What to Watch as the Trump Administration Presses States on Elections

Despite repeated losses in court, the DOJ’s lawsuits aim to affect how ballots are counted and whether results are certified. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. The Department of Justice launched a spate of investigations and litigation over the last several weeks focused on election administration and noncitizen voting, almost all of which have foundered in court. While the DOJ’s election losing streak continues, the lawsuits continue to serve as source material for the Trump administration to question the integrity of the upcoming midterm election. Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source Mark Sawyer is a reporter for The Dispatch based in Washington, D.C., and the inaugural Journalism Excellence Fellow through The Fund for American Studies. He previously worked as an investigator and open-source intelligence analyst focused on a range of issues including election integrity, national security, and Russia's use of disinformation and the internet to pursue its foreign policy goals. His favorite professional experiences have been serving as an election observer in Ukraine and Moldova. When Mark is not going down rabbit holes for his latest article, you can probably find him experimenting in the kitchen, birdwatching in the city, or convincing his unsuspecting friends to play a complicated board game. More We Think You’d Like