Secret US cyber operations shielded 2024 election from foreign trolls, but now the Trump admin has gutted protections

Weeks before the 2024 election, American military hackers carried out a secret operation to disrupt the work of Russian trolls spewing false information at US voters.

‘Worst-case scenarios’: How Democratic election officials are preparing for potential Trump intrusion in the midterms

Democratic election officials are preparing for potential federal government intrusion in the midterms, as President Donald Trump’s appointees escalate their efforts to find evidence for his ...
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Supreme Court could dramatically alter US election landscape

(The Hill) — The Supreme Court could reshape U.S. elections for years to come as it hears a number of cases with implications for the country’s political landscape. In perhaps the most high-stakes ...

US midterm elections are ripe for AI backlash

A 7% bump in power prices and slowing employment, despite rapid GDP growth, spells trouble for Trump’s artificial ...
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Can Democrats Flip a Deep-Red Seat? Special Elections Often See Big Swings.

Tennessee’s Seventh District was created to be safely Republican, but in recent special elections across the country Democrats have done significantly better than they did in 2024. By Christine Zhang ...
Washington Monthly

What Maine’s U.S. Senate Primary Tells Us About the Democratic Party

Electorally, Democrats have had a stellar 2025. According to The Downballot, “in more than 60 special elections nationwide, Democrats are outperforming the 2024 presidential results by an average of ...