1. In an unusual press briefing today in AZ, Sec. Kristi Noem made the extraordinary (but vaguely delivered) claim that as head of DHS, she has authorities over elections, including to make sure that “the right people are voting and electing the right leaders to lead this country.” That is false.

Reminder that the SAVE Act is in fact a vote suppression bill. It requires everyone to show a passport or birth certificate to register to vote--something that could block 21 million eligible Americans. Don't listen to the administration's spin. Get the facts: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

In today’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com, @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social explains how dozens of actions by the Trump administration, together, show that an attempted “takeover” of elections is underway. But we can fight back, he writes.

Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...

In addition to being legally very weak (see @beckerdavidj.bsky.social below), the Fulton County affidavit mainly recycles conspiracy theories that have been long debunked and disproved. It is filled with moldy leftovers.

OPINION TODAY featured podcast — What does it mean when the president urges Republicans to "nationalize the voting"? @wendyweiser.bsky.social of @brennancenter.org examines the administration’s actions ahead of the midterm elections. (Consider This from NPR) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/187372911/...

The FBI’s seizure of 2020 voting records in Georgia should alarm anyone who cares about election integrity. @wendyweiser.bsky.social explains what to make of the raid and what needs to happen now to protect our elections.

Ahead of the midterms, “election officials are doing what they always do, which is preparing furiously to ensure free and fair elections and planning for every possible disruption that might come their way,” @wendyweiser.bsky.social tells npr.org. www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...

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The WSJ is right to disparage Trump's suggestion that Republicans "nationalize" elections, and completely wrong to equate that abuse with congressional efforts to pass national election laws. This distinction is important. /1 www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

We should not be waiting for the next shoe to drop… There is a full-blown effort to seize control of our elections and lay the groundwork for interference,” @wendyweiser.bsky.social told The Guardian. Read it here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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As it happens, last week NASS, the bipartisan organization for Secretaries of State (the chief election official in most states) reaffirmed that "the conduct of elections is primarily the responsibility of state and local election officials." The Constitution is clear. www.nass.org/node/2695

Yesterday, President Trump reportedly called for Republicans to "nationalize" elections or at least "take over the voting" in at least "15 places." This is the latest escalation in his administration's campaign to interfere in elections. Here's what you need to know. nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Some thoughts on the FBI’s raid of the Fulton County, GA election offices, seizing reams of sensitive voting records from 2020. We don’t yet know the justification, but there’s ample reason to be skeptical. There’s also ample reason to be alarmed; this escalation is dangerous. /1

House Republicans just introduced a new version of the SAVE Act, which would block millions of eligible American citizens from voting. This renewed effort comes after SAVE Act 1.0 stalled in Congress in the face of nationwide public opposition.

Yesterday, AG Pam Bondi sent a remarkable & telling letter to MN Governor Tim Walz in response to his plea that the administration stand down its mobilization of ICE in the wake of the violent killing of Alex Pretti. Bondi’s letter underscores clear abuses of power. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Yesterday, AG Pam Bondi sent a remarkable & telling letter to MN Governor Tim Walz in response to his plea that the administration stand down its mobilization of ICE in the wake of the violent killing of Alex Pretti. Bondi’s letter underscores clear abuses of power. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

At a time of conspiracy theories & stress on elections, SCOTUS just opened the floodgates to candidates challenging election rules, regardless of whether those rules will impact their races. The Bost decision could unleash frivolous suits to undermine election confidence or disrupt results.

This might be the best judicial line yet this year—a high bar in this year of excellent district court writing.

SCOTUS is finally taking up Pres. Trump's attempt to erase birthright citizenship for many via executive order. The law is clear: birthright citizenship is in the U.S. Constitution, and no president has the authority to change that. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

The extent to which this Court condones racism is staggering. This year has been shameful on that front.

As the Comey indictment unravels amidst a flurry of revelations of possible improper prosecutorial conduct, it is worth remembering that this administration has systematically dismantled the safeguards designed to ensure ethics & prevent abuse of power at DOJ. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

NJ voters: your election officials, law enforcement, and community members are working hard to ensure your elections are free, fair, safe and secure. You can vote with confidence!!

President Trump is using the Justice Department as a weapon against his political enemies. Today NY Attorney General Letitia James was indicted after the president demanded her prosecution. Yesterday James Comey pled not guilty to charges brought against him at the president's request. 1/2

The Trump administration is pressuring states to hand over sensitive information about voters. The Brennan Center is tracking the DOJ’s requests and how states respond. bit.ly/3JFbKaB

Keep track of the actions the Trump Administration is taking to undermine elections here: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Read @ariberman.bsky.social on the ways in which the Trump Administration is laying the foundation to threaten the 2026 election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“[Trump’s] proposed census shake-up threatens to destabilize this process for partisan political gain. . . . We know this playbook because Trump tried and failed to exploit the census along these lines last time he was in office.” — @wendyweiser.bsky.social and @tomtmwolf.bsky.social

Did the WaPo editorial board seriously suggest that Congress abolishing the filibuster (its own rule) to pass election legislation within its constitutional authority is similar to the president taking over elections without any constitutional authority? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Trump's proposed executive order on elections is flatly illegal & unconstitutional. Presidents have no lawful role in running elections. Only the states and Congress do. Courts have already rejected his prior elections EO on this basis. This claim of authority to take over elections is chilling.

MUST READ >> A new report from @brennancenter.org lays out a coordinated strategy being enacted by the Trump Administration to undermine free, fair, and secure elections using the federal government itself. Learn more: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

New curtain raiser on the Trump Administration's concerted efforts to undermine elections. While attacks on elections are (sadly) not new, the effort to mobilize the power of the federal govt in service of those attacks is very new & very dangerous. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

"There are voters like me who followed the rules, provided all the information election officials asked for when they registered to vote…. Please, do not remove the voices of registered North Carolina voters." - Mary Kay Heling, North Carolina voter www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Today President Trump said that birthright citizenship just "had to do with the babies of slaves." That is plainly wrong. Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...

Today President Trump said that birthright citizenship just "had to do with the babies of slaves." That is plainly wrong. Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...

Today President Trump said that birthright citizenship just “had to do with the babies of slaves." That is plainly wrong. Historian Martha Jones & the Brennan Center's Historians Council member Kate Masur explain that the history says otherwise here: www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...

The court’s ruling does, however, seriously weaken the tools available to federal courts to enforce adherence to the law. In that way, it has emboldened executive abuse of power.

Great thread. Agree this is madness. Let’s not underestimate the ability of litigants to craft effective new strategies to protect every person’s citizenship rights.

FIRST OPINION: TRUMP V CASA Court grants Trump's request to narrow the injunctions against his birthright citizenship EO

It's worth keeping in mind, insofar as today's #SCOTUS ruling is going to put a lot of pressure on federal district courts to certify nationwide class actions, that part of why nationwide classes have become harder to certify is because of ... the Supreme Court: www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...

Remember that the EO purporting to limit birthright citizenship is just as unconstitutional today as it was yesterday. The constitution makes clear that babies born in the U.S. are American citizens. Period.

The Brennan Center for Justice is horrified and saddened by today’s shootings in Minnesota. We’re thinking about the victims and their families. 1/3

Assassins dress like cops & the secret police wear masks and no ID

This is one of the most significant & alarming takeaways from yesterday's SCOTUS argument in the birthright citizenship case: the Solicitor General of the US asserted that the administration does not always have to follow the decisions of federal appeals courts. www.newsweek.com/amy-coney-ba...

All presidents, including Trump, swear an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution as they take office. There is no question that the president is required to uphold it. www.google.com/search?q=vid...

Vanita Gupta and Peter Keisler, top DOJ officials under Biden and G.W. Bush, point to the damage done by law firms' deals with the Trump administration. thehill.com/opinion/judi...

DOJ personnel don’t comment on anything beyond the four corners of a charging document in order to avoid prejudicing a defendant’s rights. Here’s the policy. The Attorney General of the United States violated it yesterday.

Arresting a judge for something like this is dangerous and wrong. We know that ICE's presence in courthouses makes our communities less safe. 1/2