Republicans release proposed Texas congressional map

• Texas Republicans released their proposed congressional map that could add five new Republican seats and set off a nationwide redistricting battle between red and blue states over control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections.

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Fair elections are in grave danger, Democrats warn

• A forum on threats to fair elections, held today by Senate Democrats and headlined by former Attorney General Eric Holder and North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, warned about a coordinated attack on American democracy, while insisting that it hasn’t succeeded yet, and that elections still matter.
  
  
• “We're here today because the sacred right to vote in America is under attack,” said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “Most disturbingly, some of these efforts are being carried out or enabled by the very government entities charged with protecting that right.”

House Dems sue ICE for blocking oversight on immigration facilities

• A dozen House Democrats are suing Trump administration officials, alleging that ICE prevented them from conducting oversight on federal immigration detention facilities and encroached on their constitutional authority to oversee the executive branch.

Senate GOP confirms Trump’s DOJ ‘hatchet man’ for lifetime judgeship

• In a 50-49 vote, last night the Senate confirmed Emil Bove, one of Trump’s former attorneys, to a lifetime federal judgeship despite multiple whistleblowers alleging that he urged the Justice Department to ignore court orders. 

GOP gearing up for legislative attacks on federal voting laws

• Republicans are laying the groundwork to go after a landmark law that has blocked their efforts to purge voter registration rolls right before elections. They’re urging Congress to weaken the measure's protections against voters being wrongly removed.

Maine Republicans are asking voters to restrict their own rights

• In November, Mainers will be asked to vote on a ballot initiative that could restrict their own voting rights if passed. The measure would impose new radical voting restrictions, such as requiring government-issued photo ID, Democracy Docket guest author Robert Conlin writes.

Are we doing everything we can to save democracy?

• As the GOP ups the stakes with their gerrymandering efforts in Texas, Marc lays out what we need to do in order to protect our democracy.