THIS WEEK IN…

ELECTION INTERFERENCE

Donald Trump and his allies are orchestrating a multifaceted effort to interfere in the upcoming midterm elections to help the GOP retain full control of Congress.

Ari Berman, Mother Jones’ national voting rights correspondent looks at Project 2026: Trump’s Plan to Rig the Next Election. From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favor.

Atlantic Monthly on how Fear of Losing the Midterms Is Driving Trump’s Decisions. The specter of investigations and impeachment has fueled many of the president’s most dramatic actions.

Jasleen Singh at the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program on The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election. The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.

One example of what the GOP redistricting efforts mean for Black and Latino representation in a rapidly diversifying Texas county. Despite explosive growth, turning Tarrant into a racially diverse swing county, two new political maps will leave it with whiter, more Republican representation.

…in other news

A group of mostly retirees prove Trump’s designation of Los Angeles as a “trash heap” wrong. They call themselves “Trashers” and set out to clean up the city. In return, they find purpose and friendship, writes the Los Angeles Times.