The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to decide when the nation goes to war. President Trump’s strikes on Iran are flatly unconstitutional. There’s been no deliberation, no vote, no clear justification. This is a flagrant abuse of executive power.

Guardrails don’t undermine military AI. In fact, they're needed to improve the tech’s safety and reliability, says @amostoh.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2026/02/27/p...

“Any attempt by this administration to seize or ban mail-in ballots or voting machines during an election would” violate federal laws prohibiting interference with elections, says @lizagoitein.bsky.social.

Today @washingtonpost.com reported activists are urging Trump to declare an emergency based on claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election and use emergency powers to dramatically alter election rules. Trump has no power to run elections, even in an emergency. 🧵

Certain requests to election officials for access to voting machines and materials can be legitimate for transparency reasons, but others go far beyond what is legally authorized. We sort it out: bit.ly/4aciVCc

This affidavit was much weaker than I suspected. No allegations of intent. No allegations of election theft. No allegations of foreign interference. No allegations that the statute of limitations doesn't apply. At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.

In Fulton County, there had been a mystery as to what the evidence that the magistrate used to find probable cause would it look like. Now there’s a new mystery: how in the world did the magistrate approve this bunch of recycled and discredited allegations to find probable cause?

Election officials are "resolute in ensuring that their voters will be able to vote freely, and that there will be a fair election in 2026” amid the administration’s campaign to undermine elections, @larrynorden.bsky.social tells npr.org.

On WAMU 885 / @npr.org : "If You Can Keep It: Donald Trump and #ElectionIntegrity" produced by Lauren Hamilton with guests @sethbluestein.bsky.social , @larrynorden.bsky.social, @nytnickc.bsky.social & @jessicahuseman.bsky.social: the1a.org/segments/if-...

It's no accident that in reiterating his calls to "nationalize" elections, the president focused on Detroit, Philadelphia and Atlanta. A core tactic of the president and others seeking to undermine elections has been to target cities with lots of voters of color.

"Trump lamented that he failed to activate the National Guard to seize voting machines in 2020. The Fulton raid should set alarm bells ringing about Trump’s willingness to abuse the power of his office to undermine free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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, 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/...

The lesson of the Powell statement and yesterday to me is get your side of the story out via video first, it matters so much in shaping public opinion.

Our government has entered a new and dangerous era of corruption, leading to a collapse in public trust. Our latest report outlines nine solutions to combat corruption, including a path to restoring campaign finance limits. bit.ly/4r62EnZ

For those worried about the use of AI to support rumors or outright falsehoods to justify efforts to undermine this fall’s elections, this is an ominous sign.

This week marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, which ushered in a new era of political corruption. The Brennan Center has released a new paper outlining nine concrete solutions for reform: bit.ly/4jUFb6I

The president can’t do much to stop states from enacting and enforcing AI safety laws — and courts and state governments should know this. bit.ly/3Y0drDI

Tech investors signal that they plan to spend big in the 2026 midterms in both congressional and state legislative races. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

This is really well done and worth a read: www.authoritarian-stack.info

Trump's executive order to block states from protecting their citizens from AI will almost certainly fail in court. Why issue it? It may still have a chilling effect if states cave. And that would make some of the largest political spenders very happy. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com. We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans. washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

This is an especially worrying statement when facial recognition can be inaccurate, biased, and generally make mistakes. Basing whether someone should be in the US or not, and ignoring physical media like a birth certificate, is ripe for disaster bsky.app/profile/jose...

JOB: @macfound.org Director, AI Opportunity macfound.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MAC_FO...

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Our new series on money in politics will examine key fundraising trends, delve into underreported stories, and cover round up news in campaign finance and political corruption. Check out the first installment: bit.ly/42wEcSM

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

"The Court’s interventions in campaign finance law ... have had unintended consequences that run directly counter to the justices’ own assurances ... [Congress is] best placed to anticipate and weigh such risks... They, and not the Court, should decide the future of coordinated spending limits."

UCLA’s funds reinstated after yesterday’s court order! Thanks to the brave researchers and their amazing counsel, including Dean Chemerinsky, who brought suit. This is just another turn in the ongoing fight, but a great result for now.

My tribute to my friend @rethinkintel.bsky.social

Personal update: this fall I am on a short sabbatical from @brennancenter.org and have joined the UC Berkeley community as a lecturer @ Berkeley Law (AI, Democracy and Elections) and Democracy Policy Fellow @ Berkeley’s GSPP. If you are in the Bay Area please reach out!

Brennan Center experts Sean Morales-Doyle and Lawrence Norden forecast how the Trump administration will undermine confidence in our elections in the months leading up to the 2026 midterms: bit.ly/4fRIqtA

This is a remarkable article. Federal judges are increasingly speaking out against SCOTUS’s approach to the shadow docket. This isn't typical & underscores the impossible position for lower courts when SCOTUS makes new law on its emergency docket – especially when it doesn’t explain its rulings. /1

Dangerous steps to watch for, and what to do about it... www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Some important “What to expect when we’re electing” messaging from the Brennan Center. Election fraud lies are integrated into the administration’s strategies of election interference going into 2026. What we need to be aware of… and what we can do:

If we know what’s coming and prepare, we can keep our elections secure. cyberscoop.com/trump-admini...

The @brennancenter.org has documented the concerted White House efforts to undermine elections. Today, @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social and I dig into the president’s March executive order to detail how it lays the groundwork for the next set of steps in this effort. /1

Flooding blue cities with soldiers on the pretext of fighting crime would be an unprecedented abuse of power that would violate states’ rights and threaten our most fundamental liberties. The plan is profoundly un-American. And it is illegal. 12/12

Brennan Center senior adviser @bartongellman.bsky.social: “From the earliest days of his second term, the president and his lieutenants have pursued an unprecedented assault on the machinery of free and fair elections.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Mail voting is a secure way to cast a ballot that dates back to the Civil War. Election officials in every state use tested and multi-layered checks to ensure that mail voting is safe. bit.ly/4fLDlDa

For those keeping track, another cut to federal support for election security, with the apparent elimination of the Foreign Malign Influence Center, which tracked foreign influence operations and threats to elections. apnews.com/article/gabb...

At Trump’s request, multiple red state governors are sending hundreds of armed National Guard forces into DC. This military occupation of the district is unprecedented and unjustified. If it’s allowed to stand, this country will be well on its way to becoming a police state. 1/22

Trump’s post saying he will sign an EO purporting to ban mail voting marks an appalling attack on free and fair elections. Flatly illegal and flagrantly unconstitutional. The Constitution gives states and Congress the power to run elections. Presidents have no lawful role. 1/3

Public corruption harms everyday people and undermines democracy. Congress can do something about it — but the public needs to demand action. bit.ly/4mbQKqv

Echoing Renee here, me and my team were FOIA'ed by the MO AG office, sued by America First Legal, and then hauled in front of Jim Jordan's committee in DC, where, at the table interviewing me (for SIX HOURS) sat a lawyer who shifted from America First to Jordan's staff. This is MACHINE.

This is not the slightest bit surprising and it began prior to Trump coming back to power. As the idiot AG of Missouri was pursuing Missouri v Biden, Stephen Miller’s America First Legal sued me and my colleagues with the same forum-shopped judge and plaintiffs. Wake up: it’s a machine.

No president-affiliated super PAC has ever raised so much and seen so many $1M+ donations in the first 6 months of a term, even without the constitutional term limit. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...