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Defending Democracy with Marc Elias — 261 episodes

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Backs Trump's Attack on Mail Voting

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WTF is USPS Hiding in its New Mail Ballot Rule?

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WARNING: Something Disturbing is Coming to the Midterms

4

Trump May Have Finally Found an Attorney General With No Limits

5

Trump's DOJ is 0-20

6

Trump Is Letting Todd Blanche Crash and Burn

7

If We Want Democracy to Survive, We Have to Understand This Distinction

8

Election Watch: Your Vote is Trump's Target

9

New Jersey Did Not Commit Voter Fraud

10

The Pro-Democracy Fight Will Be Won in Inches

11

Why Republicans' "Common Sense" Voter ID Law Actually Makes No Sense at All

12

Trump’s Speech Had No Proof. The Ending is a Massive Warning

13

The Most Consequential Supreme Court Term in a Generation | Expert Panel

14

Trump Just Disabled a Key Federal Election Agency Months Before Midterms

15

What Democrats Keep Getting Wrong | Brian Tyler Cohen

16

The Supreme Court Just Went on Break. Here's Why We Can't.

17

Hillary Clinton on the Right-Wing Machine, the Courts and Trump's Corruption

18

The Supreme Court Saved Birthright Citizenship — This Time

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VICTORY: We Just Won a Supreme Court Case That Protects Your Mail-in Ballot

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BREAKING: Judge Blocks Trump From Killing Your Mail Ballot

21

Breaking Down Trump's Plan to Rig 2026 Elections with Nicolle Wallace

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Even Trump's Own Judges Keep Ruling Against Him on Voter Data

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Is Trump Really Just a Mob Boss? | Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade

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The State That Moved Fastest to Gut Black Votes | Rep. Justin Pearson

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3 Ways Trump Is Trying to Steal Your Vote in 2026

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Trump Is Trying to Rig 2026 with a Secret Voter List

27

Trump Is Spreading a California Election Lie. Here's the Truth.

28

The Supreme Court is About to Decide the Future of Your Vote

29

DOJ misconduct, the Supreme Court and Media's Collapse | Harry Litman

30

They're Stopping Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund | Skye Perryman

31

The GOP Power Grab Is Running Into Unexpected Resistance

32

Supreme Court Only Applies Made-Up Rule When It Helps Republicans

33

Republicans Release Playbook to Suppress Your Vote in 2026

34

Something Dangerous Just Shifted for Democracy — And Trump Allies Noticed

35

Hakeem Jeffries on Gerrymander War: "The Empire State Will Strike Back"

36

The Supreme Court Just Declared War on Voting Rights. Here's How We Fight Back | Expert Panel

37

Louisiana Suspends Election as Redistricting Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase

38

Trump's DOJ Has Stopped Making Sense | Legal AF

39

BREAKING: Supreme Court GUTS the Voting Rights Act

40

Florida GOP Reveals Latest Gerrymander Scheme

41

Trump's Dangerous Propaganda Playbook REVEALED

42

Don't Let the Media Gaslight You on Democrats' Redistricting Win in Virginia

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The New Rules for the Post-Trump Era | Brian Tyler Cohen

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Republicans Keep Losing Voting Rights Cases

45

The Founding Fathers Didn't Plan For Trump | Gov. Josh Shapiro

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Orban Conceded. Trump NEVER Will.

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Are Republican Voters Finally Turning Against Trump? | Sen. Chris Van Hollen

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SCARY: Trump's Criminal Defense Lawyer Is Running The DOJ

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I'm Suing Donald Trump to STOP His National Voter Database

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Trump Is Building a National Voter List — And It's Worse Than You Think | Sen. Alex Padilla

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Bondi Is Out — And Her Replacement Could Be Far Worse for Voting Rights

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Trump is DECIMATING the Constitution | Rep. Jamie Raskin

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Trump's Epstein Cover-Up Is Getting Worse

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Trump Is SEIZING Your Ballots | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

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Steve Bannon: Trump Is Using ICE as a "Test Run" for Voter Suppression

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Trump Accountability Must Go SCORCHED EARTH | Glenn Kirschner

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MASSIVE Supreme Court Case Could Throw Out YOUR Vote

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URGENT: Trump Will Try to Steal the Election | George Conway

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The SAVE America Act: Trump's Scheme to Steal the 2026 Elections

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Trump's Epstein Cover-Up Is Falling Apart | Rep. Robert Garcia

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Republicans Know Trump Will Destroy Democracy — And Don't Care | Tim Miller

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URGENT: Trump Demands Congress Pass Radical SAVE Act

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Senate Showdown: Democrats' Best Shot vs. GOP's Biggest Election Denier | Gov. Roy Cooper

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Trump's DOJ Flips On Big Law, Then Flips Back in 24 Hours

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Trump’s War with Iran | The Plot To Rig The 2026 Midterms

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LEAKED: Trump's Executive Order to RIG the 2026 Election

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Trump Lied About His 'Save America Act.' The Truth Is Even Worse.

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Trump’s BLATANT Corruption: He’s Admitting It All

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GOP’s Voter Suppression Scam EXPOSED | Rep. Dan Goldman

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Republicans PLOTTING to Make It Impossible to Vote | Rep. Greg Landsman

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URGENT: GOP Passes Bill to Rig the 2026 Elections

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I Warned You About Trump. Here’s the Plan to Stop Him in 2026.

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BREAKING: Trump’s Redistricting Plan Just Backfired

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The Real Difference Between FBI and ICE Agents (It’s Bad) | Asha Rangappa

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Inside The Plan To Weaponize The Military Against Us | Sen. Jeff Merkley

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The Secret Alliance Fueling Trump

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SCOTUS Poised To Greenlight GOP Maps | Nick Stephanopoulos

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This Man Will Go To Jail To Protect Your Vote | Sec. Adrian Fontes

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J.D. Vance’s Dangerous Attack on Independent Media

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The Crisis Is Worse Than You Think | Molly Jong-Fast

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The Shadow Docket: Democracy's Silent Killer | Dahlia Lithwick

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WARNING: Trump’s 2026 Plan to Weaponize Your Voter Data

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Exposing the DOJ's Dangerous Corruption | Mary McCord

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Why Republicans Are Finally Abandoning Trump | David Pakman

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The Silent Threat To Democracy (And How We Stop It) | Sen. Cory Booker

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The Resistance Blueprint | Gov. JB Pritzker

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GOP Strategy Backfires | This Could Save Democracy

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URGENT Supreme Court Warning | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

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The Supreme Court's Secret Plan to Reshape America | Professor Nikolas Bowie

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Election Subversion: The Iceberg Beneath the Surface

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The 3 Populist Ideas We Must Embrace | Faiz Shakir

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Harvard Professor Explains Death of American Democracy | Steven Levitsky

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The One Threat We MUST Confront To Save America From Itself | Eddie Glaude

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7 Things Democrats Can Do TODAY To Save Democracy

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Republicans Are Afraid of Trump | Sen. Ruben Gallego

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George Conway Hints at Congressional Run: ‘Time to Undo Trump’s Damage’

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Republicans Attack Me After HUGE Redistricting Loss In Texas

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Who Will Save Our Democracy? | Brian Tyler Cohen

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Congressman's Fight to Expose Epstein Files | Rep. Robert Garcia

100

Did Trump's Epstein Fears Trigger HISTORIC Shutdown?

101

Why Black Voters Are Still Fighting for Representation | Janai Nelson

102

What Congress's Top Fighter Sees Coming in 2026 | Rep. Jasmine Crockett

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8 Alarming Ways Trump and Republicans Plan to Undermine 2026 Elections

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Trump's Power Grab: Epstein Files, Redistricting, Intimidation | Rep. Dan Goldman

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Republicans Enabling Authoritarian Takeover of DOJ | Sen. Richard Blumenthal

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Every Gerrymandering Case, Explained

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Are We Overreacting To Authoritarianism??? | Jon Favreau

108

Why the House Won't Vote on Epstein Files | Rep. Ro Khanna

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Why Smart People Keep Getting Trump's DOJ Scandal Wrong

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Exposing Trump's 2026 Election Mastermind

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The "Epstein Shutdown" | Rep. Eric Swalwell

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Is Trump Planning a Military Takeover? | Professor David Noll

113

Congressman Exposes Epstein Cover-Up Secrets | Rep. Jake Auchincloss

114

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

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GOP's Dangerous Game with Trump's Corruption | Sen. Chris Murphy

116

Inside Trump's Unprecedented Power Grab | Marina Jenkins

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Why "Good Republicans" Don't Exist

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SCARY: Trump Knows What He's Doing | Ruth Ben-Ghiat

119

How Can We Stop Unfair Elections Now? | Rep. Suzan DelBene

120

Can We Actually Save America?

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IMPORTANT - Trump's Worst Nightmare | Rick Wilson

122

Can We Fix Our Broken Constitution? | Rep Jamie Raskin

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This Is Trump's Latest Attack On Free Speech

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Republicans Are Making Voter Registration A Crime | Beto O'Rourke

125

Is Justice In America Broken? | Sen. Raphael Warnock

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URGENT: Trump's Plan To Steal The 2026 Election Revealed

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Stop Pretending Like Trump Is Normal | Brian Tyler Cohen

128

Republicans Are Killing Democracy | Heather Cox Richardson

129

The Most Important Election In 2025 | Rep. Mikie Sherrill

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Nicolle Wallace Calls Trump A "WEAK" Man

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Trump’s Military Invasion Is Coming | Rep. Jamie Raskin

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Why Is Trump's DOJ ARRESTING Democrats?

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Michael Steele Calls White House A “Clown Show”

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This is Some Serious BS | Rep. LaMonica McIver

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Why Can't Democrats Reach Southern Voters?

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We’re in the “Messy Middle” of the Fight for Democracy | Skye Perryman

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The Texas GOP Loves Their "Commander-in-Cheat" | Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer

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The DOJ Can “Jump in the Gulf of Maine” | Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows

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Trump's Crazy Voter File Demand | Sec. Shenna Bellows

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How to Win in a Swing State | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto

141

The Epstein Files: What is Donald Trump Hiding? | California Rep. Robert Garcia

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Does MAGA Think They’ve Gone Too Far? | ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero

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The Epstein Files: “MAGA World Isn’t Falling in Line” | Rep. Dan Goldman

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Former Attorney General Eric Holder Doesn’t Recognize the DOJ

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The Supreme Court Said What? | Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance

146

"People Are Going to Die Because of This Bill" | Gov. JB Pritzker on Democracy, the GOP's Budget

147

The Harm of the Big Ugly Budget Bill, SCOTUS and More | Preet Bahara and Marc Elias

148

Why Trump’s Budget Bill is “Worst” in the “Last 100 Years” | Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer

149

BRUTAL: Are Voting Laws Undermining Elections? | Elie Mystal

150

NYC Official Brad Lander Speaks Out on his ICE Arrest: “They Want People To Be Afraid”

151

The Supreme Court's Powered by GOP Lies and Bad Vibes | "Strict Scrutiny" Host Leah Litman

152

“America is Dying” | Rep. Eric Swalwell on Events in California

153

What Democrats Must Do to Win in 2028 | Sen. Claire McCaskill

154

We “Can’t Give Up” on Democracy | Professor Michael Klarman

155

The Fight for a Pro-Democracy Agenda | Rep. Ritchie Torres

156

Democrats’ Plan to Stop the SAVE Act, DOGE | Sen. Alex Padilla

157

Why Trump is the “Most Corrupt” President Ever | Rep. Greg Landsman

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This is a “Dangerous Moment” for All of Our Civil Rights | Sen. Chris Van Hollen

159

Redistricting, the Supreme Court and the Fight for Fair Maps | Marina Jenkins

160

Sen. Chris Murphy: This is a "Dire" Moment for Democracy

161

Don’t Believe That Trump Will Follow Court Orders | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

162

Elon Musk Helped Democrats Win in Wisconsin | Ben Wikler

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BREAKING: North Carolina Court Says 65k Ballots Can Be Tossed Out | Justice Allison Riggs

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The GOP is Full of "Cowards" and "Crazies" | Sen. Andy Kim

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Trump’s Growing Threats to Judges | Rep. Dan Goldman

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Trump’s Latest Order Will Disenfranchise Millions | Sec. of State Adrian Fontes

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We're in a Constitutional Crisis | Rep. Robert Garcia

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The Lawyers Surrendering to Trump | George Conway

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What Every American Can Do To Fight DOGE | Rep. Jamie Raskin

170

The United States is in a "Soft Coup" | Joyce Vance

171

Republican Explains Why Musk is Trump's Biggest Liability | Sarah Longwell

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Trump is Making Us Less “Safe” | Rep. Eric Swalwell

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The Lawyers Fighting Trump's Executive Orders | Skye Perryman

174

Rep. Dan Goldman Calls Out “Dangerous” Cabinet Nominees, Jack Smith Report

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Trump's “Dangerous” Cabinet Nominees and the Jack Smith Report | Rep. Dan Goldman

176

The GOP Is Trying To Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat

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The Issue with Democrats and the Media with Jen Rubin

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Rep. Dan Goldman on Jan. 6 Pardons, Trump’s Nominees and Project 2025

179

North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs on Her GOP Opponent's Attempt to Toss 60k Ballots

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Meet Alabama’s New Democratic Congressman Shomari Figures

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Alabama’s New Map Nets Second Democratic Congressman: Meet Rep. Shomari Figures

182

What Happens to Trump’s Criminal Indictments and Convictions Now?

183

Dissecting the Election and the Role of the Media with Molly Jong-Fast

184

Former Judge Michael Luttig’s Warning on Trump, Democracy and Election Day

185

When Will We Know the Next President? Your Top Election Questions Answered with Kerry Washington and Marc Elias

186

Will Democrats Win the Senate? With Sen. Brian Schatz

187

Former Sen. Al Franken on Recounts, the Election and Ted Cruz

188

George Conway on What’s Wrong with Donald Trump and the GOP

189

Rep. Maxwell Frost on How Florida Republicans are Suppressing Young Voters

190

Sen. Richard Blumenthal on the Fall of the Supreme Court

191

Rep. Dan Goldman on Project 2025, Fixing the Supreme Court and GOP Extremism

192

The GOP’s Three-Part Plan to Subvert Elections

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Meet the Republicans Voting Against Trump with Sarah Longwell

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The Fight to Protect the 2024 Election with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

195

Republicans Are Making It Harder to Vote and Easier to Cheat

196

How Voter ID Laws Keep Millions of People From Voting with Lauren Kunis

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Why State Legislatures are Key for Election Certification and Democracy with Daniel Squadron

198

⚡️LIGHTNING ROUND: The Election Lawsuits You Should Watch in August

199

The Solution to Our Democracy Problems is Local with Joe Kennedy

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How We Fix The Corrupted Supreme Court with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

201

Fighting Texas’ Voter Suppression with Beto O’Rourke

202

How We Fix New York’s Terrible Voting Laws with State Sen. Zellnor Myrie

203

Can the Justice System Handle Trump? with Joyce Vance

204

Is the Media Failing to Protect Democracy? with Dan Pfeiffer

205

How the Right-Wing Suppresses the Will of Voters with Ari Berman

206

Major Absentee Voting Case Headed to Wisconsin Supreme Court

207

Trump's Absolute Immunity Claims are Going to SCOTUS with Harry Litman

208

Trump, Project 2025, the Supreme Court and the Election with Hillary Rodham Clinton

209

Surviving Impeachment, Threats and Another Election with Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold

210

The GOP's Pursuit of Gerrymandered Power with Attorney General Eric Holder

211

Trump Is More Than a 4-Year Problem with Molly Jong-Fast

212

Fighting for Democracy in North Carolina with State Rep. Robert Reives

213

Why Republicans Want Your Voter Info

214

The Republican War on Mail-In Voting

215

Republicans Attack Fair Election Rules in Arizona

216

The Connection Between Abortion and Voting Rights with Renee Bracey Sherman

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Abortion is More Popular Than Your Favorite Politician with Renee Bracey Sherman

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Michigan Republicans Are Not Okay with State Sen. Jeremy Moss

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The Threat of a Second Trump Presidency with Rep. Jamie Raskin

220

Why You'll See Trump on the Ballot

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Republicans Want Your Ballot Rejected for Minor Mistakes

222

The Supreme Court Will Determine Trump's Future

223

How Felony Disenfranchisement Harms 56,000 North Carolinians

224

We Need Supreme Court Reform with Rakim Brooks

225

Could Trump Be Kicked off the Ballot?

226

The GOP is Full of Cowards and Liars with Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett

227

The 8th Circuit’s Attack on the Voting Rights Act

228

What Election Day 2023 Says About Election Day 2024

229

Q+A with Marc Elias

230

Labor, Democracy and Building Power for All

231

A Looming Threat to the 2024 Elections

232

Will Key States Have Fair Maps in 2024?

233

The Fight for Democracy Includes Abortion Rights with Skye Perryman

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On the Ground in North Carolina with Anderson Clayton

235

The Not-So-Supreme Supreme Court with Rakim Brooks

236

The Wisconsin GOP Is Out of Control with State Rep. Greta Neubauer

237

How Thousands of Mississippians Could Get Their Right to Vote Back

238

Where Does the U.S. Supreme Court Go From Here?

239

2023 Election Bills: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

240

What the Supreme Court’s Allen v. Milligan Decision Means for Democracy

241

Ohio Republicans’ War on Democracy

242

We Need a Pro-Democracy Government: A Conversation With Congressman Mondaire Jones

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Is Voter Registration Outdated? Feat. Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey

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How the Supreme Court Could Rule in Moore v. Harper and Allen v. Milligan

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Republicans Don’t Want Students to Vote

246

Red States Are Targeting Blue Cities

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What Pennsylvania Tells Us About Our Democracy Feat. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon

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What’s at Stake in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Feat. Ben Wikler

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The Right Wing’s Latest Legal Theory

250

56,000 Voters’ Rights Are at Stake in North Carolina Feat. Daryl Atkinson

251

Mississippi’s Ongoing Efforts to Disenfranchise Black Voters Feat. Arekia Bennett-Scott

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Blue States Can Do Better

253

What’s Next on SCOTUS’ Docket?

254

Intimidating Voters Is Not Peachy

255

North Carolina Republicans Want a Redo

256

The Judiciary Needs Reform feat. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

257

Lies, Legislatures and Litigation

258

Ohio's New Voter Suppression Law

259

New Year, New Maps

260

Republicans in Arizona Are Not Okay

261

Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023