The Final Battle for America's Democracy Bush-appointed former federal appeals judge J. Michael Luttig warns Republicans are laying the groundwork to refuse to seat a Democratic-majority 120th Congress if they lose the midterms. Posted on Sep 10, 2026 | The New Republic
A new poll finds nearly all Americans say government corruption is 'widespread.' Blame Trump. Argues the Gallup finding that 89% of Americans see government corruption as widespread, with a majority specifically blaming Trump, is a political liability Democrats should be campaigning on rather than a passing news cycle. Posted on Sep 5, 2026 | MS NOW
USPS whistleblower captures the peril of Trump's mail-in ballot plan Argues the whistleblower's account of USPS's rushed, untested ballot-verification rollout shows exactly why handing the federal government gatekeeping power over mail ballots is dangerous, not just bureaucratically risky. Posted on Sep 3, 2026 | Washington Post
Trump's Latest Tool to Suppress Midterm Voting: The U.S. Postal Service Argues USPS has become the operational vehicle for Trump's mail-voting order, turning a nominally neutral agency into a lever for restricting ballot access weeks before the midterms. Posted on Sep 2, 2026 | Daily Kos
Trump's Supreme Court ballroom win keeps door open to more challenges Argues the ballroom ruling, decided on narrow standing grounds rather than the merits, is a procedural win that leaves the underlying question of unchecked executive spending and construction power unresolved. Posted on Aug 31, 2026 | Washington Post
American democracy on the brink When Trump threatens voting rights to undermine midterms, we should believe him. Posted on Aug 27, 2026 | Washington Blade
The Fourth Amendment and ICE John W. Whitehead argues ICE's warrantless raids, checkpoints, and surveillance tactics amount to a rolling breakdown of Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. Posted on Aug 27, 2026 | CounterPunch
This federal case against Minnesota protesters is worth watching if you care about your civil liberties Argues the "Minnesota 15" conspiracy prosecution, built on undercover DHS surveillance of anti-ICE protesters' Signal chats and websites, is a civil-liberties test case regardless of one's politics on immigration enforcement. Posted on Aug 27, 2026 | Reason
Justice Department Argues It's OK if Trump Controls Them The author argues the DOJ's own filings in the Comey prosecution amount to a concession that the department functions as a political tool of the president rather than an independent check. Posted on Aug 19, 2026 | The New Republic
WHO's the Communist? The author argues Republicans' branding of Democrats as "communists" rings hollow while Trump undercuts democratic allies and courts an actual communist government. Posted on Aug 18, 2026 | Daily Kos