Episode 1040: The Redistricting Arms Race was Fueled by Hundreds of Millions in Super PAC and 501C4 Money from Both Sides in Virginia and California

Episode 1064: Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration from Implementing Key Parts of Executive Order on Elections as Unconstitutional Overreach

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 29, 2026 Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration from Implementing Key Parts of Executive Order on Elections as Unconstitutional Overreach Attorneys general from 23 states challenged President Donald Trump’s March 31st executive order on elections under the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution.  June 25th, a federal district court judge blocked the administration and U.S. Postal Service from implementing key sections of the order. U.S. District Court for Massachusetts (via Court Listener) - Ruling in California v. Trump [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.298518/gov.uscourts.mad.298518.191.0_1.pdf]U.S. District Court for DC (via Court Listener) – League of Women Voters v. Department of Homeland Security [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.285454/gov.uscourts.dcd.285454.111.0_1.pdf] The White House – ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.298518/gov.uscourts.mad.298518.191.0_1.pdfU.S. Postal Service via The Federal Register – Proposal to Comply President Trump’s Executive Order: POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Ballot Mail for Federal Elections [https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10968.pdf] Brennan Center for Justice – Analyzing the President’s Executive Order on Mail Voting [https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/analyzing-presidents-executive-order-mail-voting]   [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.298518/gov.uscourts.mad.298518.191.0_1.pdf] NPR - Judge blocks Postal Service proposal to restrict mail-in voting under Trump's order [https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/nx-s1-5869755/judge-blocks-postal-service-proposal-to-restrict-mail-in-voting-under-trumps-order] Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Federal District Court Rules Use of Social Security and Other Federal Data for SAVE Database Violates Multiple Federal Privacy Statutes [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/06/23/federal-district-court-rules-use-of-social-security-and-other-federal-data-for-save-database-violates-multiple-federal-privacy-statutes/] Groups Taking Action: ACLU MA [https://www.aclum.org/press-releases/federal-court-allows-challenge-to-executive-order-restricting-mail-in-voting-to-proceed-with-respect-to-the-midterm-elections/], League of Women Voters [https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/voting-rights-groups-applaud-ruling-declaring-2026-executive-order] Please follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/americandemocracyminute/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americandemocracyminute/], and Bluesky Social [https://bsky.app/profile/democracyminute.bsky.social], and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] Subscribe for FREE [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/about-the-american-democracy-minute-radio-report-podcast/subscribe-to-the-american-democracy-minute-podcast/] at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #TrumpExecutiveOrder #MailInVoting #USPS #ProofofCitizenship #Unconstitutional

Episode 1063: As Threatened, Trump Holds Up Passage of Long-Awaited Bipartisan Housing Bill, Demanding the Senate Pass the Restrictive SAVE America Act

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 26, 2026 As Threatened, Trump Holds Up Passage of Long-Awaited Bipartisan Housing Bill, Demanding the Senate Pass the Restrictive SAVE America Act In our June 19th report we told you about President Donald Trump’s threat to not sign the bipartisan housing or FISA homeland security bills unless the Senate passed the SAVE America Act. The Senate passed the housing bill – without the SAVE Act attached – and its signing ceremony was abruptly cancelled. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [https://americandemocracyminute.org] Today’s Links Articles & Resources: The Hill - Senate overwhelmingly passes sweeping bipartisan housing affordability bill [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5935003-housing-affordability-bill-senate/] The Post & Courier - US Sen. Tim Scott’s bipartisan housing bill stopped cold as Trump refuses to sign it [https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/tim-scott-housing-bill-trump-sc/article_2a672488-b003-4732-b50a-dbd12ac54251.html] MSNow - Housing Bill Sponsor Sen. Elizabeth Warren Speaks on Cancelation of Bill Signing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JSacb0w7GY] U.S. Congress – Text of H.R.7296 – SAVE America Act [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7296/text] Campaign Legal Center – What You Need to Know About the SAVE Act [https://campaignlegal.org/update/what-you-need-know-about-save-act] Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Trying to Resurrect the SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump Demands Attaching it to Bipartisan FISA and Housing Bills [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/06/18/trying-to-resurrect-the-save-america-act-president-donald-trump-demands-attaching-it-to-bipartisan-fisa-and-housing-bills/] American Democracy Minute - The GOP’s Restrictive SAVE America Act is Stalled, and Slipping It into a Budget Reconciliation Bill was Blocked.  Is it Dead? [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/04/26/the-gops-restrictive-save-america-act-is-stalled-and-slipping-it-into-a-budget-reconciliation-bill-was-blocked-is-it-dead/] Groups Taking Action: Declaration for American Democracy [https://dfadcoalition.org/takeaction/], National Coalition for Accessible Voting [https://ncavote.org/resource/nosaveact/], AARP [https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/save-america-act-guide/], NAACP Legal Defense Fund [https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/save-america-act-saves-no-one-voter-suppression-bill-explained/] Please follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/americandemocracyminute/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americandemocracyminute/], and Bluesky Social [https://bsky.app/profile/democracyminute.bsky.social], and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] Subscribe for FREE [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/about-the-american-democracy-minute-radio-report-podcast/subscribe-to-the-american-democracy-minute-podcast/] at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #SAVEAmericaAct #VoterSuppression #Disenfranchised #FreedomtoVote

Episode 1062: Trump’s DHS, Having Had State SAVE Database Compliance Blocked by Courts, Reportedly Turns to Withholding State Election Security Funding

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 25, 2026 Trump’s DHS, Having Had State SAVE Database Compliance Blocked by Courts, Reportedly Turns to Withholding State Election Security Funding There’s another development in the deployment of the expanded, and notoriously inaccurate, SAVE database, repurposed to verify citizenship for voting purposes.  The Trump administration, having lost multiple court challenges, is reportedly proposing to withhold CISA state election security funding for noncompliance. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [https://americandemocracyminute.org] Today’s Links Articles & Resources: CNN - Exclusive: Trump administration plans to use homeland security funds to pressure states into election changes [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/politics/homeland-security-grants-election-changes] Brennan Center for Justice - Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information [https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/tracker-justice-department-requests-voter-information] Legis1 - Election Security Funding Crisis Exposed at House Hearing [https://legis1.com/news/election-security-funding-crisis-exposed-at] NOTUS - Trump Tries a New Tactic to Change Election Rules [https://www.notus.org/donald-trump/election-rules-save-america-act] Protect Democracy – The SAVE tool, explained [https://protectdemocracy.org/work/save-tool-explained/] Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Federal District Court Rules Use of Social Security and Other Federal Data for SAVE Database Violates Multiple Federal Privacy Statutes [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/06/23/federal-district-court-rules-use-of-social-security-and-other-federal-data-for-save-database-violates-multiple-federal-privacy-statutes/] American Democracy Minute - Federal Circuit Courts Block Trump DOJ from Obtaining California and Oregon Voter Data [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/01/19/federal-circuit-courts-block-trump-doj-from-obtaining-california-and-oregon-voter-data/] Groups Taking Action: League of Women Voters [https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/challenging-consolidation-and-distribution-federal-citizenship-data-voter-purges], Electronic Privacy Information Center [https://epic.org/league-of-women-voters-epic-renew-call-for-court-to-protect-privacy-and-voting-rights-in-case-challenging-illegal-save-overhaul/], ACLU [https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/voting-rights-groups-sue-doj-to-block-national-voter-surveil-and-purge-database] Please follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/americandemocracyminute/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americandemocracyminute/], and Bluesky Social [https://bsky.app/profile/democracyminute.bsky.social], and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] Subscribe for FREE [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/about-the-american-democracy-minute-radio-report-podcast/subscribe-to-the-american-democracy-minute-podcast/] at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #SAVEDatabase #CISA #DHS #ProofofCitizenship #VoterSuppression

Episode 1061: Federal District Court Rules Use of Social Security and Other Federal Data for SAVE Database Violates Multiple Federal Privacy Statutes

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 24, 2026 Federal District Court Rules Use of Social Security and Other Federal Data for SAVE Database Violates Multiple Federal Privacy Statutes President Donald Trump’s executive order to verify the citizenship eligibility of registering and mail-in voters was dealt a serious blow by a Federal District Court June 22nd.  It ruled that the integration of Social Security and other federal data into the SAVE database violated federal privacy statutes. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [https://americandemocracyminute.org] Today’s Links Articles & Resources: U.S. District Court for DC (via Court Listener) - League of Women Voters v. Department of Homeland Security [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.285454/gov.uscourts.dcd.285454.111.0_1.pdf] The White House – ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/] U.S. Postal Service via The Federal Register – Proposal to Comply President Trump’s Executive Order: POSTAL SERVICE 39 CFR Part 111 Ballot Mail for Federal Elections [https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10968.pdf] Brennan Center for Justice – Analyzing the President’s Executive Order on Mail Voting [https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/analyzing-presidents-executive-order-mail-voting]  Protect Democracy – The SAVE tool, explained [https://protectdemocracy.org/work/save-tool-explained/] Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - In Response to Executive Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules, the U.S. Postal Service Proposes Rules to Verify Voter Eligibility [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/06/08/in-response-to-executive-order-federalizing-mail-in-voting-rules-the-u-s-postal-service-proposes-rules-to-verify-voter-eligibility/] American Democracy Minute - Trump Executive Order on Mail-In Voting Spurs 5 Lawsuits from States, Pro-Democracy Groups, Civil Rights Groups and the Democratic Party [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2026/04/05/trump-executive-order-on-mail-in-voting-spurs-5-lawsuits-from-states-pro-democracy-groups-civil-rights-groups-and-the-democratic-party/] Groups Taking Action: League of Women Voters [https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/federal-judge-shuts-down-trump-vance-voter-purge-database], Electronic Privacy Information Center [https://epic.org/league-of-women-voters-epic-renew-call-for-court-to-protect-privacy-and-voting-rights-in-case-challenging-illegal-save-overhaul/] Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] Subscribe for FREE [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/about-the-american-democracy-minute-radio-report-podcast/subscribe-to-the-american-democracy-minute-podcast/] at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ExecutiveOrder #SAVEDatabase #MailInVoting #ProofofCitizenship #DonaldTrump

Episode 1060: MORE Redistricting for 2028? NY Voters Will Be Asked to Allow It, Indiana May Reconsider It, and Georgia Passes on It

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 23, 2026 Even MORE Redistricting for 2028?  NY Voters Will Be Asked to Allow It, Indiana May Reconsider It, and Georgia Passes on It Redistricting news today, not for 2026, but for AFTER the midterms. The New York Assembly advanced language for a constitutional amendment ballot measure making way for it; a newly-configured Indiana legislature may reconsider it, and Georgia’s legislature opted not to consider it for 2028. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [https://americandemocracyminute.org] Today’s Links Articles & Resources: The Hill - New York Democrats advance redistricting ballot measure, tee up second vote [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5910001-new-york-democrats-redistricting-vote/] New York Assembly - Text of S10637A [https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S10637&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S10637] The Indiana Citizen - MORE GERRYMANDERING? Voter advocates plan for likely return of redistricting fight in Indiana [https://indianacitizen.org/more-gerrymandering-voter-advocates-plan-for-likely-return-of-redistricting-fight-in-indiana/#] Courthouse News Service - Georgia's GOP-led legislature ditches redistricting plans amid voting rights concerns [https://www.courthousenews.com/georgias-gop-led-legislature-ditches-redistricting-plans-amid-voting-rights-concerns/]  Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Bullied Indiana Senators Not Only Defeat the State’s Trump-Demanded Congressional Gerrymandering Plan, The Vote Wasn’t Even Close [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/2025/12/15/bullied-indiana-senators-not-only-defeat-the-states-trump-demanded-congressional-gerrymandering-plan-the-vote-wasnt-even-close/] Groups Taking Action: ACLU GA [https://www.acluga.org/ss2026/], AllIN for Democracy [https://www.allinfordemocracy.org/get-involved] Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State [https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state] Please follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/americandemocracyminute/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/americandemocracyminute/], and Bluesky Social [https://bsky.app/profile/democracyminute.bsky.social], and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org [http://www.americandemocracyminute.org/] Subscribe for FREE [https://www.americandemocracyminute.org/wethepeople/about-the-american-democracy-minute-radio-report-podcast/subscribe-to-the-american-democracy-minute-podcast/] at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport [https://audioport.org/index.php?op=series&series=American+Democracy+Minute&] and PRX [https://exchange.prx.org/series/42434-american-democracy-minute] #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NewYork #Indiana #Georgia #FairMaps #Gerrymandering