Trump, Musk, House Republicans push for super-charged SAVE Act

• Republicans are gearing up to push a new, even-more aggressive version of the SAVE Act — the GOP’s major voter suppression measure that could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters if enacted.
  
  
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SCOOP: DOJ congressional notice contradicts Vance on new anti-fraud division reporting directly to White House

• Last week, Vice President JD Vance announced the creation of a new assistant attorney general role, probing fraud, that would report to the White House. But a letter obtained by Democracy Docket says that — officially at least — the new position will work under the Deputy Attorney General.
  
  
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Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s ouster of Fed governor Lisa Cook

• SCOTUS appeared openly alarmed by the DOJ’s defense of Trump’s termination of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook without cause, noting that a proposed expansion of the president’s removal power would likely “weaken if not shatter” the central bank’s independence.
  
  
• Now if only the court’s conservatives would show the same level of concern for other independent agencies.
  
  
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U.S. attorney pretender Lindsey Halligan leaves office after federal judges force her out

• Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan stepped down as the top federal prosecutor in eastern Virginia. The move follows a series of rebukes from federal judges over her continued claim to the U.S. attorney title nearly a month after her disqualification.
  
  
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New York court strikes down congressional map, potentially handing Dems another seat 

• A New York court ruled today that the state’s 2024 congressional map illegally diluted the political power of Black and Latino voters, ordering an immediate redraw that would likely give Democrats another seat in this year’s midterms. (The plaintiffs in the case were represented by the Elias Law Group (ELG). ELG firm chair Marc Elias is the founder of Democracy Docket.)

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Vote centers have made it easier to vote. Cleta Mitchell is coming for them 

• Election denier Cleta Mitchell, along with other anti-voting leaders, have a new strategy: going after the county-wide vote centers that have expanded access to the ballot. 
  
  
• Election experts say it’s part of a broader right-wing push to get rid of mail and early voting and return us to the days of one-day elections.
  
  
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Maryland moves forward with redistricting plan that would eliminate state’s last GOP seat

• Yesterday a Maryland advisory commission approved a redistricting plan that could wipe out the GOP’s last U.S. House seat in the state — as Democrats move to counter Republican gerrymanders nationwide.
  
  
• The next step is a legislative process that could play out over the coming weeks in Annapolis. Lawmakers would need to draft, pass and send the new map to the governor for signature before it could become law.
  
  
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Minnesota rejects DOJ voter data demand that targets same-day registration

• Minnesota denied a DOJ attempt to access the state’s same-day voter registration data — calling the demand unlawful, while standing up for voter access and state control over elections.
  
  
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The DOJ offers only excuses as the Epstein files remain secret

• It has been more than 30 days since the Department of Justice was required by federal law to make all of the Epstein Files public. According to the DOJ’s own estimates, it has released less than 1% so far. Even worse, the last time the Department of Justice released any documents was Dec. 23, 2025 — four days after the statutory deadline for full disclosure.
  
  
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Inside the plan to weaponize the military against us 

• Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) joined Marc to warn that American democracy is being hollowed out from within, as Trump deploys authoritarian tactics to suppress dissent, weaponize the DOJ, and rig future elections. From troops in the streets to attacks on vote-by-mail, this conversation breaks down the most immediate threats—and what citizens must do to stop them.
  
  
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Coming up tomorrow

• There is a hearing on Jolt's motion for a preliminary injunction to bar Texas from revoking the organization's corporate charter. Jolt is a nonprofit that works to increase civic participation among young Latino voters, and filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). The group alleges Paxton initiated a prolonged intimidation campaign aimed at chilling its voter registration work and punishing it for filing a prior First Amendment lawsuit against his office.
  
  
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DEMOCRACY FOOTNOTES

• Alabama Republicans advanced a bill to allow special primaries if SCOTUS weakens the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2. This would start a process of redrawing maps to flip two seats from blue to red in 2026.
  
  
• In Virginia’s redistricting hearing this morning, a judge called Democrats “insane… maybe the other side is insane too and we’ll just have to find out.”