Ari Berman

The Justice Department is ramping up Trump’s election-rigging efforts DOJ officials have sued six more states to demand sensitive voter data.

Trump DOJ:

-overruling career prosecutors to indict Trump's political opponents

-suing states to get sensitive voter data

-urging SCOTUS to gut Voting Rights Act

-helping GOP states gerrymander mid-decade

A 5 alarm fire on every front www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

DOJ Sues Six States, Escalating Campaign to Seize Private Voter Data Read more here.

As Trump threatens to prosecute his political opponents, DOJ files new lawsuits against CA, MI, MN, NY, NH & PA to get their full unredacted voter lists to further Trump's voter suppression agenda. Chilling abuse of power www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

ICYMI: DOJ this week also went after states and election officials who are resisting Trump's crackdown on democracy

YouTube video by Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams Donald Trump and Republicans are Trying to Take Away Your Vote

Really timely conversation with @staceyabrams.com on 10 steps to authoritarianism (replacing independent media with state propaganda is #6) and how to resist it www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-7z...

One thing I wish more stories noted: Trump is more unpopular now than at any point in his second term. He‘s intensifying his authoritarian tactics not because he’s strong, but because he’s weak

The Trump administration’s latest power grab: your voter data The Justice Department sued Oregon and Maine to gain access to their full voter registration lists.

As Trump admin plans chilling crackdown on liberal orgs following Kirk’s death, DOJ now suing Maine & Oregon, two blue states, to get sensitive voter data to advance Trump’s voter suppression agenda. Straight up authoritarianism www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Before Charlie Kirk's murder, @ariberman.bsky.social predicted Trump's rigging plans for the 2026 midterms would include ramping up plans to expand investigations into groups they view as a threat.

Now, in the wake of Kirk's death, Trump & his inner circle have ratcheted up this rhetoric even more.

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...

I predicted Trump's election rigging plans would include "ramping up plans to expand investigations into groups they view as a threat, including pro-democracy orgs, voter reg efforts and gotv initiatives"

Exactly what they’re planning after Charlie Kirk's death www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

@aclu.org @campaignlegal.org filed suit against Missouri's new gerrymandered map, calling it "an unconstitutional mid-decade redraw of the State’s congressional districts with the goal of preventing Kansas City voters from electing their preferred candidate to Congress” www.aclu.org/press-releas...

On Trump’s orders, Missouri Republicans plan to gerrymander a Black lawmaker out of office “It’s minority rule on steroids."

In addition to gerrymandering Missouri's congressional map, Republicans also gerrymandering ballot initiatives to require majority in every House district rather than statewide majority to pass. 5% of voters could block initiative

“It's minority rule on steroids” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...

In other news Missouri Republicans just passed new gerrymandered US House map giving GOP 90% of seats in state Trump won with 58%. Destroys district held by Black Rep Emanuel Cleaver, one of 2 Dems in state

Texas was just start of Trump’s plan to rig midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Huge protests at Missouri Capitol right now against GOP plan to gerrymander state on Trump's orders AND gerrymander citizen-led ballot initiatives

Really important convo with @wajali.bsky.social on 10 ways Trump already rigging midterms

Democracy being destroyed right before our eyes & Dems need much more urgent response to combat this authoritarian takeover

thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-10-way...

On Trump’s orders, Missouri Republicans plan to gerrymander a Black lawmaker out of office “It’s minority rule on steroids."

In addition to gerrymandering Missouri's congressional map on Trump's orders, Republicans also gerrymandered ballot initiatives to require majority in every congressional district rather than statewide majority to pass

“It’s minority rule on steroids”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...

Breaking: Missouri House passes new gerrymandered US House map giving GOP 90% of seats in state Trump won with 58% of vote. Destroys district held by Black Rep Emanuel Cleaver, one of 2 Dems in state

Texas was just start of Trump’s sweeping plan to rig midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their…

There is a very real prospect that President Trump could lose the midterms.

It’s ahead of this threat of defeat that he and his allies are working overtime to sway the elections before a single vote is cast.

@ariberman.bsky.social reports on the unprecedented moves.

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...

SCOTUS allowing ICE to racially profile will embolden Trump to use ICE & military against his political opponents, potentially demanding citizenship checks at polls & intimidating Dem voters in 2026. Already seeing such tactics with occupation of LA, DC & Chicago www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...

SCOTUS allowing ICE to racially profile will embolden Trump to use ICE & military against his political opponents, potentially demanding citizenship checks at polls & intimidating Dem voters in 2026. Already seeing such tactics with occupation of LA, DC & Chicago www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...

Trump is using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the midterms:

-Extreme gerrymandering

-Nationalizing voter suppression

-Weaponizing law enforcement

-Occupying Democratic cities

Please read & share my new cover story in @motherjones.com

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

On Trump’s orders, Missouri Republicans plan to gerrymander a Black lawmaker out of office “It’s minority rule on steroids."

Missouri Republicans beginning special session today to gerrymander state on Trump’s orders & eliminate seat of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, one of two Dems in US House. Plan would give Republicans 90% of seats even though Trump only won MO with 58% of vote in 2024 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

On Trump’s orders, Missouri Republicans plan to gerrymander a Black lawmaker out of office “It’s minority rule on steroids."

Minority rule on steroids in Missouri:

GOP gerrymandering on Trump’s orders to give Rs 90% of seats in state where Trump got 58% AND gerrymandering ballot initiatives to require majority support in every House district instead of statewide majority to pass

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Washington DC has 702,000 people, is 45% Black and has 0 senators

Wyoming has 590,000 people, is 86% white and has 2 senators

DC needs a state with proper representation, not a military takeover

“The short-term game is getting five seats to retain the gavel of the House. The long-term game is to repeal the Voting Rights Act.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Full on authoritarianism on every front in Texas:

-Stealing five seats to help Trump rig midterms

-Threatening to arrest/expel democratically elected reps opposing election rigging

-Weaponizing federal law enforcement to illegally target elected reps

-SCOTUS preparing to kill Voting Rights Act

This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Census is constitutionally mandated to take place every 10 years and count the "whole number of persons in each state"

Republicans' attempt to redistrict Texas is a power grab: Ari Berman explains "Texas has basically violated the Voting Rights Act every single redistricting cycle since the Voting Rights Act was passed."

"Texas has basically violated the Voting Rights Act every single redistricting cycle since the Voting Rights Act was passed."

Great conversation with @jenrubin.bsky.social about TX gerrymandering & why VRA remains vital today contrarian.substack.com/p/republican...

The nation's landmark voting rights law just turned 60. It may not survive Trump. “The long-term game is to repeal the Voting Rights Act.”

Voting Rights Act turns 60 today. I've studied VRA for 15 years. Most people don't realize just how much it transformed American democracy, ended Jim Crow & enfranchised millions of Americans

Now it’s on life support. If it dies, American democracy dies with it www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The nation's landmark voting rights law just turned 60. It may not survive Trump. “The long-term game is to repeal the Voting Rights Act.”

John Roberts has been trying to kill Voting Rights Act since he was young lawyer in Reagan DOJ. Now SCOTUS conservative justices appear set to dismantle what’s left of the country’s most important civil rights law, dealing a catastrophic blow to American democracy www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The nation's landmark voting rights law just turned 60. It may not survive Trump. “The long-term game is to repeal the Voting Rights Act.”

Voting Rights Act turns 60 today but under dire threat

-SCOTUS conservatives preparing to kill what’s left of law

-Trump's Texas power grab dismantles districts held by Black & Latino Dems

-115 new voting restrictions passed in 31 states since Shelby County www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The nation's landmark voting rights law just turned 60. It may not survive Trump. “The long-term game is to repeal the Voting Rights Act.”

LBJ signed Voting Rights Act 60 years ago today. It ended Jim Crow & transformed American democracy

But now country’s most important civil rights law under attack from every angle, from Texas Republicans to Supreme Court. This is 5 alarm fire for democracy www.motherjones.com/politics/202...