Mildly blue or a blue tsunami? 9 states will decide if Dems flip control of U.S. Senate
Democrats need to flip four seats on a map favoring Republicans, with Trump's 39% approval rating and Iran-driven inflation shaping the fight for a 53-47 Senate.
Jonathan Shorman
Articles by Jonathan Shorman
Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill
Sen. Elissa Slotkin's Protect Our Polls Act has little chance in the GOP-led Senate, but follows Republicans blocking similar amendments in the NDAA.
Local election officials reel over ‘logistical nightmare’ of Trump’s vote-by-mail order
Officials from 26 jurisdictions warn the order forces sweeping changes before November, with no federal funding provided and small rural offices least equipped to comply.
Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters
A Mullin memo filed Monday night reversed a Friday position, but experts say DOJ is stalling to keep courts from blocking the order before November midterms.
US Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting
Four Republicans joined Democrats in blocking the bill, including Collins facing a competitive reelection and McConnell, who is retiring.
Congress weighs cuts to states’ already ‘insufficient’ election security dollars
House Republicans' bill would cut election security grants by two-thirds while Trump pushes voting restrictions, widening a gap between GOP rhetoric and funding.
Trump ‘slush fund’ echoes scorned 19th-century spoils system, academics say
A federal judge halted the $1.776 billion fund after lawsuits from Jan. 6 police officers and others, as academics warn it mirrors the 19th-century spoils system.
Trump ordered limits on voting by mail. The Postal Service is moving to make states comply.
The proposal exempts military and overseas voters and excludes primaries, even as five lawsuits challenge the order ahead of November midterms.
Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund blocked for now by federal judge
Judge Brinkema temporarily halted the $1.8 billion fund, which critics say violates the Constitution and could reward Trump's political allies.
Trump order limiting voting by mail will stand for now, federal judge rules
A Trump-appointed judge declined to block the order immediately, but signaled he may reconsider once federal agencies begin implementing the mail-voting restrictions.
States could purge voter rolls close to elections if Supreme Court takes Trump’s side in Arizona case
The Trump administration's Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to let states purge voter rolls days before elections, over objections from voting rights groups.
Trump won’t give up on stalled SAVE America bill, as Dems prep election protections
Trump refuses to rule out deploying troops to polling places as Democrats launch election protection task force and file lawsuits to block his voting restrictions.
