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'ICE Treats Protesters Like Criminals': ICE Weaponizes Palantir's Database Against Legal Observers

Newly unsealed court filings allege ICE agents in Maine photographed, profiled and intimidated people observing immigration arrests, using Palantir software and other federal databases.

International Business Times UK · Oct 4

Where are you voting in the US midterm elections following redistricting? 1 in 10 Americans will vote in a different district

For millions of Americans, the 2026 midterm ballot could look different from the one they received two years ago. Their address may be exactly the same. Their polling place may also be unchanged. What could be different is the congressional district drawn around them. A Protect Democracy analysis estimates that…

The Economic Times · Sep 24

US midterm elections 2026: 34.8 million Americans are voting in new house districts; here's how redistricting changed the map

U.S. midterm elections 2026 are happening after an unusual wave of mid-decade congressional redistricting changed House district boundaries in many states. A Protect Democracy analysis discovered that 34.8 million Americans, or around one in 10 people, currently live in a different congressional district than they did during the 2024 election…

The Economic Times · Sep 24

Election deniers now hold posts on local US election boards, raising concerns for midterms

‘Election integrity’ activists have found way to positions of power, raising red flags about potential partisan meddling

The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2025

White House restores spending database it sought to keep secret - Roll Call

The White House has restored a website that shows how spending authority is parceled out to federal agencies throughout the year.

Roll Call · Aug 19, 2025

Beware the blizzard of lies: US advice on how to handle Farage’s Trump tactics

Pro-democracy campaigners suggest ‘pre-buttal’ is more powerful than factchecking in fighting falsehoods

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2025

A bigger House? First of all, where would everyone sit?  - Roll Call

A new report from Protect Democracy and POPVOX probes the theoretical realms of a world with 150 extra U.S. representatives.

Roll Call · Dec 16, 2024

Election deniers use Trump victory to sow more doubt over 2020 result

Close races in states where counting is still underway called in to question as claims of fraud in presidential vote quieten

The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2024

When will we know who is the next US president?

Calling the Harris-Trump race could take days – here’s what to know about the presidential and congressional races

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2024

Trump and Republicans are preparing their excuse for why they lost the election

While Trump promotes a baseless idea that non-citizens are illegally casting ballots to rig the election against him, voting-eligible citizens are being swept up in Republican-led purges across the country, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024