking same records. January 29, 2026 View Details Virginia judge strikes down Democratic redistricting amendment headed for April ballot, ruling legislature violated its own rules and constitutional requirements during 2024 special session. January 28, 2026 View Details Third federal judge rejects Justice Department voter data lawsuit, dismissing Oregon case after finding request lacked legal basis under Civil Rights Act. January 27, 2026 View Details Attorney advising ICE agent who killed Renee Good drops out of Minnesota governor race, calls Operation Metro Surge an “unmitigated disaster” and civil warrant raids “unconstitutional.” January 27, 2026 View Details AG Bondi tells Minn. Gov. Walz ICE will leave only if the state shares Medicaid and SNAP records, repeals sanctuary policies, and gives DOJ access to voter rolls; Minnesota Secretary of State calls it “ransom.” January 26, 2026 View Details Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit demanding Georgia voter rolls, ruling the department filed in the wrong court; DOJ has sued more than a dozen states for voter data. January 24, 2026 View Details New York judge orders Staten Island’s congressional district redrawn by Feb. 6, potentially pairing the conservative borough with liberal lower Manhattan. January 22, 2026 View Details DOJ filing reveals DOGE operatives at Social Security likely violated court order, shared data via unapproved server, and coordinated with group seeking to overturn election results. January 21, 2026 View Details Virginia legislature sends reproductive rights amendment to November ballot, becoming the first Southern state to let voters enshrine abortion access. January 20, 2026 View Details Justice Department sues Virginia for refusing to hand over voter registration data, the 15th state sued since September in DOJ’s campaign to collect personal information from voter rolls. January 17, 2026 View Details California becomes second state in two days to defeat DOJ demand for unredacted voter registration data, as federal judges cite privacy violations. January 16, 2026 View Details White House says Trump was “speaking facetiously” when he told Reuters “we shouldn’t even have” midterm elections, with press secretary dismissing reporter who cited Americans who died for democracy. January 16, 2026 View Details Federal judge dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit against Oregon for refusing to hand over voter registration data including birth dates, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers. January 15, 2026 View Details Supreme Court rules 7-2 that GOP Rep. Mike Bost can challenge Illinois law allowing mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to two weeks later. January 15, 2026 View Details Federal judges uphold California’s Prop 50 congressional maps 2-1, rejecting claim that Democrat-favoring lines drawn to counter Texas gerrymandering violated Voting Rights Act. January 15, 2026 View Details Federal judge permanently blocks Trump executive order requiring proof of citizenship and Election Day ballot receipt, ruling president lacks authority over elections. January 10, 2026 View Details Arizona Supreme Court rejects Republican Cochise County supervisor’s immunity claim in felony case for refusing to certify 2022 election results. January 8, 2026 View Details Trump demands Fulton County pay $6.2 million in legal fees under Georgia law passed last year specifically for his election interference case. January 8, 2026 View Details Justice Department sues Arizona and Connecticut for refusing to hand over voter registration rolls, becoming the 22nd and 23rd states targeted in Trump administration’s data collection campaign. January 7, 2026 View Details Former Arizona GOP lawmaker and Turning Point Action director sentenced for forging nominating signatures, including a dead woman’s, after campaigning against election fraud. January 7, 2026 View Details DOJ demands Minnesota turn over records since March 2024 on all voters who used 50-year-old ‘vouching’ system, latest federal action targeting Walz’s home state. January 4, 2026 View Details Louisiana will use existing congressional map with two majority-Black districts in 2026 after Supreme Court failed to rule in time for Republicans to redraw boundaries. January 3, 2026 View Details New USPS rule effective December 24 says postmarks may not reflect the day mail was dropped off, affecting ballot counting in 14 states plus DC that accept late-arriving ballots with Election Day postmarks. December 31, 2025 View Details Georgia Republican Party files ethics complaint against anonymous group spending $5 million on attack ads targeting Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones without disclosing donors. December 29, 2025 View Details Immigrants in remote Alaska fishing town face deportation after state DMV erroneously registered them to vote, despite state admitting fault and apologizing. December 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after ruling electoral map violates Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voter power. December 20, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia, and D.C. for voter data, bringing total lawsuits to 22 as bipartisan Wisconsin commission said request violates state law. December 19, 2025 View Details Maine asks court to dismiss DOJ lawsuit demanding voter data including partial Social Security numbers, arguing request violates post-Watergate privacy law. December 16, 2025 View Details Wisconsin judge rules Trump attorneys Troupis and Roman will stand trial on felony forgery charges for roles in 2020 false electors scheme, despite federal pardons. December 16, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada for voter data and demands Georgia’s Fulton County turn over all 2020 ballots, bringing total states sued to 18. December 13, 2025 View Details Indiana lieutenant governor confirms Trump administration threatened to strip all federal funding from the state if legislature refused to eliminate Democratic congressional seats. December 12, 2025 View Details Trump claims to pardon Tina Peters for state election tampering conviction he has no constitutional authority over, as Colorado officials reject transfer and call it “a lawless act.” December 12, 2025 View Details Indiana Senate rejects Trump-backed mid-cycle redistricting 31-19 after 21 Republicans join Democrats to block elimination of two Democratic congressional seats. December 12, 2025 View Details Federal judge dismisses Missouri lawsuit seeking to block citizen referendum before signatures were submitted, freezing Trump-requested redistricting map until voters decide. December 9, 2025 View Details Federal court denies Tina Peters release, two weeks after Colorado rejected Trump administration’s request to transfer election conspiracist to federal custody. December 9, 2025 View Details Trump publicly names nine Indiana state senators who “need encouragement” to pass redistricting map, threatens to “vote them out” as some report swatting and bomb threats. December 7, 2025 View Details Indiana House passes Trump-requested mid-decade redistricting 57-41, with 12 Republicans including three elected leaders voting no after threats of violence against lawmakers. December 6, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Texas to use redistricting maps a lower court found likely unconstitutional, with Justice Kagan warning decision ensures race-based voter placement. December 5, 2025 View Details Appeals court revives Georgia ban on giving food and water to voters in line, orders reconsideration ahead of 2026 midterms citing new Supreme Court precedent. December 3, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues six more states for voter data including partial Social Security numbers, bringing total to 14 states sued and 26 targeted for records. December 3, 2025 View Details Two Trump-linked operatives sentenced to one year probation for robocalls intimidating nearly 12,000 Black Detroit voters with mail voting misinformation during 2020 election. December 2, 2025 View Details Trump ally Rep. Troy Nehls announces retirement, becoming sixth Texas Republican to exit Congress, nine days before filing deadline as gerrymandered map remains blocked by courts. November 30, 2025 View Details Indiana Republican state senator announces “no” vote on Trump-backed redistricting, citing Trump’s use of disability slur, days after colleagues were swatted for opposing mid-cycle map changes. November 29, 2025 View Details Georgia prosecutor dismisses Trump election case, ending last active criminal prosecution over 2020 election interference. November 27, 2025 View Details Federal judges allow North Carolina to use redrawn map targeting state’s only swing district ahead of 2026 midterms. November 27, 2025 View Details Colorado refuses federal request to transfer election crimes convict Tina Peters, blocking Trump pardon path. November 27, 2025 View Details Political consultant who sent AI robocalls mimicking Biden to suppress New Hampshire primary votes says he will defy federal court order to pay damages. November 26, 2025 View Details Wisconsin Supreme Court orders three-judge panels to hear challenges to congressional maps where Republicans hold six of eight seats despite divided electorate. November 26, 2025 View Details Justice Alito pauses ruling that struck down Texas’ “Big Beautiful Map” as racial gerrymandering; AG Paxton says it was designed “solely to secure more Republican seats.” November 22, 2025 View Details Trump-appointed federal judge approves new Alabama Senate map after finding Legislature violated Voting Rights Act by packing Black voters into one district, Gov. Kay Ivey declined special session to fix it. November 19, 2025 View Details Federal panel blocks Texas congressional map, finding racial gerrymandering after Gov. Greg Abbott explicitly directed Legislature to redistrict based on race. November 19, 2025 View Details Former Arizona GOP Rep. Austin Smith pleads guilty to forging over 100 signatures on reelection petitions after previously calling charges “ludicrous” and spreading false 2020 election fraud claims. November 18, 2025 View Details Indiana State Sen. Greg Goode swatted hours after Trump names him on Truth Social for refusing to advance redistricting Trump says would help House Republican majority. November 17, 2025 View Details Indiana Senate won’t vote on mid-decade congressional redistricting despite Trump phone pressure and two Vance visits, with Senate President announcing not enough Republican votes to pass. November 15, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues to block voter-approved California map designed to flip five GOP House seats, accusing racial gerrymandering after Texas redrew districts to gain five. November 14, 2025 View Details Nevada Supreme Court rules fake electors who pledged state’s votes to Trump despite Biden’s 33,000-vote win face state trial in Clark County. November 14, 2025 View Details Utah judge rejects GOP legislature’s gerrymandered map and chooses plaintiffs’ version that could deliver House seat to Democrats after voters banned redistricting manipulation in 2018. November 12, 2025 View Details Utah judge blocks Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map minutes before midnight deadline, rules it shows “substantial pro-Republican bias” violating voter-approved redistricting law, picks plaintiffs’ alternative. November 11, 2025 View Details Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams fields complaints about closed polls on Election Day, explaining state has no elections today due to 1992 constitutional amendment giving local officials one-year break. November 5, 2025 View Details Maine voters approve red flag gun law 60% to 40% despite Governor Mills and police opposition, letting families petition courts to remove weapons from dangerous relatives after Lewiston shooting killed 18. November 5, 2025 View Details Democrats win Virginia, New Jersey governorships and New York City mayor nearly one year into Trump second term, with federal workforce cuts driving Virginia victory. November 5, 2025 View Details Trump endorses former Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo over Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in New York mayoral race after Cuomo said he would reject Trump endorsement. November 4, 2025 View Details Utah Legislature’s congressional map architect used partisan election data legislators previously called disqualifying as judge faces November 10 deadline to choose 2026 district boundaries. November 4, 2025 View Details California officials reassure voters Justice Department monitors have no oversight authority at polls, can only observe like any other voter as state deploys its own monitors. November 3, 2025 View Details Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passes congressional map giving Republicans 12-3 advantage as Democrats vote yes to avoid “disaster,” blocking voter referendum on gerrymandering. November 1, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump order requiring proof of citizenship to vote, ruling President “lacks the authority” to direct election changes under Constitution’s separation of powers. November 1, 2025 View Details Pentagon orders 50 states to create quick reaction forces totaling 23,500 National Guard troops trained in riot control, operational by January 2026. October 31, 2025 View Details Maryland Gov. Moore pushes mid-cycle congressional redistricting despite Senate President Ferguson rejecting it as “too risky,” setting up Democratic confrontation over response to GOP gerrymanders. October 30, 2025 View Details Colorado sues Trump over moving Space Command to Alabama in retaliation for state’s mail-in voting system, which Trump called “automatically crooked elections” and “a big factor” in his decision. October 30, 2025 View Details Virginia House Democrats advance constitutional amendment allowing future mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to GOP map changes, one week before election. October 28, 2025 View Details Trump DOJ to send federal election observers to California and New Jersey after Republican party requests to target Democratic areas. October 25, 2025 View Details Virginia House Speaker Don Scott called special session for Monday to pursue redistricting that could add two Democratic congressional seats in response to Republican gerrymandering in Texas and other states. October 24, 2025 View Details Trump calls off planned federal deployment to SF 12 days before California’s redistricting vote, after Mayor Lurie requested a stand down and Governor Newsom called the threat voter suppression. October 24, 2025 View Details North Carolina House advances GOP redistricting plan flipping swing district to Republicans at Trump’s urging as former Black rep who held seat denounces “power grab.” October 22, 2025 View Details Arizona Attorney General sues House after Speaker Johnson refuses to swear in Grijalva until Democrats end shutdown, leaving district without representation for four weeks. October 22, 2025 View Details North Carolina Senate advances Trump-backed congressional map to flip Don Davis’s Democratic district, moving state delegation to 11 Republicans and 3 Democrats. October 21, 2025 View Details Trump joins call with Indiana Senate Republicans urging mid-decade redistricting to eliminate the state’s two Democratic U.S. House seats and help Republicans maintain majority. October 18, 2025 View Details Pennsylvania’s Fulton County faces over $1 million in fines after Republican commissioners allowed third-party access to voting machines to aid Trump’s stolen election claims, including after state Supreme Court barred such access. October 16, 2025 View Details House Democrats march to Speaker Mike Johnson’s office demanding he swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva while keeping Congress out of session during shutdown. October 16, 2025 View Details SC Election Commission chairman says fired director Howard Knapp falsified documents and misrepresented $32 million ballot scanner contract as $28 million, now under SLED investigation for wiretapping and misconduct. October 16, 2025 View Details Supreme Court hears case Wednesday on Louisiana redistricting threatening to strike down last major Voting Rights Act provision protecting minority voters from being shut out of congressional district drawing. October 15, 2025 View Details Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action against House Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to seat Adelita Grijalva three weeks after special election win with 70% of vote. October 15, 2025 View Details Trump doubles down on threat to withhold federal money from New York if Zohran Mamdani wins City Hall, calling assemblymember a communist who would squander taxpayer money. October 15, 2025 View Details North Carolina Republicans will redraw congressional districts next week to gain GOP seat, part of nationwide redistricting fight including Texas, Missouri and California. October 14, 2025 View Details Texas GOP censures five Republican House members but rejects primary ballot ban after party chair warns White House is watching the livestream and members fear Trump backlash. October 12, 2025 View Details Georgia judge extends deadline to November 14 for naming prosecutor in Trump election case after Fani Willis disqualification, rejecting agency’s request for 90-day delay. October 10, 2025 View Details Vance makes second Indiana trip to salvage stalled mid-cycle redistricting after state Republicans warn White House that Senate leader is subtly discouraging the partisan remap effort. October 10, 2025 View Details Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official after settling defamation lawsuits over false 2020 election fraud conspiracy theories. October 10, 2025 View Details Texas GOP to vote Saturday on blocking 10 Republican state lawmakers from 2026 ballot for not being conservative enough in ideological purge. October 9, 2025 View Details Utah Legislature picks least Democratic-friendly map of six options after judge ruled previous districts violated voter-approved anti-gerrymandering law, adding amendment opponents call obstruction tactic. October 7, 2025 View Details Wisconsin appeals Waukesha Co. judge ruling ordering citizenship check of voter rolls in lawsuit from attorneys who tried to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss, citing massive system overhaul burden. October 7, 2025 View Details Judge gives Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council 14 days to find new prosecutor for Trump Georgia election case or dismisses it after Willis removed over Wade relationship. October 4, 2025 View Details Missouri governor signs Trump-backed map splitting Kansas City’s 20-year Democratic district into rural conservative areas ahead of 2026 midterms. September 29, 2025 View Details Rudy Giuliani settles Dominion’s $1.3 billion defamation suit for undisclosed sum, two years after Fox paid $787 million for same election lies. September 27, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Trump ally Mike Lindell defamed Smartmatic 51 times while promoting 2020 election lies, facing nine-figure damages. September 27, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues six states including California and New York for refusing to hand over private voter data including partial Social Security numbers. September 26, 2025 View Details In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, Alphabet said YouTube will restore channels banned for spreading pandemic-era COVID and election misinformation, blaming the original bans on pressure from the Biden administration. September 24, 2025 View Details George Soros gives $10 million to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to redraw congressional maps to oust Republicans. September 20, 2025 View Details South Carolina’s election commission fires its director, who is under criminal investigation, just days after the state Supreme Court approved releasing voter data to the Justice Dept. September 19, 2025 View Details Judge Madeline Haikala rules Jefferson County’s commission map illegally packs Black voters and orders the lines be redrawn. September 18, 2025 View Details The House passed two bills to charge more D.C. juveniles as adults, with dozens of Democrats joining Republicans to override local control. September 17, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept. sued Oregon and Maine for voter data weeks after the states refused the demand, citing residents’ privacy rights. September 17, 2025 View Details Missouri Republicans approve a gerrymandered map to gain a U.S. House seat while simultaneously gutting the citizen initiative process. September 13, 2025 View Details The Trump administration has amassed data on 33 million voters with a new citizenship tool while ignoring questions from states and Congress about its use. September 11, 2025 View Details House Republicans push bills to give the president control over D.C.’s attorney general and judges the day after Trump’s federal police takeover expired. September 11, 2025 View Details A Michigan judge dismisses the criminal case against 15 ‘fake electors,’ finding they lacked intent while following instructions from uncharged Trump campaign lawyers. September 10, 2025 View Details The Missouri House passes a gerrymandered congressional map and new rules to curb voter-led initiatives during a special session prompted by Trump. September 10, 2025 View Details Trump advisers reportedly discussed ousting rivals of Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani to block what they call a “socialist-run City Hall.” September 5, 2025 View Details Two Missouri county clerks rejected a Justice Department request for access to their 2020 Dominion voting machines, citing legal and security concerns. September 4, 2025 View Details A Utah judge ordered the legislature to immediately redraw its congressional map, enforcing a voter-approved law against partisan gerrymandering. September 4, 2025 View Details Trump announced he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rudy Giuliani just two days after his ally’s serious car crash and despite Giuliani being disbarred for efforts to overturn the 2020 election. September 2, 2025 View Details Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency to make affordability a key issue for the 2026 midterm elections. September 2, 2025 View Details Trump announced a plan Saturday night to mandate national voter ID by executive order, challenging states’ authority to run elections for federal offices. August 31, 2025 View Details Missouri’s governor calls a special session to redraw congressional maps mid-decade, drawing praise from Trump and condemnation from Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. August 30, 2025 View Details In a major reversal, Louisiana’s attorney general now asks the Supreme Court to find a key provision of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. August 28, 2025 View Details HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressures West Virginia to weaken its school vaccine mandate, citing civil rights laws to demand a religious exemption. August 28, 2025 View Details Judge fines Fulton County Commission $10K per day for refusing to seat two GOP election board nominees who promoted baseless fraud claims. August 28, 2025 View Details Trump calls Utah redistricting order unconstitutional after judge ruled GOP legislature defied voter-approved safeguards against gerrymandering. August 28, 2025 View Details The NAACP and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sued Texas Tuesday over a Trump-backed congressional map giving Republicans five more seats, arguing it unconstitutionally weakens Black and minority voters. August 27, 2025 View Details A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Pennsylvania must stop discarding mail ballots over envelope date errors, striking down a practice that has voided thousands of votes. August 27, 2025 View Details Trump administration appointed election denier Heather Honey as Homeland Security deputy assistant secretary for election integrity last week. August 27, 2025 View Details Utah judge orders GOP legislature to redraw congressional maps within 30 days, enforcing voter-approved Prop 4 after lawmakers’ unconstitutional bid to weaken it. August 26, 2025 View Details Trump and California Republicans move to block Newsom’s Prop 50 redistricting plan as Democrats push voter-approved mid-decade map. August 26, 2025 View Details Trump pressures Missouri Republicans to redraw congressional map before 2026 midterms to target Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s seat. August 24, 2025 View Details Pennsylvania rejects Justice Dept request for voter list with Social Security and driver’s license data as Trump officials intensify scrutiny. August 23, 2025 View Details Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn congressional map giving Trump’s party up to 5 more seats as Democrats vow legal challenges. August 23, 2025 View Details Trump threatens “harsh measures” against Colorado if elections clerk Tina Peters is not freed, though she is serving state charges he cannot pardon. August 22, 2025 View Details California will hold a Nov. 4 special election on new partisan congressional maps after lawmakers stripped language tying the measure to Texas. August 22, 2025 View Details Tarrant County commissioners slash early voting sites nearly in half and cut more than 100 Election Day polling places, sparking voter suppression charges. August 21, 2025 View Details Texas House Republicans approve mid-decade gerrymander adding 5 GOP U.S. House seats after Democrats’ two-week walkout under Trump pressure. August 21, 2025 View Details Texas Rep. Nicole Collier refuses GOP demand to sign “permission slip” for 24/7 police surveillance, spends second night on House floor as Democrats protest Trump-backed redistricting August 20, 2025 View Details Trump vows executive order to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines despite lacking authority over state election rules. August 19, 2025 View Details House Speaker Mike Johnson vows to stop Newsom’s California redistricting as an “illegal power grab” while ignoring Texas doing the same. August 19, 2025 View Details Texas Democrats ordered to sign police surveillance agreements as they return from walkout, clearing way for Trump-backed redistricting. August 19, 2025 View Details Newsom files FOIA request on Trump’s deployment of federal agents during California redistricting announcement in Los Angeles three days ago. August 18, 2025 View Details Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expands restraining order to block Beto O’Rourke’s group and ActBlue from moving funds after $1M donations to Democrats. August 17, 2025 View Details Nearly 280 ‘Fight the Trump Takeover’ protests planned in 34 states today as Indivisible, Planned Parenthood and DNC rally against redistricting fights. August 16, 2025 View Details California Democrats unveil congressional map aimed at netting five additional U.S. House seats to counter GOP redistricting in Texas. August 16, 2025 View Details Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto O’Rourke for violating injunction against fundraising for Democratic redistricting walkout. August 13, 2025 View Details Abbott threatens to “eliminate” additional 5 Democratic House seats beyond original five in escalating Texas redistricting fight. August 12, 2025 View Details Abbott says he’ll continually call special sessions for years to pass Trump-backed redistricting after more than 50 Democrats flee Texas. August 11, 2025 View Details California Gov. Newsom to call November special election to let voters approve new congressional map in response to Texas GOP redistricting. August 9, 2025 View Details Texas AG Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel Democrats whose walkout stalled redistricting vote. August 9, 2025 View Details Defense Secretary reposts video by CREC pastors led by Doug Wilson calling to revoke women’s voting rights while praising a Christian nationalist church. August 9, 2025 View Details Texas Sen. John Cornyn says FBI will track Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to block GOP maps after asking Director Kash Patel. August 8, 2025 View Details Bomb threat forces Texas Democrats from Illinois hotel on third day of redistricting standoff after Abbott vows to hunt them down. August 7, 2025 View Details Trump orders Commerce Dept to plan a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, reviving a policy courts blocked and aiming to shift House apportionment. August 7, 2025 View Details Trump says FBI “may have to” help arrest Texas Democrats who fled state to block Republican redistricting plan gaining GOP five congressional seats. August 6, 2025 View Details Texas House votes to arrest Democrats who fled state to block redistricting maps designed to gain five more GOP seats. August 5, 2025 View Details Texas House Democrats flee to Democratic states to block Trump’s congressional gerrymandering push as Republicans threaten arrests and expulsions. August 3, 2025 View Details Sen. Alex Padilla says California should redistrict if Texas gerrymandering succeeds, warning “stakes are simply too high” for Democrats not to respond. August 3, 2025 View Details Texas House committee advances gerrymandered maps targeting five Democratic seats as Republicans seek to expand narrow House majority. August 3, 2025 View Details Justice Department inspects swing state voter rolls ahead of 2026 elections following Trump order as experts see preparation for overturning unfavorable results. July 27, 2025 View Details Fair Fight launches tool allowing Georgians to check if they’re among 478,000 voters on state’s inactive list ahead of upcoming purge. July 26, 2025 View Details Supreme Court blocks 8th Circuit ruling that would strip private enforcement of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. July 25, 2025 View Details Trump administration pressures states for voter data and voting machine access despite election officials’ security concerns over federal inspection requests. July 17, 2025 View Details Trump is pushing Texas lawmakers for a mid-cycle redistricting to gain five GOP seats despite DOJ warnings of potential racial gerrymandering. July 16, 2025 View Details REMOTE OPPORTUNITY: Georgia Secretary of State plans to cancel thousands of voter registrations. Call voters virtually with Democratic Party to help voters update records. July 15, 2025 View Details EVENT: League of Women Voters Connecticut hosts virtual discussion Tuesday 4pm ET on threats to civic spaces through disinvestment and restrictions challenging democratic assembly rights. July 14, 2025 View Details Second federal judge rules Trump’s voting executive order violates Constitution because president lacks election powers, blocks citizenship document and mail ballot provisions. June 14, 2025 View Details Nevada GOP Governor Lombardo vetoes voter ID bill he pushed for after striking bipartisan deal with Democrats as Democratic Speaker calls it a “breach of trust.” June 13, 2025 View Details Judge dismisses Democratic lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order asserting greater control over traditionally independent agencies like the FEC, ruling the case too speculative without evidence of interference. June 4, 2025 View Details Trump Justice Department sues NC over missing voter ID numbers affecting potentially 225,000 registrations since 2004. May 28, 2025 View Details Oklahoma adds debunked 2020 election fraud claims to high school history curriculum. May 18, 2025 View Details Justice Department’s voting unit shifts focus to investigating voter fraud under Trump’s executive order instead of ballot access. May 4, 2025 View Details Justice Department civil rights division hit by mass exodus of over 100 attorneys after Trump shifts focus to culture war cases. April 29, 2025 View Details Judge rules only Congress can require proof of citizenship, blocks Trump order. April 25, 2025 View Details North Carolina court gives 65,000 voters 15 days to prove eligibility or have their ballots thrown out, boosting GOP candidate’s bid. April 5, 2025 View Details Nineteen states sue to block Trump’s voting order requiring proof of citizenship, calling it unconstitutional voter suppression. April 4, 2025 View Details North Dakota Republicans revive failed resolution to gut 2022 term limits, extend their time in office, and reset the clock for themselves. April 3, 2025 View Details Bondi drops DOJ lawsuit accusing Georgia voting law of targeting Black voters after Trump’s 2020 loss. April 1, 2025 View Details RNC demands voter data from 48 states as part of Trump-backed effort to cast doubt on future election integrity. March 26, 2025 View Details
