If this doesn’t motivate you to vote, I don’t know what else to say

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P-hI6N7aZg8

 

Judge rebuffs Trump DoJ’s bid to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots

A federal judge declined to order California election officials to segregate and not count ballots from people the Trump administration claimed were non-citizens, rebuffing a legally thin request from the justice department that appeared designed to cast doubt over the results of the midterms…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/federal-judge-trump-california-ballots

 

‘Why do you need this?’: Appeals court skeptical of pre-election ICE enforcement surge - POLITICO

“So, why’s the rush? … What are you prevented from doing in the next four days?” asked Judge Sidney Thomas, also a Clinton appointee. “You can't prosecute anybody in four days. You can't convict them in four days. … Why do you need this?”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/29/courts-dhs-ice-voting

 

Why it'll take a while to know who won in some midterm races : NPR

So you're saying the timing of results isn't at all tied to vote-counting speed?

 https://www.npr.org/2026/10/19/nx-s1-5982027/california-vote-counting-margins

US justice department sues California over alleged noncitizen voting

“The Department of Justice has not provided the underlying evidence, source, or methodology supporting its assertions that individuals identified in its records are ineligible to vote,” Logan said in a statement. “We cannot withhold or refuse to count ballots based solely on unverified allegations, nor can we disregard the legal requirements governing our election – and we certainly have no authority to act on records that are outside of our jurisdiction.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/justice-department-sues-california-midterms

 

Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’

Advocacy groups expand legal challenges and condemn president’s ‘self-serving attempts to take over midterms’…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/trump-midterm-elections-rule-of-law-democracy 

 

Michigan voter ID, proof of citizenship amendment loses at state, U.S. Supreme Court

A proposed amendment to the Michigan Constitution that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in the state has exhausted its options to get on the November ballot through the judicial system. Justices with the U.S. and Michigan supreme courts both decided against the measure Thursday. 

The amendment would also require a voter to show photo ID either at the polls or within six days of an election have their ballot counted…

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-09-03/michigan-proof-of-citizenship-voting-amendment-loses-at-state-u-s-supreme-court

Prosecutorial Indiscretion (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

The Legal Accountability Center filed bar complaints on Tuesday accusing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and two lieutenants of violating their ethical duties in seeking to charge six Democratic lawmakers.

A federal judge has re-blocked the Trump administration’s executive order curtailing mail in voting after the Supreme Court lifted her previous block last week.

Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes are suing the Pentagon accusing the government of violating their First Amendment rights and asking the courts to stop their termination.

Two election monitors from the Justice Department tried to interview voters and examine voting machines at polling places during Wyoming’s primaries last week, drawing pushback from the state’s Republican governor.

Plus listener questions.
Interview: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prosecutorial-indiscretion/id1317481380?i=1000786786915

Los Angeles fire survivors face record wait for federal disaster aid under Trump

Along with withholding funds, the president has also imposed “unlawful” conditions on states requesting federal grants for disaster response and preparedness, according to attorneys general from 25 Democratic-led states that sued the administration in July. 

The group, which was led by California’s Rob Bonta, claimed the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) have used a “campaign of coercion”, leveraging the needed disaster support in an attempt to force states to implement voting and immigration policies pushed by the president...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/los-angeles-wildfire-survivors-federal-aid

 

Michigan voting Q&A: Spoiled ballots, candidates who drop out, early voting, and more

Michigan’s 2026 primary election is on Aug. 4. The list of candidates for statewide office has changed dramatically since the ballots were finalized and printed. 

Three candidates for statewide office who are on the ballot have since ended their campaigns. 

 But what do you do if you’ve already cast an absentee ballot for one of them and want to change your vote? 

For the answer to that and other voting questions, Michigan Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie spoke with Morning Edition host Doug Tribou. ..

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-07-23/michigan-voting-q-a-spoiled-ballots-candidates-who-drop-out-early-voting-and-more

6,600 noncitizens registered to vote by New Jersey motor vehicle system error, Gov. Sherill says | PBS News

The Democratic governor, who took office this year, blamed a Motor Vehicle Commission system software error but said a preliminary analysis showed that fewer than 400 of the people registered that way went on to cast ballots...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/6600-noncitizens-registered-to-vote-by-new-jersey-motor-vehicle-system-error-gov-sherill-says

 

Fact-checking the Trump administration’s count of 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls – Politifact

Let’s take a closer look at what the buzzy 250,000 figure could mean — and what it doesn’t…

 https://politifact.com/article/2026/jul/17/mullin-dhs-250000-noncitizen-voters-trump/

 

Weekly News Roundup: The Christian Nationalist Agenda Is No Longer Fringe (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Doug Wilson's latest NPR interview has reignited debate over Christian nationalism—but what does he actually believe, and why does it matter?

This week, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller break down Wilson's comments on voting, patriarchy, the Constitution, and the future of American government. They explain why Wilson's vision isn't simply "traditional values," but a fundamentally different political philosophy that replaces individual rights with patriarchal households as the basic unit of American society.

They also connect Wilson's ideas to broader political developments, including: 

• Ken Paxton's latest controversies and what they reveal about evangelical political power.
• The GOP's renewed push to end birthright citizenship and why the issue continues to dominate conservative politics despite recent Supreme Court rulings.
• The growing mainstream acceptance of Christian Reconstructionism and why Doug Wilson has become one of the country's most influential Christian nationalist thinkers.
• Tech billionaire Bryan Johnson's quest to defeat aging—and what Silicon Valley's obsession with "hacking" the human condition says about modern culture.

Throughout the episode, Brad and Dan explore how Christian nationalism, technocracy, and the pursuit of political power are reshaping American democracy, religion, and public life.

Interview: 

https://www.youtube.com/live/SaY4zokH65U?si=lBla5CUxuzv1XMK_

Trump administration threatens states with criminal charges in elections fight

State officials call federal demands for voter data ‘truly bizarre behavior’ amid unproven noncitizen voting claims…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/trump-administration-voter-election-crackdown 

Harass, Coerce, and Retaliate (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

A federal judge throws out Justice Department subpoenas of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey calling them “blatantly unlawful.”

The full DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel will hear arguments over Judge Boasberg’s contempt inquiry into CECOT deportations.

Former IRS officials call for a Miami judge to scrutinize Trump's “breathtakingly improper” immunity from tax audits as part of the Justice Department’s anti-weaponization slush fund settlement.

The Director of National Intelligence commissioned two reports on voting machine accuracy that show no votes were flipped in 2020 but the White House is blocking their release.

Plus listener questions.
Interview: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/harass-coerce-and-retaliate/id1317481380?i=1000774553058

Trump Had A Huge Meltdown on Meet The Press & It Was So Good! (Find Out podcast on YouTube)

If you haven't watched Trump's latest meltdown on Meet The Press, you should check it out because it's both painful to watch yet so enjoyable to watch this orange man baby crack under tough questioning from Kristen Welker. Trump reported by rehashing his lies about voter fraud, which he used in 2020 when discussing the results of California's election. It's important to remember that Trump is freaking out because his endorsed candidate for governor, Steve Hilton, might not make it into the top two spots in California's jungle primary once all of the votes are counted. This explains the rehashing of the Big Lie about massive voter fraud, especially heading into the 2026 midterm elections. It truly was a massive trainwreck for Trump.

Speaking of the 2026 midterm elections, we discuss whether we're still backing Graham Platner's U.S. Senate candidacy in Maine after a whole week's worth of controversial allegations. And while we're on the topic of trainwrecks, we'll also talk about Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton doing Larry and David Ellison's bidding to kill off all of CBS News' credibility while turning it into a MAGA propaganda machine. 

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to the Find Out Podcast!
01:57 Trump's Meet the Press Meltdown
07:59 California's Jungle Primary Chaos
24:35 CBS News & the 60 Minutes Collapse
30:45 Graham Platner's Senate Race Scandal
39:05 Democrats: Stop Apologizing
46:30 Subscribe!

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/UMhCjVsC4oA?si=NGzfqSssq3zO_DDt

This Religion Wants to Destroy Your Pets (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #637)

— James Talarico will face Ken Paxton this November in a battle for the Senate. Who will white evangelicals choose? (0:20)

— A secretive Christian sect is pressuring members to purge their pets. (2:25)

— Dozens of Oklahoma Republicans fought a bill banning child marriage. (17:25)

— The evangelical Christian hit “Testify to Love” just got a powerful pro-LGBTQ reboot. (35:45)

— Ché Ahn says drug users must choose between Christian rehab or Bible lessons in prison. (45:27)

— Rockwall County courthouse in Texas unveils illegal Ten Commandments monument. (50:07)

— The rising cost of reaching secular voters is good for democracy. (57:50)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/05/27/this-religion-wants-to-destroy-your-pets/

‘Apartheid in the US’: Arizona’s secretary of state fights Trump’s plot to amass a ‘master list’ of voters

“This doesn’t have anything to do with non-citizens, because non-citizens don’t vote. Every study shows that,” he said. “So what you have here is an unprecedented invasion into the privacy of Americans, sold under a false narrative of illegal voting.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/03/arizona-state-secretary-trump-elections

 

Christian Pastor Wants to Ban Women From Voting!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/udWF8BruaGo

 

Americans are increasingly worried about voting, new poll shows | PBS News

The drop has been driven largely by Democrats and independents, whose confidence has dropped 16 and 11 percentage points respectively. Republicans, however, are 3 percentage points more confident in how elections will be run this November, within the poll's margin of error...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/americans-are-increasingly-worried-about-voting-new-poll-shows