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“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool To Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
Jen Fifield and Zach Despart, Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. When county clerk Brianna Lennon got an email in November saying a newly expanded federal system had flagged 74 people on the county’s voter roll as potential nonc…
Feb 26, 2026, 6:55 PM
ICE not being deployed to polling places for midterms, state officials told: Sources
Luke Barr, Abcnews.com
ICE will not be deployed at polling places during the midterm elections later this year, state election security administrators were told during a call.
Feb 26, 2026, 4:05 AM
Conservatives cried voter fraud long before Trump
Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Claims of stolen elections and tainted ballots have often been aimed at curbing Black political power
Feb 22, 2026, 2:00 PM
Here’s the Proof Trump Knows He’s Doomed: Rothkopf
The Daily Beast Podcast, William Vaillancourt, Daily Beast
Donald Trump is trying to chip away at the integrity of the voting process ahead of the November midterms because he knows Republicans will not fare well...
Feb 19, 2026, 3:42 AM
What’s Behind the GOP’s Push to Demand Proof of Citizenship to Vote
David A. Graham, The Atlantic
The Trump administration’s support for the SAVE America Act is a ploy to help Republicans win elections.
Feb 18, 2026, 8:51 PM
The Four Ways Trump Plans to Delegitimize this Fall’s Elections
Harry Litman, The New Republic
Even as diversionary battles flare across the political landscape—immigration raids, diplomatic blunders, legal losses in court, and the lingering Epstein fallout—Donald Trump is making his move where it matters most: elections.The administration is pressing …
Feb 18, 2026, 11:00 AM
The Founders Would Have Opposed ‘Nationalizing’ Elections
Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic
The writers of the Constitution sought an approach the balanced control between the states and the federal government.
Feb 16, 2026, 1:03 PM
House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote
Marissa Martinez, Salon
The SAVE America Act could make it difficult for people who have changed their names to vote
Feb 13, 2026, 11:00 AM
Trump calls Connecticut 'an extremely corrupt voting place' on Fox News, takes swipe at Blumenthal
Jordan Nathaniel Fenster, Ctinsider.com
In Connecticut, if a voter doesn't have an accepted form of identification, they can sign an affidavit attesting to their identity.
Feb 13, 2026, 11:00 AM
House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters
The Associated Press, NPR
House Republicans rushed to approve legislation on Wednesday that would impose new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a Trump administration priority that faces blowback in the Senate.
Feb 12, 2026, 8:40 AM
‘The Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyed’
Michael Scherer, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic
Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.
Feb 8, 2026, 10:14 PM
Rep. Tim Burchett Lies About ID Requirements In SAVE Act
Heather, Crooksandliars.com
Republican Rep. Tim Burchett (TN) with an assist from former Trump spokesliar Kayleigh McEnany lie to the viewers on Fox not "news" about the requirements for proof of citizenship in their vote-suppressing SAVE Act. We've already discussed what this bill does…
Feb 8, 2026, 3:32 PM
GOP resists call to “nationalize voting” — but Trump’s trying it anyway
Jelinda Montes, Salon
The president continues to deny his 2020 election loss, claiming voter fraud is why Republicans must "take over"
Feb 5, 2026, 3:45 PM
Election officials draw on sobering 2020 lessons as Trump calls for nationalizing voting
Alexander Shur, Votebeat, Salon
Officials who faced threats in 2020 prepare for pressure from Trump.
Feb 5, 2026, 11:00 AM
Trump doubles down on suggesting federal government 'get involved' in state elections
Michelle Stoddart, Emily Chang, Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that somebody should "take over" some state elections, repeating his his controversial calls to 'nationalize' voting.
Feb 3, 2026, 11:42 PM
Trump’s New Threats to American Elections
David A. Graham, The Atlantic
The reasons to worry about election integrity are becoming more urgent.
Feb 3, 2026, 10:48 PM
Trump urges Republicans to 'take over' and 'nationalize' voting
Emily Chang, Michelle Stoddart, Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News
President Trump called on Republicans to "nationalize" voting with the 2026 midterm elections on the horizon.
Feb 3, 2026, 12:48 AM
“We want to take over”: Trump says Republicans should move to “nationalize” elections
Garrett Owen, Salon
Trump pushed for taking elections away from the states in an interview with Dan Bongino.
Feb 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
Pam Bondi Basically Tells Tim Walz to Hand Over Voter Rolls If He Wants Federal Agents to Stop Killing Americans
Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel
Bondi also went on Fox News to threaten that Walz had "better support President Trump."
Jan 25, 2026, 2:51 PM
Judge rules US Justice Department filed a lawsuit over Georgia voter data in the wrong city
JEFF AMY and CHARLOTTE KRAMON, Yahoo Entertainment
A federal judge in Georgia on Friday dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit seeking voter information from the state, ruling the federal government had ...
Jan 23, 2026, 8:16 PM
US judge dismisses Justice Department lawsuit seeking California voter details
By Sara Merken, Yahoo Entertainment
By Sara Merken NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that sought an unredacted statewide voter...
Jan 16, 2026, 2:11 AM
A federal judge dismisses the DOJ's effort to get voter data from California
Miles Parks, NPR
The Trump administration has been dealt its first legal setback in its unprecedented effort to consolidate voter data traditionally held by states.
Jan 15, 2026, 11:59 PM
A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress
Hansi Lo Wang, NPR
If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.
Jan 8, 2026, 10:00 AM
Trump's SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too
Jude Joffe-Block, NPR
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.
Dec 10, 2025, 10:00 AM