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
Trump is expanding executive power. Democrats are already eyeing the new tools. Warns that Trump's "national security" tariffs and golden-share stakes in private companies, including a veto over U.S. Steel's headquarters and production decisions, set precedents future presidents of either party could reuse. Posted on Sep 4, 2026 | Reason
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