Speaker of the House Mike Johnson echoed electoral conspiracy theories espoused by Trump, saying election results in blue states like California look to be fraudulent. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­

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House Speaker welcomes Trump’s call to ‘take over’ elections, claims Dem wins appear ‘fraudulent’

- Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) echoed ([link removed] ) electoral conspiracy theories espoused by President Donald Trump, saying of election results in “blue states” like California: “It just looks on its face to be fraudulent,” even though there’s no proof.

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Florida court tosses GOP suit attempting to influence elections by challenging U.S. census

- A Florida court dismissed ([link removed] ) a Republican lawsuit seeking to block statistical methodologies used in the 2020 Census for alleged inaccuracies. The case is part of a nationwide GOP effort to increase the party’s power in red states by changing how the U.S. population is counted.

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North Carolina election board flags hundreds of thousands of voters for potential disenfranchisement

- North Carolina’s GOP-led election board will send ([link removed] ) letters to over 241,000 voters whose driver’s license numbers or Social Security numbers did not match government databases. Around 98k of those voters could be forced to cast provisional ballots, which could put them at risk of disenfranchisement.

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Maryland House greenlights new congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders

- The Maryland House last night passed ([link removed] ) a congressional map that would eliminate the state’s last GOP-held seat. Democrats say the move is necessary to counter Trump-backed gerrymanders. The bill now heads to the Senate, where its future is uncertain.

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Will Republicans kill the filibuster to pass Trump’s voter suppression bill?

- The GOP is urging ([link removed] ) Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster to pave the way for the MEGA Act — a bill that could disenfranchise millions by imposing strict photo ID requirements to vote. But history shows that killing the procedure could actually bode well eventually for Democrats.

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Insider reveals plan to crush the GOP in 2026

- Republicans are panicking as the 2026 Senate map tightens and Democrats outline a real path back to the majority. Devan Barber, executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, joined ([link removed] ) Marc to break down which Senate seats are truly at stake — from Georgia and North Carolina to Maine, Ohio, and Alaska — and why GOP incumbents are suddenly vulnerable.

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DEMOCRACY FOOTNOTES

Here we share noteworthy briefs on all things voting rights and democracy. Have a footnote for us? Send them to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

- Rapper-turned-MAGA influencer Nicki Minaj had thoughts ([link removed] ) about voter ID. She used a lot of exclamation points for someone who hasn’t had to go through ([link removed] ) a traditional registration process.

- A look ([link removed] ) into DOJ morale right now. Yikes.

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