It should be clear by now that Trump does not actually care about "election integrity." If he did, he wouldn't have made cuts to the government agencies tasked with protecting our elections from foreign influence.

Brennan Center@brennancenter.org · 2w ago

The Trump administration has left this year’s congressional races more susceptible to manipulation by China and Russia by curtailing relevant agency budgets and dismissing necessary personnel. bit.ly/4pmBCJb

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES lawsuit to compel Connecticut to provide the DOJ its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-16 in cases to gain access to state voter files. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/connec...

🚨 United States of America v. Thomas

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The Intelligence community, led by Trump appointees and directed by a Trump executive order, already investigated foreign interference in the 2020 election and found that no foreign actor altered any technical aspect of the vote.

Read this cdt.org/insights/faq...

CDT’s @tharper.bsky.social: “The Trump admin says these grant conditions take ‘decisive action’ to protect elections from foreign interference and cyberattacks, but they do the opposite, interfering with national security at the moment officials can least afford it.”

Feds tie counterterrorism grants to election security measures

The new guidance from FEMA would require states to take various steps on elections before receiving funds. Government groups criticized the move as an overreach.

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Ahead of tonight's presidential address and expected release of declassified intel on voting system vulnerabilities, here are three key points from @cdt.org to help sort real findings on foreign influence from weaponized ones: cdt.org/insights/faq...

Journos, bookmark this one for tonight. From a 10-year leader at CISA.

“But claiming vulnerabilities in voting systems exist is different from claiming vulnerabilities in voting systems have been exploited, & even further distinct from claiming vulnerabilities in voting systems have been exploited during live election operations…” to rig past elections.

Justin Levitt@justinlevitt.bsky.social · 3w ago

Journos, bookmark this one for tonight. From a 10-year leader at CISA.

New from CDT's @tharper.bsky.social: President Trump's firing of all sitting U.S. Election Assistance Commission commissioners raises questions beyond whether the agency can function today. It challenges whether the EAC can still fulfill the independent, bipartisan role Congress created it to serve.

It’s the last day to vote in primaries in North Carolina, Texas, and Arkansas. Check out our series where we discuss changes to elections in a variety of key areas since 2024 and how they may impact the midterms here:

Center for Democracy & Technology@cdt.org · 5mo ago

As Americans across several states head to the polls today, check out CDT’s Countdown to the Midterms series and understand Trust, Safety, and Security around elections. cdt.org/insights/cou...

The Supreme Court’s Tariffs Opinion Suggest Strong Limits on President Trump’s Attempts to Exert Power over the Administration of Congressional Elections electionlawblog.org?p=154434

The Supreme Court's Tariffs Opinion Suggest Strong Limits on President Trump's Attempts to Exert Power over the Administration of Congressional Elections #ELB

In a complex set of opinions today in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the Supreme Court held that Congress did not give President Trump broad authority to impose tariffs without specific authorizat...

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The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security held a press conference on election security today that highlights the significant changes in the Agency's approach since 2024. I break down these changes and what they could mean for 2026 in my new analysis ⬇️ cdt.org/insights/cou...

Countdown to the Midterms: Mapping the Rapid Evolution of Election Security

The administration of the 2024 U.S. election was a success story. Despite escalating cyber probes and physical attacks on election infrastructure, widespread information operations, and foreign interf...

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NEW: A federal tool meant to find noncitizens on voter rolls is consistently marking citizens as noncitizens, especially if they were born outside the U.S., causing chaos as election clerks try not to disenfranchise voters, @zachdespart.bsky.social and I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/save...

“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.

The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.

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NEW: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has issued the latest court ruling that strikes down parts of President Trump's March 2025 executive order on voting, including a call to change the federal post card application that many military & overseas voters use www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

When Borg was asked by Sec. Fontes about what technical improvements were being made to SAVE to prevent removal of eligible voters, Borg said “Is it a perfect system? No.” A strong endorsement.

Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 6mo ago

The White House folks are here: Jared Borg, deputy director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Kevin Cline, associate counsel in the Office of White House Counsel.

Next up in our "100 ideas" series — New by @isabelalinzer.bsky.social @beccabranum.bsky.social @cdt.org — "Political Influencers and Democracy in the Digital Age" Part of @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project's "100 Ideas in 100 Days" Read the full piece here: democracyproject.org/posts/politi...

Political Influencers and Democracy in the Digital Age

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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National news outlets with this big of a platform should really weigh analysis like this with local perspective, which - I promise - comes to the opposite conclusion. This really makes me very sad.

Jane Mayer@janemayer.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Sorry to say, the 2026 election may not happen, our guest warns: www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

It's happening. OpenAI is piloting ads in ChatGPT. openai.com/index/our-ap... In introducing ads to ChatGPT, OpenAI is starting down a risky path. (1/5)

New from @aliyabhatia.bsky.social and me on how the US withdrawal from international organizations puts the globally connected, open internet at risk and threatens human rights worldwide: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The U.S. Heel Turn on International Cooperation

The U.S.’s withdrawal from international multistakeholder fora undermines human rights, global governance, and U.S. strategic interests.

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Sean Plankey’s re-nomination to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) comes as election officials urgently need clarity about what role—if any—the agency will play in protecting elections ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Greg Otto@gregotto.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Trump re-nominated Sean Plankey to lead CISA on Tuesday, after Plankey’s bid for the position ended last year stuck in the Senate. cyberscoop.com/sean-plankey...

🎙️ CDT’s Tim Harper on Marketplace breaks down how U.S. political campaigns used generative AI in the 2024 election — so far, more for speed than persuasion, with limited evidence of widespread voter deception.

How U.S. political campaigns have used generative AI

Tim Harper, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Democracy and Technology, says the technology has thus far been used for speed rather than to persuade voters.

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It's not about drugs, or oil and it's definitely not about democracy. Donald Trump's assault on Venezuela and capture of Maduro is all about proving the 2020 election was stolen from him—at least according to election deniers and MAGa influencers www.wired.com/story/electi...

Election Deniers Think the Venezuela Attack Is All About 2020

Election deniers are sure that the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is proof that the Venezuelan government rigged the 2020 election in Joe Biden’s favor.

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An automatic recount is required under SC law if the margin between the two candidates is less than 1% of the total vote, which would be 34 votes. Based on where things stand now, that puts us in recount territory, since the Republican leads by 21 votes. Such margins are tough to overcome though.

The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 7mo ago

With nearly all votes* counted, the Republican in this Trump+7 SC House district is leading by just 21 votes. * It's possible there are provisionals left, but hard gap to make up. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

CDT’s @isabelalinzer.bsky.social + @tharper.bsky.social cover past federal attempts, the SAVE system, key legal questions, and potential consequences if voter data is exposed or misused. Read the full analysis here:

CDT, The Leadership Conference, and Protect Democracy Release New Analysis of Federal Efforts to Access Voter Data

As the federal government rapidly seeks to gain access to state voter data, CDT, the Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology, and Protect Democracy developed an explainer that analyzes the potential harms and lasting impacts of the federal government’s effort to transform the use of sensitive information that states collect to administer elections […]

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ICYMI: CDT, the @civilrightsorg.bsky.social, and @protectdemocracy.org released a new analysis on the federal government’s push to access state voter rolls. Why it matters – voter privacy, election security, and the risks of centralizing sensitive data. cdt.org/insights/cdt...

Some registered voters Texas flagged as ‘potential noncitizens’ had provided proof of citizenship

U.S. citizens again caught in Texas voter roll investigation

Some registered voters Texas flagged as ‘potential noncitizens’ had provided proof of citizenship

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Small changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.

Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation

Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years

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New report alert🚨🚨 Political influencers aren’t quite activists, media, or advertisers. So what are they? How do social media policies and government regulations apply? 🧵 on this transformative trend in democracy and politics: cdt.org/insights/arc...

Architects of Online Influence: How Creators, Platforms, and Policymakers Shape Political Speech

[ PDF version ] A social media creator gave gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars to Donald Trump during a livestream ahead of the 2024 presidential election. A progressive influencer ranted in a v...

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I'm attending the @ncslorg.bsky.social Town Hall: 2025 Post-Election Recap and Insights. Join me on November 7. www.linkedin.com/events/ncslt...

Bomb threats at polling places in New Jersey today follow a troubling pattern. Election officials are now seeing coordinated threats not just in federal election years, but in off-year local elections too. This is becoming a consistent tactic to disrupt voting and intimidate election workers.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Across New Jersey, bomb threats at multiple polling locations have prompted closures and relocations today