voting rights How the U.S. Supreme Court stole our democracy Two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their opinion in Louisiana v. Callais, gutting one of the few remaining mechanisms to protect the right to vote and enforce the promises of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The ruling is undeniably seismic, but it is also one component in
voting rights The Trump plan to declare a national emergency to seize control of elections In February 2026, the Washington Post reported that pro-Trump activists have been circulating a draft executive order (EO) that claims the president could declare a national emergency to take control of states’ voting rules and regulations. According to the article, the draft order seen by the Post specified Chinese interference
voting rights Trump's Justice Department seeks veto power over state voter rolls The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been demanding that every state share its voter registration lists — including highly sensitive data like driver’s license number, birthdate, and partial social security number — with the federal government. To date, the DOJ says it has reached formal agreements with 11 states to access
authoritarianism Trump's plan to deploy federal troops to suppress the 2026 vote Trump, Sept. 2020: "We're going to win four more years in the White House. And then after that, we'll negotiate, right? Because we're probably, based on the way we were treated, we're probably entitled to another four after that." Gerrymander