In a shocking development, the FBI carried out a court-authorized raid at Fulton County, Georgia’s main election operations center. The search is part of the Trump admin's probe of the 2020 election in Fulton County.

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In moves with deeply ominous implications for the midterms, Republicans moved forward on two major fronts to restrict voting and undermine elections.

In Washington, the GOP Senate leader said a SAVE ACT vote is coming — ‘I’m for it’

- Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said ([link removed] ) he’s readying to bring a more aggressive version of the SAVE Act to the Senate floor. The new bill would not only require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration, but would also mandate photo ID to vote.

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While in Georgia, Trump’s FBI raided the Fulton County election hub, probing 2020

- In a shocking development, the FBI carried out a court-authorized raid ([link removed] ) at Fulton County, Georgia’s main election operations center. The search is part of the Trump admin's probe of the 2020 election in Fulton County, including a lawsuit demanding access to ballots.

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- The Georgia state director for All Voting is Local said the real reason for the seizure of Fulton County’s ballots is to fuel ([link removed] ) President Donald Trump’s false narratives — not to uncover evidence of an actual crime.

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Speaking of Georgia, DOJ refiles lawsuit seeking Georgia voter rolls

- The DOJ refiled ([link removed] ) its lawsuit seeking access to Georgia’s unredacted voter data after their first attempt was dismissed for being filed in the wrong district.

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And speaking of DOJ, department to remain in violation of Epstein Transparency Act

- For 40 days, the DOJ has been violating ([link removed] ) federal law by postponing the full release of the Epstein Files — and according to a recent court filing, it doesn’t seem poised to break that record any time soon.

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Virginia Democrats appeal judge’s order halting redistricting effort

- Virginia Democrats appealed ([link removed] ) a court ruling blocking their plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts. In a statement, the lawmakers called the decision “legally flawed, unprecedented, and the product of court-shopping designed to block Virginians from voting on their own Constitution.”

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North Carolina cut voting sites at nation’s largest historically Black university. Students are suing

- North Carolina students sued ([link removed] ) GOP officials to restore voting sites to the U.S.’ largest historically Black university and two other campuses across the state. The removals, which came weeks before the state’s 2026 primaries, were the latest from the GOP-led state election board to restrict voting in the Tar Heel State. (The Elias Law Group (ELG) is representing the plaintiffs in the case. ELG Firm Chair Marc Elias is the founder of Democracy Docket.)

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Maryland House committee approves redistricting plan aimed at countering GOP gerrymanders

- A key Maryland House committee last night advanced ([link removed] ) a redistricting bill that would eliminate the state’s last GOP-held congressional seat. The vote sends the bill to the full House — a major step in Democrats’ push to counter Trump's gerrymanders.

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Coming up tomorrow

- A hearing is scheduled in Common Cause's lawsuit ([link removed] ) to block Nebraska from sharing statewide voter registration information with the DOJ.

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- We're watching the SCOTUS emergency docket for California and other pro-voting parties' response to Republicans’ request ([link removed] ) to block a voter approved redistricting plan that would give Democrats five more seats in Congress.

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- Bruce Springsteen wrote a new song Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released ([link removed] ) it today. He said it’s dedicated to Alex Pretti, Renee Good, the people of Minneapolis and our innocent immigrant neighbors.

- New deets ([link removed] ) on Harmeet, who, it turns out, knows Latin and Greek.

- Attorney General Pam Bondi published photos of "rioters" arrested in Minnesota on her social media. One problem: DOJ policy typically prohibits publishing booking photos for federal defendants unless it "serves law enforcement functions," Lawfare's Anna Bower noted ([link removed] ) .

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