Protect Our Elections
Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, John Conyers, Jr., Elliot L. Engel, and Bennie G. Thompson, the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and…
The FBI has uncovered evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases in recent weeks, prompting the bureau to warn election officials across the country to take new steps…
Students at Rollins College in Florida are designing custom “I voted” stickers for absentee voters. Across the country, the University of Southern California has partnered with county officials to host…
In March, Erika Wilson stood atop a small hill at North Carolina Central University, on the day of the state’s presidential primary. She and another volunteer wore T-shirts with the…
Citing Donald Trump’s controversial call to his supporters to challenge voters at the polls, a leading civil rights group is urging international election monitors to beef up their efforts to…
ANN RAVEL, ONE of six members of the Federal Election Commission, called last week for the FEC to take a stand against foreign money in U.S. elections — and on Thursday, she appealed…
Donald Trump’s call for volunteer election monitors is raising fears about voter intimidation at the polls this fall. “We’re going to watch Pennsylvania,” Trump told a crowd in Altoona, Penn.…
[lead]Donald Trump says the press cannot lie. But the Supreme Court says otherwise: In fact, many falsehoods are protected speech.[/lead] “It is not ‘freedom of the press’ when newspapers and…
The political spectacle of the past year has turned the 2016 election into a chasm with profound historical significance. By nominating Donald Trump, the Republican Party has become the vehicle…
Recently, Donald Trump has been complaining that the election is “rigged.” He points vaguely to recent federal court decisions that have struck down some voter ID provisions, and he has…
A trio of judges ruled Thursday that 28 of North Carolina’s 170 state legislative districts are unconstitutional “racial gerrymanders” and ordered the state Legislature to redraw the maps. But the…
Media are rushing to promote a new email dump from the conservative group Judicial Watch that they suggest, in the words of The New York Times, shows that the Clinton…
The National Rifle Association unveiled an attack ad against Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, charging the Democrat, “doesn’t believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense.” The…
Last week, Texas agreed to substantially soften its new voter ID law ahead of November’s election, allowing voters there to cast ballots this fall even if they do not have…
[lead]Across the country, in the aftermath of the extraordinary attack on the DNC computers, cyber security experts are newly assessing the vulnerability of the nation’s voting system.[/lead] The list of…
Last week, Donald Trump encouraged the Russian government to spy on the United States. In the wake of his unprecedented statement, members of the intelligence community – and more than…
[lead]Is Illinois the next state to deal with “voter suppression”? Maybe, depending how you look at it. [/lead] You may know that a conservative group filed a federal lawsuit last…