Two fast-moving election cases are raising a consequential question ahead of the November midterms: Will the courts serve as a guardrail when government officials attempt to change voting rules or congressional boundaries for partisan advantage? In his September 4 American Prospect newsletter, “Trump, Election Theft, and the Courts,” Robert Kuttner argues that recent rulings suggest judges may be unwilling to permit the Trump administration and its allies to reshape the elec

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations unit published a new federal acquisition plan on August 31 seeking private data services for its election-fraud investigations.

Two consequential developments emerged September 1, although neither has yet changed the rules voters must follow. On The Corner | September 2, 2026 Two consequential developments emerged September 1, although neither has yet changed the rules voters must follow. USPS whistleblower alleges a dangerously unreliable ballot system A whistleblower disclosure sent to Congress describes the Postal Service’s new Federal Ballot Mail Portal as rushed, inadequately tested and capable o

In a recent article for The American Prospect, Robert Kuttner warns that the Trump administration’s reported effort to use the IRS against liberal nonprofits could reach far beyond a handful of prominent foundations. It could threaten the civic work that nonprofit and faith-based organizations have performed in American communities for generations.

A federal court has stopped the Postal Service from imposing new mail-ballot requirements—but an emergency appeal means the rules for November remain unsettled