Latest in Democracy & Elections
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Lawfare Live: Midterm 2026 Debrief, November 4
Join the Lawfare team at 1:30 P.M. ET for a debrief on the 2026 Midterm Elections. -
American Troops at the Polls: A History
From Reconstruction to the Voting Rights Act, how the U.S. came to keep soldiers from the ballot box, and why that norm is now being tested. -
How to Steal an Election
There’s no master plan to meddle in the midterms. But the STEEL Working Group looked at the wide array of tactics threat actors may try—and how to stop them. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 30
Listen to the October 30 livestream as a podcast. -
Elections as a Source of Violence
The lesson of America’s violent electoral history is that democracy depends not just on the ability to win elections but also on the willingness to lose them. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 30
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Lawfare Live: Ex-FBI Analysts Charged Over Lying to Congress Hearing Dispatch
Join the Lawfare team at 5 p.m. ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Rational Security: The “Not So Super Tuesday” Edition
Scott Anderson, Natalie Orpett, Michael Feinberg and Molly Roberts talk through the week’s big election news stories. -
Lawfare Daily: The Israeli Elections—What Does it All Mean?
Joel Braunold, Benjamin Wittes, and Natan Sachs break down the results of the Israeli elections. -
Lawfare Daily: What We're Worried About for the Elections
Lawfare contributors highlight different potential threats to election security and integrity. -
The Unhidden Hand
How Russia’s Greatest Returns From 2016 Came From the President It Helped Elect -
Proposed Rules for the Use of Force at or Near Election Sites
Placing troops at the polls is illegal, but steps can be taken to secure the spirit of the law if not the letter.


