Attorney General William Barr intervened to shorten the political corruption sentence of a Trump confidant. Former U.S. prosecutors want his resignation.
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Former U.S. Prosecutors Call for Attorney General’s Resignation
Democrats worry they will not be able to beat Trump in 2020
In public they appear confident but privately Democrats are worried that Trump will be hard to beat in the November 2020 elections.
CISA says it will act as election security liaison ahead of 2020
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency clarified its role in election. It says it will act as Election Security Liaison Ahead of 2020.
NY Philharmonic’s 2020 Program Celebrates Suffragists
New York Philharmonic is celebrating 100 years of the 19th amendment granting women voting rights. To do so it is inviting compositions from 19 women.
CISA outlines its role in helping states with election security
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is making clear its role in elections. It says it helps states with election security.
Here’s How Women Leaders Govern Differently
More female leaders are exactly what Americans need right now, says Michael Steele, the first African American to chair the Republican National Committee.
Redistricting Reform May Divide Virginia’s New Democratic Majority
Virginia has recently pursued redistricting reforms. While they have been well-received but may divide its new Democratic majority.
CISA leans into facilitator role in election security plan
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has developed a new election security plan. But the agency has often played a facilitator role.
Facebook clashes with election officials behind the scenes over policies
State election officials in at least five states have recently clashed with Facebook over issues ranging from policy to misinformation.
A Big Vote Registration Push Reaches Millions
A non-profit wants more unmarried women, young people and people of color on voter rolls. But somehow mailers have upset some election officials.
- U.S. Confidence In Elections Trails Other Developed Nations
- Despite security concerns, online voting is happening in 2020
- DoD has enduring role in election defense
- Iowa Caucus Meltdown Proved Transparency Is Essential, Election-Watchers Say
- Donald Trump: from Ukrainegate to politicalconfidantgate
- Brennan Center Publishes New Guide to Designing Voter-Friendly Ballots
- Bill seeks improvements for military absentee ballot system
- CISA and states tell Senate more cybersecurity resources needed
- Breaking down the ballot process in the U.S.
- Trump is elevating judges who could gut the Voting Rights Act
WORLDWIDE
Report: Repression Intensifying in Zimbabwe As Old Guard, Military in Firm Control
It’s two years since the coup that brought him to power but nothing shows that Mnangagwa’s reforms will see the day of light. The army is still in control.
How to protect democracy from cyber attacks
A new report explores how leading authoritarian regimes have exploited democratic norms and transformed the market for information into a dangerous tool.
Former Sudanese dictator could be sent to the ICC
Al-Bashir used the cover of presidential power to avoid ICC arrest. Now he may be sent there to answer to crimes against humanity.
‘Nowhere To Hide’: Who’s proliferating digital authoritarianism?
Is China pursuing a grand strategy to systematically proliferate digital authoritarian tools? Its efforts vary by country, local context, and interests.
Africa’s evolving regimes: Totalitarian or autocratic?
Democratization took place in Africa in the early 1990s but most African states became electoral autocracies. However, these systems are not totalitarian.
Tracking conditions for citizen action in democratic transitions
While Tunisians remain committed to democracy, they are feeling the painful lack of economic and political progress, argues analyst Jake Walles.
Why democracy support matters (and is not interference)
The U.S. provides democracy supports to States and organisations across the world. There are also authoritarian attempts to undermine these efforts.
Cameroon: legislative and municipal elections marred by violence
Cameroon held legislative and municipal elections on Friday February 9, 2019. They were marred by violence and will not end its separatist violence.
A catalyst for change in Iran?
Iran’s theocracy is ruthless and survives through repression. However, the labor protest may be the political force most feared by the clerical regime.
Lawyers to ICC: Free Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Unconditionally
Lawyers for former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo urged ICC judges Thursday to lift conditions they imposed on him last year when he was released.
- Lawyers to ICC: Free Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Unconditionally
- Defending democracy in a post-truth world
- Mexico: criminal defamation threatens free expression
- Britain has officially left the EU: what are the implications?
- CCP ‘the central threat of our times’?
- Why democracy is good for you — and vice versa
- Ukraine: between Russian authoritarianism and western democracy
- Democracy assistance: improve information sharing, build resilience
- Why did Egypt’s democratic transition fail?
- Radical trust, deep democracy and the health of the commons