The SAVE tool, explained

The SAVE tool, explained

The use of the SAVE tool are part of a larger effort to weaponize government data and tilt the 2026 elections before a single ballot is cast.

March 26, 2026

How the Trump administration plans to interfere with the 2026 elections, and what you can do about it

For the first time in modern American history, the machinery of the federal government — which is meant to serve our democracy — is being turned against our elections.

March 26, 2026

The Department of Justice emblem on the side of the DOJ headquarters.

Tracking retaliatory use of arrests, prosecutions, and investigations by the Trump administration

How to tell if the Trump DOJ is enforcing the law or retaliating against political enemies.

March 24, 2026

The Back of the White House

What is anticipatory obedience?

Anticipatory obedience is when a person or institution obeys an autocrat in advance — before any direct threat has been issued.

March 23, 2026

Minneapolis protesters in the street in 2025.

Collective action, explained

Collective action is a strategy through which a group of individuals or institutions act together to achieve a common goal in a way none of them could have done alone.

March 23, 2026

A protester holding up a sign that says "protect our democracy" in New York City,

What democracy means

Democracy is a system of government where the people freely select their leaders and those leaders are constrained while in office.

March 23, 2026

Flagging anomalous apportionments

This page identifies apportionments approved by OMB that include restrictions or conditions that may be signs of OMB frustrating or defying congressional spending directives.

March 20, 2026

Republican former FCC officials call on Congress to fight back against Carr’s abuses of the FCC

The chairs issued a statement following Brendan Carr's threats to revoke the broadcast licenses of media companies over their coverage of the U.S. war with Iran.

March 18, 2026

Former JAGs file brief opposing Trump administration’s use of military lawyers to prosecute civilians

Efforts to install military lawyers in Justice Department roles shatter historical norms and the law while posing genuine national security risks.

March 10, 2026

Safeguarding frontier AI labs’ guardrails from government overreach

The AI for Democracy Action Lab is pushing back against blatant government interference with critical industry guardrails in court and in Congress.

March 9, 2026

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