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US Politics

The Database of Disenfranchisement: The Trump DOJ's Assault on Federalism and the Secret Ballot

The Trump administration's Justice Department is pushing to compile a national voter database by demanding sensitive state data for a citizenship purge, a move widely seen as a partisan ploy to undermine election integrity and suppress eligible voters. This brazen assault on federalism and privacy represents a chilling step towards authoritarian control of our most sacred democratic institution.

US Politics

The Federalization of Fear: The Trump Administration's Assault on Voting Through a National Database

Voting rights groups are suing the Trump administration's Justice Department to block its effort to compile a national voter database using sensitive personal data to identify noncitizens. This represents a brazen assault on democratic norms, a terrifying power grab designed to undermine faith in elections and intimidate eligible voters by treating them as suspects in their own democracy.