The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 19, 2026

Trying to Resurrect the SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump Demands Attaching it to Bipartisan FISA and Housing Bills
President Donald Trump attempted to resurrect the SAVE America Act, stalled in the U.S. Senate, by tying it to the passage of the national security FISA Act, and bills on housing. It’s still not likely to have enough votes to pass.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
Politico - Trump pushes to attach his SAVE act to must-pass bipartisan bills
C-SPAN - President Trump Says He Won't Sign FISA Unless SAVE Act Is Passed
The Hill - Trump: FISA extension must include SAVE America Act

Brennan Center for Justice - New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting

Related ADM Reports:

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?

American Democracy Minute - President Trump Ties Ending the Partial Government Shutdown to Passage of the SAVE America Act. The Draconian Voting Bill Still Doesn’t Have the Votes.

Groups Taking Action:

League of Women Voters US, Common Cause, Legal Defense Fund

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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#NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #SAVEAmericaAct #VoterSuppression #SAVEAct #MailInVoting

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 18, 2026

Brian is away today, so we've posted a still-timely report from May 2025.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Warned Judges Last Year, ‘The threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy – on our system of government’
At a Puerto Rico conference in May 2025, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned judges that recent threats from the White house are “attacks on our democracy.” We have a portion of her speech.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

U.S. Supreme Court – “Preserving Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law” Remarks by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson First Circuit Judicial Conference, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico May 1, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Politico – Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply condemns Trump’s attacks on judges
The Hill – Trump slams judges after ruling bars admin from using Alien Enemies Act to deport gangs

President Donald Trump – Post of Truth Social After Judge Halts Deportations Under the Alien Enemies Act
Politico – Trump calls for impeachment of judge who tried to halt deportations
White House Advisor Stephen Miller – Multiple Attacks on Judges via X (scan down the page)

CNN – Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says ‘state of our democracy’ keeps her up at night

Groups Taking Action:
American Bar Association, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Stand Up America Coalition

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 17, 2026

Trump Campaign Attorneys Who Allegedly Organized the Fake Elector Scheme Finally Face Arraignment in Wisconsin
Two Trump campaign attorneys and a campaign aide who allegedly organized the 2020 fake elector scheme in Wisconsin and other swing states, finally face arraignment June 16th. It’s the only remaining criminal investigation of the plot to overturn the 2020 election.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Law Forward - The 2020 Fake Electors Scheme: How What Started in Wisconsin Spread Nationally
Wisconsin Examiner - (2023) Wisconsin’s fake electors settle lawsuit, acknowledge Biden won in 2020
Wisconsin Watch/Votebeat Wisconsin - Alleged Wisconsin fake elector accomplices to be arraigned as Trump seeks to rewrite 2020 election
Wisconsin Public Radio - Jim Troupis argues he can’t get a fair trial in Madison over false electors criminal charges
Wisconsin Examiner - Ex-Trump attorney Troupis seeks $3.2 million from ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - (2023) Wisconsin AG Files Forgery Charges Against Three Trump Alleged Fake Elector Organizers; No Charges Yet Against Signers
American Democracy Minute - (2023) Developments in GOP Fake Presidential Elector Plots in Nevada & Wisconsin; Investigations Continue in Arizona, New Mexico & Georgia

Groups Taking Action:

Law Forward, Protect Democracy

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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#NewsAlerts #AmericanDemocracy #Wisconsin #FakeElectors #DonaldTrump #ElectionSubversion #2020Election

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 16, 2026

‘Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Don’t rank candidates you detest’ - Washington, DC Uses Ranked Choice Voting for the First Time
District of Columbia voters use ranked choice voting for the first time June 16 in DC’s Democratic primary. A group which helped pass the election reform reminds voters to “‘Vote for the best. Rank the rest. Don’t rank candidates you detest.”

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Rank the District - How to rank your ballot
The 51st - The 51st’s D.C. voter guide
WAMU - Ranked choice voting is coming to D.C. elections. How does it work?
FairVote - How ranked choice voting is impacting the Washington, DC primary
Opportunity DC - RCV 101

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - (2025) In NYC’s June 24th Primary, 11 Dems Seek Nomination for Mayor. Ranked Choice Voting & Matching Funds Helped Give Voters More Choice.

Groups Taking Action:

Grow Democracy DC , Campaign Legal Center, FairVote, Opportunity DC

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 15, 2026

FBI Raids Ohio Group Promoting Voter Registration Seeking 2020 Evidence. Staff & Volunteers Questioned, Phones and Computers Seized.

The FBI raided an Ohio civil rights group June 11th in an apparent effort to find evidence of fraudulent 2020 voter registration activity. Pro-democracy leaders around the country have condemned the action as intimidation.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Statehouse News Bureau - Ohio voting rights group says it was raided by the FBI
Ohio Capital Journal - FBI searches offices of Ohio voting-rights group
Signal Ohio - What to know about the Ohio Organizing Collaborative after FBI searches
OH Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn - Leader Isaacsohn's Statement on Reports of Recent Raids of Ohio Organizing Collaborative's Cleveland Offices & Homes of Voting Rights Advocates
U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes - Sykes Statement on FBI Raid of Ohio Voting Rights Organization
OH Secretary of State's Office - June 12, 2026 -Secretary LaRose Unveils Limited Edition America 250 "I Voted" Sticker

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Federal Judge Acknowledges ‘Problematic’ and ‘Troublesome’ Evidence for Warrant, But Still Denies Fulton County Return of Its Seized 2020 Ballots
American Democracy Minute - The ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’ Subversion Plan: After Claims of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Comes Intimidation, Disruptive Poll Watchers & Baseless Lawsuits

Groups Taking Action:

Ohio Organizing Collaborative

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 12, 2026

Florida Supreme Court Allows Latest Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Again Ignoring the State Constitution’s Fair Maps Amendment
Florida’s Supreme Court denied an emergency request by a pro-voter group June 10th to pause Governor Ron DeSantis’ congressional redistricting map. The gerrymandered map, likely flipping four liberal-leaning districts conservative, will now likely be in place for the midterm election.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Florida Phoenix - DeSantis signs legislation making new congressional map official
Florida Phoenix - Florida Supreme Court rejects emergency petition to stop DeSantis’ redistricted congressional map
Supreme Court of Florida (via Democracy Docket) - Equal Ground Education Fund, Inc., v.
Secretary, Florida Department of State

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Redistricting Bill with Four More GOP Seats; Illinois and New York Contemplate a Response

American Democracy Minute - Gerrymandering Arms Race Update: FL Gov. Ron DeSantis Unveils Congressional Redistricting Plan, Gerrymandering 4 Additional GOP Seats

Groups Taking Action:

Equal Ground

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 11, 2026

Convicted County Election Official & Election Denier Tina Peters Had Her Sentence Commuted. CO Gov. Jared Polis Censured His Action.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the 9-year sentence for Mesa County clerk Tina Peters May 15th, leading to her release June 1st. An unrepentant Peters immediately repeated her baseless voter fraud claims, and Polis has since been censured by his party.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Colorado Newsline - Colorado Gov. Polis cuts Tina Peters’ prison sentence in half
Colorado Newsline - Colorado Democrats vote to censure Gov. Polis over Tina Peters commutation
Politico - Tina Peters says Democrats will ‘cheat’ in midterms
Colorado Public Radio - Tina Peters is free, but the story is likely far from over

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - CO Election Official Tina Peters Got 9 Years for Tampering with Election Machines to Prove the Big Lie. Trump is Trying to Set Her Free.

American Democracy Minute - Colorado Election Official Who Allowed 2020 Conspiracy Theory Activists Access to County Voting Machine Data Found Guilty

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for June 10, 2026

What Could Go Wrong with Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order and The USPS Plan to Implement It? Bad Data, for One Thing.

In our last report, we shared the U.S. Postal Service’s plans for implementing President Trump’s executive order for verifying the citizenship of mail-in voters. The flawed data on which the plan relies may result in election chaos and voters being disenfranchised.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

The White House - 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
Brennan Center for Justice - Analyzing the President’s Executive Order on Mail Voting
Fair Elections Center - Eligible Voters at Risk: Examining Changes to USCIS’s SAVE System
Texas Tribune/ProPublica - A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas.
Protect Democracy - The SAVE tool, explained
Protect Democracy - The ‘SAVE’ Tool Could Disenfranchise U.S. Citizens
American Immigration Council - The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program: A Fact Sheet

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Federal Circuit Courts Block Trump DOJ from Obtaining California and Oregon Voter Data

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State

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