The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after should be counted. A ruling for Republicans could upend mail voting.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after should be counted. A ruling for Republicans could upend mail voting, potentially disenfranchising large numbers of voters.
President Donald Trump granted “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to 77 of his allies who supported plans to subvert the 2020 presidential election. The move marks the president’s latest effort to protect those who backed his attempt to remain in power after losing the election.
As the 2026 midterms near, the battle over GOP gerrymandering is moving from state legislatures to federal courts. And in ominous news for fair maps, nearly half of federal judges overseeing these redistricting cases, which could shape control of the House, are Trump appointees.
A civil rights organization sued the Trump administration Saturday over a new policy barring nonprofits from helping new U.S. citizens register to vote. The lawsuit called the administration’s policy part of a “broader effort to ensure that new Americans cannot exert their democratic will on the nation.”
A Wisconsin court vacated its earlier ruling that required the state to verify U.S. citizenship for all voter registration applicants and to audit existing voter rolls for non-citizens. This restores the authority of the state election commission to register voters without mandatory citizenship verification.
Across the country, politicians are making it harder to vote — particularly for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities. Voting is our constitutional right, and foundational to a functioning democracy. Join the ACLU in the fight to protect our right to vote.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee filed a motion Monday to intervene as a defendant in a Republican anti-voting lawsuit challenging the implementation of California’s new congressional map following the passage of Proposition 50*. The map was passed by Democrats, and approved by voters, to counter GOP gerrymanders in Texas and other states.
Democrats won two governorships and dominated Virginia last week, but the blue wave also set records in some lesser-known elections. Though these contests didn’t make headlines, they demonstrate that voters remain the strongest defense against extremism.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) joined Marc to break down the GOP’s chaos in the House, the fight over redistricting in Texas, and what these battles reveal about the road to 2026. From Republican infighting to the next wave of voting rights fights, Crockett shared her unfiltered view of where American democracy is headed.
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