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Defending Democracy with Marc Elias — 244 episodes

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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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

The GOP Power Grab Is Running Into Unexpected Resistance

15

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

16

Republicans Release Playbook to Suppress Your Vote in 2026

17

Something Dangerous Just Shifted for Democracy — And Trump Allies Noticed

18

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

19

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

20

Louisiana Suspends Election as Redistricting Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase

21

Trump's DOJ Has Stopped Making Sense | Legal AF

22

BREAKING: Supreme Court GUTS the Voting Rights Act

23

Florida GOP Reveals Latest Gerrymander Scheme

24

Trump's Dangerous Propaganda Playbook REVEALED

25

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

26

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

27

Republicans Keep Losing Voting Rights Cases

28

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

29

Orban Conceded. Trump NEVER Will.

30

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

31

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

33

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

34

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

35

Trump is DECIMATING the Constitution | Rep. Jamie Raskin

36

Trump's Epstein Cover-Up Is Getting Worse

37

Trump Is SEIZING Your Ballots | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

38

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

39

Trump Accountability Must Go SCORCHED EARTH | Glenn Kirschner

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MASSIVE Supreme Court Case Could Throw Out YOUR Vote

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

57

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

83

Did Trump's Epstein Fears Trigger HISTORIC Shutdown?

84

Why Black Voters Are Still Fighting for Representation | Janai Nelson

85

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

86

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

90

Are We Overreacting To Authoritarianism??? | Jon Favreau

91

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

92

Why Smart People Keep Getting Trump's DOJ Scandal Wrong

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Exposing Trump's 2026 Election Mastermind

94

The "Epstein Shutdown" | Rep. Eric Swalwell

95

Is Trump Planning a Military Takeover? | Professor David Noll

96

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

97

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

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

99

Inside Trump's Unprecedented Power Grab | Marina Jenkins

100

Why "Good Republicans" Don't Exist

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

102

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

103

Can We Actually Save America?

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IMPORTANT - Trump's Worst Nightmare | Rick Wilson

105

Can We Fix Our Broken Constitution? | Rep Jamie Raskin

106

This Is Trump's Latest Attack On Free Speech

107

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

108

Is Justice In America Broken? | Sen. Raphael Warnock

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

110

Stop Pretending Like Trump Is Normal | Brian Tyler Cohen

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Republicans Are Killing Democracy | Heather Cox Richardson

112

The Most Important Election In 2025 | Rep. Mikie Sherrill

113

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?

116

Michael Steele Calls White House A “Clown Show”

117

This is Some Serious BS | Rep. LaMonica McIver

118

Why Can't Democrats Reach Southern Voters?

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

Former Attorney General Eric Holder Doesn’t Recognize the DOJ

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

BRUTAL: Are Voting Laws Undermining Elections? | Elie Mystal

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

Elon Musk Helped Democrats Win in Wisconsin | Ben Wikler

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

The Lawyers Surrendering to Trump | George Conway

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

The Lawyers Fighting Trump's Executive Orders | Skye Perryman

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

The Issue with Democrats and the Media with Jen Rubin

161

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

162

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

163

Meet Alabama’s New Democratic Congressman Shomari Figures

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

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

169

Will Democrats Win the Senate? With Sen. Brian Schatz

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

Sen. Richard Blumenthal on the Fall of the Supreme Court

174

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

175

The GOP’s Three-Part Plan to Subvert Elections

176

Meet the Republicans Voting Against Trump with Sarah Longwell

177

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

178

Republicans Are Making It Harder to Vote and Easier to Cheat

179

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

180

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

181

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

182

The Solution to Our Democracy Problems is Local with Joe Kennedy

183

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

184

Fighting Texas’ Voter Suppression with Beto O’Rourke

185

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

186

Can the Justice System Handle Trump? with Joyce Vance

187

Is the Media Failing to Protect Democracy? with Dan Pfeiffer

188

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

189

Major Absentee Voting Case Headed to Wisconsin Supreme Court

190

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

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

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

196

Why Republicans Want Your Voter Info

197

The Republican War on Mail-In Voting

198

Republicans Attack Fair Election Rules in Arizona

199

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

201

Michigan Republicans Are Not Okay with State Sen. Jeremy Moss

202

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

203

Why You'll See Trump on the Ballot

204

Republicans Want Your Ballot Rejected for Minor Mistakes

205

The Supreme Court Will Determine Trump's Future

206

How Felony Disenfranchisement Harms 56,000 North Carolinians

207

We Need Supreme Court Reform with Rakim Brooks

208

Could Trump Be Kicked off the Ballot?

209

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

210

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

211

What Election Day 2023 Says About Election Day 2024

212

Q+A with Marc Elias

213

Labor, Democracy and Building Power for All

214

A Looming Threat to the 2024 Elections

215

Will Key States Have Fair Maps in 2024?

216

The Fight for Democracy Includes Abortion Rights with Skye Perryman

217

On the Ground in North Carolina with Anderson Clayton

218

The Not-So-Supreme Supreme Court with Rakim Brooks

219

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

220

How Thousands of Mississippians Could Get Their Right to Vote Back

221

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

222

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

223

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

224

Ohio Republicans’ War on Democracy

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

Republicans Don’t Want Students to Vote

229

Red States Are Targeting Blue Cities

230

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

231

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

232

The Right Wing’s Latest Legal Theory

233

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

234

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

235

Blue States Can Do Better

236

What’s Next on SCOTUS’ Docket?

237

Intimidating Voters Is Not Peachy

238

North Carolina Republicans Want a Redo

239

The Judiciary Needs Reform feat. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

240

Lies, Legislatures and Litigation

241

Ohio's New Voter Suppression Law

242

New Year, New Maps

243

Republicans in Arizona Are Not Okay

244

Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023