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Defending Democracy with Marc Elias — 228 episodes

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Something Dangerous Just Shifted for Democracy — And Trump Allies Noticed

2

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

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

4

Louisiana Suspends Election as Redistricting Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase

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Trump's DOJ Has Stopped Making Sense | Legal AF

6

BREAKING: Supreme Court GUTS the Voting Rights Act

7

Florida GOP Reveals Latest Gerrymander Scheme

8

Trump's Dangerous Propaganda Playbook REVEALED

9

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

10

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

11

Republicans Keep Losing Voting Rights Cases

12

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

13

Orban Conceded. Trump NEVER Will.

14

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

15

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

17

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

18

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

19

Trump is DECIMATING the Constitution | Rep. Jamie Raskin

20

Trump's Epstein Cover-Up Is Getting Worse

21

Trump Is SEIZING Your Ballots | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

22

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

31

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

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

38

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

51

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

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Did Trump's Epstein Fears Trigger HISTORIC Shutdown?

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Why Black Voters Are Still Fighting for Representation | Janai Nelson

69

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

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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

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

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Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

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

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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

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

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Can We Actually Save America?

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IMPORTANT - Trump's Worst Nightmare | Rick Wilson

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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

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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

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Republicans Are Killing Democracy | Heather Cox Richardson

96

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?

100

Michael Steele Calls White House A “Clown Show”

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This is Some Serious BS | Rep. LaMonica McIver

102

Why Can't Democrats Reach Southern Voters?

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

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

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

108

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

BRUTAL: Are Voting Laws Undermining Elections? | Elie Mystal

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

Elon Musk Helped Democrats Win in Wisconsin | Ben Wikler

130

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

131

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

132

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

134

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

135

The Lawyers Surrendering to Trump | George Conway

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

The Lawyers Fighting Trump's Executive Orders | Skye Perryman

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

The Issue with Democrats and the Media with Jen Rubin

145

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

146

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

147

Meet Alabama’s New Democratic Congressman Shomari Figures

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

Will Democrats Win the Senate? With Sen. Brian Schatz

154

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

155

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

156

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

157

Sen. Richard Blumenthal on the Fall of the Supreme Court

158

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

159

The GOP’s Three-Part Plan to Subvert Elections

160

Meet the Republicans Voting Against Trump with Sarah Longwell

161

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

162

Republicans Are Making It Harder to Vote and Easier to Cheat

163

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

164

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

165

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

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The Solution to Our Democracy Problems is Local with Joe Kennedy

167

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

168

Fighting Texas’ Voter Suppression with Beto O’Rourke

169

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

170

Can the Justice System Handle Trump? with Joyce Vance

171

Is the Media Failing to Protect Democracy? with Dan Pfeiffer

172

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

173

Major Absentee Voting Case Headed to Wisconsin Supreme Court

174

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

175

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

176

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

177

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

178

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

179

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

180

Why Republicans Want Your Voter Info

181

The Republican War on Mail-In Voting

182

Republicans Attack Fair Election Rules in Arizona

183

The Connection Between Abortion and Voting Rights with Renee Bracey Sherman

184

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

185

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

187

Why You'll See Trump on the Ballot

188

Republicans Want Your Ballot Rejected for Minor Mistakes

189

The Supreme Court Will Determine Trump's Future

190

How Felony Disenfranchisement Harms 56,000 North Carolinians

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We Need Supreme Court Reform with Rakim Brooks

192

Could Trump Be Kicked off the Ballot?

193

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

194

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

195

What Election Day 2023 Says About Election Day 2024

196

Q+A with Marc Elias

197

Labor, Democracy and Building Power for All

198

A Looming Threat to the 2024 Elections

199

Will Key States Have Fair Maps in 2024?

200

The Fight for Democracy Includes Abortion Rights with Skye Perryman

201

On the Ground in North Carolina with Anderson Clayton

202

The Not-So-Supreme Supreme Court with Rakim Brooks

203

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

204

How Thousands of Mississippians Could Get Their Right to Vote Back

205

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

206

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

207

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

208

Ohio Republicans’ War on Democracy

209

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

211

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

213

Red States Are Targeting Blue Cities

214

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

215

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

216

The Right Wing’s Latest Legal Theory

217

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

218

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

219

Blue States Can Do Better

220

What’s Next on SCOTUS’ Docket?

221

Intimidating Voters Is Not Peachy

222

North Carolina Republicans Want a Redo

223

The Judiciary Needs Reform feat. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

224

Lies, Legislatures and Litigation

225

Ohio's New Voter Suppression Law

226

New Year, New Maps

227

Republicans in Arizona Are Not Okay

228

Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023