via - Democracy Docket — More than half of Americans believe U.S. democracy is in trouble, and many conservatives believe only new voting restrictions will fix it, according to a national Gallup poll. The post Majority of Americans concerned democracy is in trouble, new poll shows appeared first on Democracy Docket .

With early voting in some states less than a month away, Donald Trump said, “Our primary focus is not to get out the vote.” It's worth understanding why.

via - Democracy Docket — In a recent declaration, the U.S. Postal Service told a federal judge that, during the week of Sept. 6, it expected to launch an online portal that’s crucial to enforcing and complying with its new mail voting restrictions. Where is it? The post The U.S. Postal Service said it would launch its mail ballot portal this week. Where is it? appeared first on Democracy Docket .

via NBC News Top Stories — The Trump administration on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily allow the U.S.

via NBC News Top Stories — The Supreme Court ruling comes as President Trump is amping up economic pressure on the Iranian regime. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.

The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented befo...

via - Democracy Docket — Tad Jude, a former Minnesota state representative who has called for imposing new restrictions on voting in the state, won the Republican primary for Secretary of State. The post Former Minnesota lawmaker who backs voting restrictions wins GOP secretary of state primary appeared first on Democracy Docket .

via - Democracy Docket — We’ve been paying even closer attention than usual this week to Harmeet Dhillon, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights division chief who, reports suggest, could soon be in line for a promotion. The post This week at Democracy Docket: Blue states are ‘Trump-proofing’ their elections, while red ones are restricting voting appeared first on Democracy Docket .

via - Democracy Docket — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s state version of the sweeping anti-voting SAVE America Act into law Wednesday. The law would impose new voting restrictions requiring voters to prove their citizenship status and also remove student ID as an acceptable form of voter identification. The post DeSantis attacks elections, signing Florida version of SAVE Act into law appeared first on Democracy Docket .

via PBS NewsHour - The Latest — Trump has in the last week called mail-in voting "cheating" and "corrupt as hell" as he urges Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a sweeping bill that would bar universal mail ballots.