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Exclusive: DNC flags legal risks in Trump DOJ voter roll request

"Democrats stand ready to fight back and defend voters," DNC Chair Ken Martin said.

Axios · Jan 9

Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration

The Justice Department has asked states for their voter rolls with an eye toward purging ineligible voters. Democrats say sharing the data could violate federal election law.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 9

Dallas and Williamson counties end countywide voting sites for primary election day

Dallas and Williamson county Republicans are shifting away from using countywide voting sites on Election Day for Texas’ March 3 primary. Democrats will have to fall in line.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 9

What Trump’s Venezuela intervention means for US domestic politics

Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a close ally of Donald Trump, spelled out in one short sentence why elements of the US president’s core voter base were dismayed at the weekend operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro: “This is what many in Maga thought they voted to end.”

The Conversation · Jan 5

Voters shrug off scandals, paying a price in lost trust

Donald Trump joked in 2016 that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose support. In 2024, after two impeachments and 34 felony convictions, he has more or less proved the point. He not only returned to the White House, he turned his…

The Conversation · Jan 5

All eyes on secretary of state races – with 2028 White House at stake

Voters will choose secretaries of state in contests that could play key role in outcome of 2028 presidential election

The Guardian - US · Jan 5

Trump is causing MAGA collateral damage

The president's veto of a bipartisan Colorado clean water project is hurting his own voters

Salon · Jan 3

France ends lifetime perks for former ministers amid voter mistrust

France has begun the New Year with a shake-up of political privileges, long criticised as being out of touch. The move comes as the government grapples with increasing voter mistrust, according to an annual poll, and record levels of public debt.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 2

Statewide battles, Latino voters and down-ballot contests: the biggest Texas political stories to watch in 2026

The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top stories we're watching this year, when voters will have their first chance to make their opinions known on the events of 2025.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 2

Trump voter data push prompts privacy concerns - Roll Call

The Trump administration has sought to collect voter data from nearly every state, prompting pushback from states and privacy advocates.

Roll Call · Jan 2