Maddow: Trump has 'worked overtime to systematically dismantle' election security

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YeXmXkgnXGA

 

Noncitizen voting is rare. Why is Washington so focused on it? - POLITICO

Experts like McNulty point to recent rollbacks to frontline programs that protect state and local elections, as well as cuts to the top federal agency that guards electoral systems, as key threats ahead of the midterms. But lawmakers are focused elsewhere: They're currently debating policy measures to crack down on noncitizen voting and move election certification authorities to the federal government...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/17/save-act-election-security-noncitizen-voting-00782470

 

 

'Worst nightmare': DOGE workers improperly shared social security info, DOJ says.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZfpv-Yf6sI

 

Researcher who has distorted voter data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role - POLITICO

The political appointment, first reported by Democracy Docket, shows how self-styled election investigators who have thrown themselves into election conspiracy theories since 2020 are now being celebrated by a presidential administration that indulges their false claims...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/26/dhs-election-security-2020-election-conspiracy-00527453 

 

The Trump admin cut election security funds. Now officials fear future elections may be ‘less secure.’ - POLITICO

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's programs for securing elections — everything from scanning election system networks for safety to sharing data with the public on potential threats — have been put on hold pending a review by the Department of Homeland Security, with no guarantee they will start up again… 

"Withdrawing CISA's support for local election officials will make elections less secure," Schmidt warned in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this month. 

The lack of support from the cyber agency was further complicated this week when President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would completely overhaul the election process across the country and require DHS and the Election Assistance Commission — a federal organization that helps with election administration — to review the security of voting machines across the nation. It's unclear how the agencies will carry this out, particularly with CISA support on hold…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/31/trump-admin-cut-election-security-funds-00258787

 

Donald Trump's federal shake-up sparks concerns among election security experts

Election experts say service interruptions and changes could compromise the safety and security of U.S. elections. David Levine, a senior fellow at the University of Maryland's Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement and a former election official, said the administration's recent moves make U.S. elections "more vulnerable to attacks by malign actors, including foreign adversaries."…

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5173249-trump-administration-election-security-changes/

Donald Trump has Mike Johnson in another no-win situation

Meanwhile, archconservatives have spent their time during this congress running into the same brick wall. Whenever a deadline approaches for funding the government, the "chaos caucus" tries to force Democrats to accept draconic spending cuts, far-right policies, or both. It's worked precisely zero times; the closest they've come to a win was removing Johnson's predecessor from the speakership. But in an extreme case of gambler's fallacy, they are certain that things will work out differently this time...

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-mike-johnson-save-act-shutdown-rcna169568

Conservatives are increasingly knives out for the nation’s top cyber agency - POLITICO

The fight over CISA underscores yet another way Trump's election fraud claims are reverberating into 2024. And though the hard right doesn't have enough votes to defund CISA today, the growing backlash against it has supporters worried that a hard-right faction could hobble the agency in the years ahead — undermining its efforts not just to secure future elections, but also protect key U.S. and federal networks from major hacks...

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/22/conservatives-cyber-cisa-politics-00122794

‘Election integrity summits’ aim to fire up Trump activists over big lie

"The people who perpetrated the fraudulent notion that the 2020 election was stolen are capitalizing on the confusion they deliberately sowed to undermine the safety and security of future elections and, not coincidentally, rake in money in the process," Melanie Sloan, a senior adviser to the government watchdog group American Oversight, said...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/18/election-integrity-summits-conservative-partnership-institute

Republicans considering more than 100 bills to restrict voting rights | US news | The Guardian

Restrictions come on the heels of an election in which federal and state officials called it 'the most secure in US history'...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/28/republicans-considering-100-bills-restrict-voting-rights

How the Republican voter fraud lie paved the way for Trump to undermine Biden’s presidency | US news | The Guardian

"The strategy has been to slowly, steadily, undermine Americans' faith in the security of elections, increase their belief in the existence of widespread voter fraud so as to enable them to accept what would otherwise be perceived as a really illegitimate and anti-democratic agenda of restricting access to voting."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/18/trump-republican-voter-fraud-lie-biden-presidency

'Goddamn Disgrace': Cornered McConnell Turns $2000 Stimulus Cudgel on Democrats

"To block you from getting $2000 mitch mcconnell is demanding a 'commission' to spew lies about the election trump lost and attack democracy," tweeted New Jersey Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. "This is a goddamn disgrace. The depravity of republican leaders has no bottom."

https://www.newsweek.com/goddamn-disgrace-cornered-mcconnell-turns-2000-stimulus-cudgel-democrats-1557884

McConnell pulls DISGUSTING stunt during vote for $2,000 relief checks

https://youtu.be/J3wGBFla6ik

McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure - The New York Times

Senator Mitch McConnell instead provided vague assurances that the Senate would "begin the process" of discussing the checks and two other issues that the president demanded lawmakers address.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/us/politics/mcconnell-blocks-stimulus-check-vote.html

Outcry as US intelligence stops in-person reports to Congress on election security

The United States’ top intelligence office has told lawmakers it will largely stop holding in-person briefings on election security, signaling that it does not trust lawmakers to keep the information secret. Donald Trump’s new director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, notified the House and Senate intelligence panels on Friday that it would send written reports instead, giving lawmakers less opportunity to press for details as the 3 November election approaches. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/30/outcry-as-us-intelligence-stops-in-person-reports-to-congress-on-election-security

Postal Service Shortfalls Threaten Election Disaster. Republicans Don’t Want To Save It. – Mother Jones

"Neighborhoods across the Philadelphia region are experiencing significant delays in receiving their mail, with some residents going upwards of three weeks without packages and letters, leaving them without medication, paychecks, and bills," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sunday. The recent cutbacks, end of overtime, and staffing shortages are leaving piles of mail unattended. "According to local union leaders and carriers, mail is piling up in offices, unscanned and unsorted." If things don't change, thousands and perhaps millions of ballots could be in those piles. Pennsylvania is a swing state......
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/08/usps-postal-service-november-election-trump-republicans-shortfalls-coronavirus/

Stacey Abrams: Trump trying to 'steal' vote with postal service cuts - Business Insider

Stacey Abrams accused President Donald Trump of trying to indirectly rig the election by "undermining" the US Postal Service, which could play an outsize role this November as millions of Americans are forced to vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic. "We will not be able to effectively count the votes of every eligible American because he's doing his best to undermine our confidence in the process, but worst he's doing best to actually steal the vote by undermining the postal service," Abrams told CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday.
https://www.businessinsider.com/stacey-abrams-trump-trying-to-steal-vote-postal-service-cuts-2020-8

Voting by mail is safe and easy: Why are Republicans lying about it? - Business Insider

Last weekend, we passed a milestone moment in the 2020 election cycle: We are now less than 100 days away from Tuesday, November 3 — Election Day. In normal years, this would be the time when the general public really starts tuning in to the messages both parties are running with, familiarizing themselves with the candidates, and deciding who gets their vote. But just as it has with every other aspect of our lives, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown everything we know about politics into disarray. ....
https://www.businessinsider.com/voting-by-mail-safe-easy-republicans-lying-about-it-2020-8

Trump’s acting intelligence chief declines to meet with Congress for election threats briefing - The Washington Post

Grenell felt ill-prepared to answer lawmakers' questions, say officials familiar with the matter.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/richard-grenell-trump-intelligence-election-security/2020/03/10/6504cc36-62d6-11ea-acca-80c22bbee96f_story.html

Watchdog warns of election security issues this year, chides federal agency - The Washington Post

GAO says Homeland Security agency is not well-positioned to execute a nationwide strategy for securing election infrastructure....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watchdog-warns-of-election-security-issues-this-year-and-chides-federal-agency/2020/03/07/946a7942-5f18-11ea-8baf-519cedb6ccd9_story.html