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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.
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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...
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New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting
The “show your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/new-save-act-bills-would-still-block-millions-americans-voting
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In today’s
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@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.
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Opinion | Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/opinion/trump-cancel-elections-voting.html
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Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them.
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Opinion | Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/opinion/trump-cancel-elections-voting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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In addition to being legally very weak (see
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below), the Fulton County affidavit mainly recycles conspiracy theories that have been long debunked and disproved. It is filled with moldy leftovers.
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OPINION TODAY featured podcast — What does it mean when the president urges Republicans to "nationalize the voting"?
@wendyweiser.bsky.social
of
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examines the administration’s actions ahead of the midterm elections. (Consider This from NPR)
opiniontoday.substack.com/i/187372911/...
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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.
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Trump Administration Escalates Election Meddling by Seizing 2020 Voting Records in Georgia
All who care about election integrity should demand answers about the FBI’s unprecedented raid of Fulton County election offices.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-administration-escalates-election-meddling-seizing-2020-voting
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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,”
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www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
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“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/confidential-agreements-show-trump-administrations-plans-states-voter?fbclid=IwY2xjawP2J9lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEenou22rir0EznLtiio-ABPIk2Mr01fpSe5FYdlcVdayFRexBWrYGhidheYAM_aem_c8oVlqWLuovyVOdhWqZ1bA
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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...
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Opinion | Trump’s Call to ‘Nationalize’ Voting
Do Democrats now see the constitutional wisdom of federalism?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-nationalize-elections-congress-john-thune-c9f3c4c9
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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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Alarm bells sound over Trump’s ‘take over the voting’ call
Democracy experts say there is little doubt about president’s desire to interfere in elections this November
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/trump-interference-voting-midterms
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Trump Administration Escalates Election Meddling by Seizing 2020 Voting Records in Georgia
All who care about election integrity should demand answers about the FBI’s unprecedented raid of Fulton County election offices.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-administration-escalates-election-meddling-seizing-2020-voting
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Larry Norden
11 days ago
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
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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...
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http://nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-nationalize-elections.html
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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
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Sean Morales-Doyle
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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.
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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/...
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Read Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota’s Governor
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Saturday that blamed him and other Democratic officials for allowing “lawlessness” in the state. It was not immediately clear ...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/24/us/pam-bondi-walz-doc.html
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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/...
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Read Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota’s Governor
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Saturday that blamed him and other Democratic officials for allowing “lawlessness” in the state. It was not immediately clear ...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/24/us/pam-bondi-walz-doc.html
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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.
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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-568_gfbh.pdf
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This might be the best judicial line yet this year—a high bar in this year of excellent district court writing.
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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...
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-birthright-citizenship.html
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The extent to which this Court condones racism is staggering. This year has been shameful on that front.
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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...
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The Department of Justice’s Broken Accountability System
The Trump administration has dismantled its internal checks on abuses of power, and courts are grappling with the consequences.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/department-justices-broken-accountability-system
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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!!
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4 months ago
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
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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
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Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information
The Trump administration is pressing state officials to provide sensitive information about voters.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information
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Keep track of the actions the Trump Administration is taking to undermine elections here:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections
Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/timeline-trump-administrations-efforts-undermine-elections
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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...
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Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/donald-trump-plan-to-rig-2026-midterm-elections-voter-suppression-gerrymandering-certification/
5 months ago
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5 months ago
“[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
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Don’t debase the census
Meddling in the census fits into the Trump administration’s broader efforts to manipulate data and institutions to skew elections in his party’s favor.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/dont-debase-the-census
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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...
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Opinion | Everyone loses when the federal government runs elections
Trump’s promised executive order on mail-in voting won’t have teeth.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/21/trump-mail-voting-executive-order/
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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.
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6 months ago
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States United Democracy Center
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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...
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The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-next-election
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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...
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The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-next-election
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"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...
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North Carolinians Go to Court to Protect Their Right to Vote
In the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the state board of elections over the voter rolls, hundreds of thousands of voters are at risk of disenfranchisement.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/north-carolinians-go-court-protect-their-right-vote
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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/...
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https://www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/download/birthright-citizenship-brief.pdf?inline=1
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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/...
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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/...
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https://www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/download/birthright-citizenship-brief.pdf?inline=1
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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.
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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.
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Steven Mazie
8 months ago
FIRST OPINION: TRUMP V CASA Court grants Trump's request to narrow the injunctions against his birthright citizenship EO
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Steve Vladeck
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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-...
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Bonus 136: Nationwide Injunctions vs. Nationwide Class Actions
If those who oppose non-plaintiff-specific relief are doing so on principle and not just politics, they should support more robust nationwide class action suits against the federal government.
https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-nationwide-injunctions
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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.
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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
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Assassins dress like cops & the secret police wear masks and no ID
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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...
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Amy Coney Barrett confronts Trump admin lawyer on respecting court rulings
Barrett questioned D. John Sauer about his claim the administration will "generally" follow court rulings.
https://www.newsweek.com/amy-coney-barrett-confronts-d-john-sauer-rulings-supreme-court-2072962
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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...
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Brennan Center
10 months ago
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...
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Joyce White Vance
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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.
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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
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