How the Trump Administration’s False Election Claims Could Be Used as a Pretext for a Power Grab ArticleOctober 26, 2026 How the Trump Administration’s False Election Claims Could Be Used as a Pretext for a Power Grab With voting underway, the Trump administration and its allies could use the false election denial claims they have pushed for a decade as a pretext to subvert the will of American voters. Oct 26, 2026 Ben Hovland, Emma Hulbert
Presidents Cannot Distort Laws To Justify Deploying Federal Forces To ‘Repel Armed Enemies’ in Elections ArticleOctober 14, 2026 Presidents Cannot Distort Laws To Justify Deploying Federal Forces To ‘Repel Armed Enemies’ in Elections Federal law contains only one narrow exception for a president to deploy armed federal forces to polling places: to “repel armed enemies,” which would not include actions such as an adversary’s cyberattacks. Oct 14, 2026 Michael Sozan, Emma Hulbert
The Trump Administration’s Flawed List-Matching Practices Could Disenfranchise Voters and Undermine Confidence in U.S. Elections ArticleOctober 13, 2026 The Trump Administration’s Flawed List-Matching Practices Could Disenfranchise Voters and Undermine Confidence in U.S. Elections The Trump administration’s rushed—and likely illegal—push to confuse voters and convince election officials to purge the voter rolls oversteps its authority and risks disenfranchising eligible Americans ahead of the midterm elections. Oct 13, 2026 Ben Hovland, Emma Hulbert