In a win for voters, a Florida court dismissed an anti-voting lawsuit challenging some of the Census' methods for estimating the population, a critical process that determines U.S. House votes. The case was part of a broader effort to increase GOP representation by changing population count.

🚨BREAKING: Virginia Democrats just dropped a new congressional map — and it could flip FOUR more House seats blue in 2026. If courts greenlight it, Virginia voters will decide whether the new map takes effect.

Fulton County demanded that the federal government return all of the 2020 election files seized by the FBI during an unprecedented raid on its central election hub. The county's commission chair said he "would use every resource at [their] disposal" to fight for Georgia voters.

NEW: The Trump administration’s Department of Education has launched an investigation that could severely restrict college student voter registration and turnout programs nationwide. Read more 👇

BREAKING: The White House says it “can’t guarantee” that ICE won’t be at voting locations this November. After far-right extremist Steve Bannon called for immigration agents to “surround the polls,” the Trump administration refused to rule it out.

Steve Bannon said the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms. His comments come after Trump called for Republicans to “nationalize voting,” further escalating of interfere in this year’s elections.

NEW: Members of congress, election officials and pro-voting advocates are denouncing Trump’s rapidly-escalating push to overtake elections from states. But Trump is doubling down, and instead pushing to “nationalize voting.”

NEW: Florida voters sued Gov. Ron DeSantis for calling a special legislative session to redraw the state’s electoral maps. The pro-voting plaintiffs argued that the governor unconstitutionally encroached upon the powers of the state legislature.

Virginia Democrats’ efforts to counter Trump’s redistricting gains across the country scored a procedural win, when the state court of appeals hurried the case to the state supreme court. The move could allow a chance to overturn a lower court decision halting Virginia redistricting.

House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed false election conspiracies espoused by Trump, saying results in “blue states” like California “just look on its face to be fraudulent.” Johnson’s comments come as Republicans push to advance restrictive new voting legislation in Congress.

📽️NEW: Lincoln Project co-founder @therickwilson.bsky.social joined Marc Elias to explain how the Trump administration is testing the system ahead of this year’s elections, why the Epstein Files are uniquely destabilizing his base and how corruption is reshaping the midterms👇

ICYMI: Maryland Democrats advanced their effort to counter GOP gerrymanders nationwide and passed a new congressional map that would flip the state’s sole Republican seat blue. While the development comes as a win, the bill now heads to the state Senate, where its future remains uncertain.

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Trump ordered Tulsi Gabbard to take part in the FBI’s extraordinary raid on an election facility in Fulton County, according to reports. The reporting undercuts the DOJ's public explanation that Gabbard’s presence during the search was essentially a matter of coincidence.

NEW: The Supreme Court allows California to use its new voter-approved congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats could pick up as many as five more seats in Congress under the new map, and counter the GOP gains made in Texas.

🚨BREAKING: In a huge win, the Supreme Court denies Republicans’ request to block California’s new voter-approved congressional map. Full story to come. Background: www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...

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A coalition of House Democrats is sounding the alarm over new U.S. Postal Service changes they say could put voters at risk in the 2026 midterm elections, particularly in rural communities and states with strict election deadlines.

NEW: In a procedural win, a Virginia appeals court sent a case challenging Democrats’ redistricting effort to the state supreme court for review. The move gives the state's highest court the chance to overturn last week's ruling blocking the effort to counter GOP gerrymanders nationwide.

NEW: Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon announced “we’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November,” and told Democrats they’re not going to “steal the country again.” The comments come amid rising concerns that Trump is plotting to interfere in this year’s midterms. https://bit.ly/3O6AIBY

BREAKING: Fulton County demanded in court that the federal government return all of the 2020 election related materials the FBI seized from its central election hub last week. One county official stated that “our Constitution itself is at stake over this fight.”

Republicans are urging Senators to eliminate the filibuster to pass bills that could limit ballot access to millions. Doing so could actually aid Democrats in the long run, one expert said: “Giving up the filibuster...would be letting Democrats compete on a more level playing field.”

The FBI Fulton County raid came as no surprise. What was surprising was who led the initiative: U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Thomas Albus. And there is all the reason to believe the federal prosecutor will use his power to interfere with the upcoming elections.

As Colorado’s chief election officer, Jena Griswold has been at the forefront of fighting against Trump’s assault on elections. She joined Democracy Docket to discuss Pam Bondi’s recent extortion letter for Minnesota’s voter rolls, her plan for the midterms and the GOP’s new anti-voting bill👇

NEW: House Speaker Mike Johnson baselessly claimed election results in “blue states” like California “just look on its face to be fraudulent,” echoing electoral conspiracy theories espoused by Trump. The comments come as Republicans in Congress push to advance restrictive new voting legislation.

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NEW: North Carolina’s GOP-led election board will send letters to over 241,000 voters whose driver’s license numbers or Social Security numbers did not match government databases. Around 98k of those voters could be forced to cast provisional ballots, which could risk disenfranchisement.

NEW: A Florida court dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to block statistical methodologies used in the 2020 Census for alleged inaccuracies. The case is part of a nationwide GOP effort to increase the party’s power in red states by changing how the U.S. population is counted.

A 6th Circuit judge dismissed the DOJ’s misconduct claim against James Boasberg, the chief district judge in D.C. who warned last year that the Trump administration could disregard court orders in the future. The ruling comes as a victory against Trump's ongoing assault on the judiciary.

Trump urged Republicans to seize control of elections and place voting under national security, falsely claiming that undocumented immigrants “were brought to our country to vote and they vote illegally.” The call comes after the president recently suggested the 2026 midterms should be cancelled.

A True the Vote co-founder revealed it was “in contact with people at DHS” to discuss a federal data-sharing partnership to scrutinize voter rolls for potential noncitizens. The comments raise concerns over the relationship between DHS and right-wing groups challenging state election systems.

BREAKING: The Maryland House passed a congressional map that would eliminate the state’s last GOP-held seat. Democrats say the move is necessary to counter Trump-backed gerrymanders. The bill now heads to the Senate, where its future is uncertain.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested for reporting on anti-ICE protests in a Minnesota church. According to a DOJ official, the journalist was charged with conspiring to deprive others of their civil rights and obstructing access to a house of worship in violation of federal law.

NEW: The GOP are urging Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster to pave the way for the MEGA Act — a bill that could disenfranchise millions by imposing strict photo ID requirements to vote. But history shows that killing the procedure could actually bode well eventually for Democrats.

NEW: A federal judge blocked DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s attempt to require members of Congress to provide seven days notice before conducting in-person oversight visits to ICE detention facilities. The ruling marks the second time in the past few months Noem’s mandate has been temporarily halted.

NEW: House Democrats argued that new USPS changes threaten the reliability of mail voting such that it could disenfranchise voters ahead of the 2026 midterms, especially for a those in rural areas and states with strict election deadlines.

NEW: In one of his most explicit signals of election interference yet, Trump falsely claimed on a radio interview that immigrants “were brought to our country to vote and they vote illegally” and urged Republicans to control elections by placing them under national authority.

NEW: Trump ordered top U.S. intelligence official Tulsi Gabbard to take part in the FBI’s Fulton County raid, undercutting the DOJ’s explanation of her presence as a coincidence. The report indicates Trump’s personal involvement and heavy investment in the raid.

NEW: A federal appeals judge dismissed the DOJ's misconduct claim against federal judge James Boasberg, who last year found cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt for "willful disregard" of his order to return hundreds of deported people sent to El Salvador.

Nationwide, anti-voting activists like Cleta Mitchell are pressuring state and local election officials to impose restrictions that would reduce ballot access. Amongst these efforts: removing voting methods widely used by Democrats, such as mail-in ballots and early voting.

Missouri sued the U.S. Census Bureau to stop it from counting undocumented immigrants in the decennial census count. If the state is successful, political representation for immigrant populations in the House could greatly decline, possibly affecting presidential election outcomes.

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The FBI’s unprecedented seizure of 2020 election ballots and records in Fulton County, Georgia has election experts raising red flags for 2026. One expert warns the raid was a possible test run for future midterm interference in swing districts.

California asked the Supreme Court to respect the will of the voters who approved the state’s newly passed congressional map in November. The state argued that the Republican challenge implies partisan gerrymandering is only unlawful when practiced by Democrats.

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NEW: This week, Trump and the GOP kicked their anti-voting campaign into overdrive — from an unprecedented FBI raid on Fulton County’s elections office to new voter suppression bills and midterm interference warnings. We tracked it all.👇

Why was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at the FBI’s raid of Fulton County’s main election operations center? It’s unclear. But what is clear is that her appearance signals the administration intends to undermine democratic and electoral norms ahead of this year’s midterms.

📹NEW: Republicans are panicking as Democrats outline a real path back to a Senate majority. @dscc.bsky.social Devan Barber shares which seats are truly at stake — from Georgia and North Carolina to Maine, Ohio, and Alaska — and why GOP incumbents are suddenly vulnerable. https://bit.ly/46llkb6

North Carolina officials are currently considering a series of proposed rules aimed at undermining the public’s confidence in elections. One of those rules: flagging certain voters as “presumptive noncitizens” in an attempt to potentially remove them from the rolls.