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Behind the seemingly scatter-shot opening acts of Trump’s second administration, legal analysts see a common goal: to test a once-fringe legal theory which asserts that the president has unlimited power to control the actions of the four million people who make up the executive branch.
As a GOP candidate is seeking to overturn his election loss, the future of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s composition — and free and fair elections more broadly — hangs in the balance.
Many voters are understandably fatigued from the lead-up to and aftermath of the consequential 2024 election, but Wisconsin voters have another influential election on the horizon — with national implications.
We aren’t yet in a constitutional crisis but the Trump administration is certainly hinting towards one.
Since Trump returned to the White House, the Elon Musk-led faux agency DOGE has been hit with a slew of lawsuits.
Republicans are pushing for a proof of citizenship requirement to serve their own ends while perpetuating harmful myths about noncitizen voting.
A Feb. 1 election will determine who will lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The current chair, Jaime Harrison, decided not to run for re-election, so it’s a wide-open playing field.
Project 2025 calls for gutting the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which election experts say could have a huge impact on election security.
While a single seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, which already has an overwhelming Republican majority, may seem insignificant, this race has the potential to set a dangerous precedent for future election challenges.
The U.S. Supreme Court only selects a few cases to hear during its session, which lasts from October to December each year, and multiple cases under consideration could significantly impact voting rights.
