The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 24, 2026

U.S. House Passes the SAVE America Act and Will Combine It With a Defense Appropriations Bill to Make it Harder to Vote Down in the Senate

The U.S. House passed the SAVE America Act again, this time with language to attach it to a normally bipartisan defense appropriations bill before it’s sent to the Senate. It’s a last-ditch effort to pass the bill.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Washington Examiner - Johnson: House will pass SAVE America Act ‘one more time’ by attaching it to reconciliation bill
The Hill - House narrowly passes massive annual defense policy bill
FactCheck.org - Competing Claims on SAVE America Act Disenfranchising Voters
Campaign Legal Center - What You Need to Know About the SAVE America Act
National Conference of State Legislatures - States With Mostly Mail Elections
TIME - House Passes $1.15 Trillion Defense Spending Bill

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - With the SAVE America Act Stalling in Congress, Look for Renewed Efforts to Pass Similar Restrictions in State Legislatures

American Democracy Minute - As Threatened, Trump Holds Up Passage of Long-Awaited Bipartisan Housing Bill, Demanding the Senate Pass the Restrictive SAVE America Act

Groups Taking Action:

Declaration for America Democracy, Bipartisan Policy Center, League of United Latin American Citizens

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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#Democracy #DemocracyNews #SAVEAmericaAct #VoterSuppression #USSenate

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 23, 2026

Yet Another ‘Election Integrity’ Crusading Politician is in Hot Water, This Time for Not Being a Registered Voter: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
Yet another “election integrity” crusader, MyPillow CEO and candidate for Minnesota governor, Mike Lindell, is in hot water. The 2020 election skeptic doesn’t appear to be a registered voter in Minnesota.

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Articles & Resources:

Minneapolis Star Tribune (Paywall) - Mike Lindell, Trump's pick for governor, isn't registered to vote in Minnesota
The Independent - MyPillow’s Mike Lindell is running for governor of Minnesota. He’s not even registered to vote for himself
Talking Points Memo - Mike Lindell Is Not Registered to Vote in Minnesota. He Claims His Temp ID Registers Him.
Minnesota Reformer - The MyPillow guy is running for Minnesota governor

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - (2025) More Accountability for Trump ‘Big Lie’ Allies as Voting Tech Companies Prevail Over Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell
American Democracy Minute - Civil Trial Against My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Starts June 9 for Allegedly Defaming Former Dominion Voting Systems Exec

Register or Check Your Voter Registration:

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

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#Democracy #DemocracyNews #MikeLindell #2020Election #Minnesota #2026Midterms #VoterRegistration

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 22, 2026

Trump’s July 16th Election Security Speech Appears to Have Elements of Activist-Proposed National Emergency Order Which Surfaced in March
President Trump’s July 16th speech included elements of an activist-proposed national security executive order which surfaced in March. New reporting suggests representatives of election denier groups, including Election Integrity Network’s Cleta Mitchell, were briefed by the White House before the speech.

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Articles & Resources:

Roll Call –Transcript of President Donald Trump’s July 16, 2026 Speech on Election Security
The White House – Declassified documents on which President Trump based his accusations.
FactCheck.org – FactChecking Trump’s Election Security Speech
Democracy Docket – Read a draft of the emergency executive order for Trump to take control of elections (bottom of the page)
Washington Post – Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency
Center for American Progress - The Trump Administration Has No Legal Authority To Invoke National Security and Take Over Elections

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Citing Select Declassified Documents President Trump Blames 2020 Loss on China, Says ‘Deep State’ Withheld Intelligence from Him

American Democracy Minute - Meeting of 2020 Trump Election Operatives Considers 2026 Litigation Strategies and Declaring a National Emergency to Interfere with the Midterms

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#StoptheSteal #ElectionInterference #2026Midterms

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 21, 2026

U.S. Appeals Court Allows the USPS Mail-In Voter Verification Plan to Proceed, But Other Challenges to Trump’s Executive Order are Active
A U.S. district court of appeals has allowed President Donald Trump’s executive order, directing the U.S. Postal Service to verify the citizenship of mail-in voters, to move forward. But other active cases argue it violates the Constitution.

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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
U.S. District Court of Appeals for DC - Stay in NAACP v. DeJoy
The Hill - Appeals court narrows setback for Trump USPS mail-in ballot policy
Brennan Center for Justice - Analyzing the President’s Executive Order on Mail Voting

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration from Implementing Key Parts of Executive Order on Elections as Unconstitutional Overreach

American Democracy Minute – Federal District Court Rules Use of Social Security and Other Federal Data for SAVE Database Violates Multiple Federal Privacy Statutes

Groups Taking Action:

Legal Defense Fund, League of Women Voters

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#Democracy #DemocracyNews #TrumpExecutiveOrders #VoterSuppression #MailInVoting #USPS #MailBallots

The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 20, 2026

Citing Select Declassified Documents President Trump Blames 2020 Loss on China, Says ‘Deep State’ Withheld Intelligence from Him

President Trump’s election security speech July 16th rehashed election machine vulnerabilities and made allegations that the QUOTE “deep state” withheld classified information about China’s meddling in the 2020 election. The claims have been widely dismissed by election and intelligence officials.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Roll Call - Transcript of President Donald Trump's July 16, 2026 Speech on Election Security
The White House - Declassified documents on which President Trump based his accusations.
FactCheck.org - FactChecking Trump’s Election Security Speech
NPR - In primetime speech, Trump doesn't provide evidence for illegal voting
PBS - Trump setting stage to declare emergency around midterms, former White House attorney says
U.S. Senator Mark Warner - Senate Intel Vice Chair Warner Statement on President Trump’s Speech Tonight
League of Women Voters - League of Women Voters Strongly Denounces President Trump’s False Claims About Election Security in National Address
States United Democracy Center - Here’s How We Know the 2020 Election Was Free, Fair, and Secure

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute -(2025) Local Election Officials Concerned by Trump Cuts to Election Security Funding and Personnel, According to New Survey

American Democracy Minute - An Activist-Proposed National Emergency Executive Order Would Trump State Election Law. Scholars Say It’s Unconstitutional.

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#ConspiracyTheories #NoncitizenVoters #China #DominionVotingSystems #2020Election

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

Amidst Signs of Meddling in the Midterms, State & Local Election Officials Plan for Election Interference Scenarios – Including by the Administration
Well before President Trump’s July 16th expected rehash of 2020 election conspiracies, pro-democracy groups and election officials were already planning for possible midterm meddling, mail delivery delays, threats and intimidation.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Protect Democracy / Brennan Center for Justice - What election officials can do now to prepare for the risk of
external interference by federal actors
Votebeat - Postmarks, interference, physical threats: Election officials brace for the 2026 elections
The Guardian - How to plan for an election that leaders are trying to subvert
Protect Democracy - How to spot (and push back against) federal voter intimidation

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - New Survey Finds Election Officials are Worried About Midterm Election Interference, Replacing Lost Federal Funding, and Their Safety & Security

American Democracy Minute - Midterm Madness Week: ICE at Polling Places? The Administration Sends Mixed Messages; Some States are Advancing Laws to Limit or Prohibit It.

Groups Taking Action:

Protect Democracy, Brennan Center for Justice, States United Democracy Center

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

Trump Touts July 16 Primetime Address on Election Security, Telling Reporters ‘It’s Really, Really Big News.’ Here’s What You Might Expect.
Claiming “It’s really, really big news,” President Donald Trump addresses the nation on election security, Thursday, June 16th at 9 pm Eastern. There are few details, but he’s expected to speak on election machine security and will likely push the restrictive SAVE America Act.

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Articles & Resources:

The White House on X - 🚨 President Donald J. Trump will be speaking to the nation this Thursday, July 16th, at 9PM EST.
NBC News 4 Washington - President Donald Trump teased a “very big announcement” ahead of Thursday's primetime address.
Reuters/Yahoo News - Trump to assert voting machine vulnerabilities in Thursday speech
NPR/AP - Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime address
Politico - (February) Gabbard’s seizure of voting machines heightens concerns of midterm meddling
Brennan Center for Justice - To Protect Elections, Congress Must Rein in Intelligence Agency

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - Updates on FBI Raid in Ohio and New Surge in Fulton County, GA, Still Chasing the Specter of Widespread Voting and Registration Fraud

American Democracy Minute - U.S. Election Assistance Commission Members Removed Days After SCOTUS Expands Presidential Power Over Independent Agencies

Groups Taking Action:

Protect Democracy, States United Democracy Center,

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

Removal of EAC Commissioners Draws Attention to Hollowed Out Federal Agencies with ‘Election Integrity’ Responsibilities Unable to Function
We’ve reported on the shocking removal of three commissioners from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. But it’s not the only federal agency with election oversight to be hamstrung by the Trump administration.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:

Campaign Legal Center - What Role Does the Federal Government Play in Our Elections?
Bipartisan Policy Center - The Federal Role in U.S. Elections Visualized
Brennan Center for Justice - Threat of Foreign Influence on U.S. Elections Remain as Federal Defenses Recede
U.S. Director of National Intelligence - (2024 - Biden Administration) Federal Executive Branch Agencies Roles and Responsibilities in United States Elections
NOTUS via Spotlight PA - 2026 midterms poised to have less federal oversight as Trump admin defangs election watchdog

Related ADM Reports:

American Democracy Minute - U.S. Election Assistance Commission Members Removed Days After SCOTUS Expands Presidential Power Over Independent Agencies

American Democracy Minute - Since 2018, CISA Helped States Harden Elections From Foreign Interference by Iran and Others. In 2025 Its Workforce & Funding was Cut.

Groups Taking Action:

Protect Democracy, Issue One, CREW

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#Democracy #DemocracyNews #ProtectElections #ElectionInterference #DonaldTrump #2026Midterm