Ari Berman
@ariberman.bsky.social
National voting rights correspondent Mother Jones. Author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It and Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
Who Save America Act could disenfranchise:
-146 million without passport
-69 million married women who took spouse's last name
-21 million without ready access to citizenship docs
-21 million without current drivers license
-Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office
-146 million without passport
-69 million married women who took spouse's last name
-21 million without ready access to citizenship docs
-21 million without current drivers license
-Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office
You need to know about the SAVE Act, which recently passed in the House.
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
February 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Who Save America Act could disenfranchise:
-146 million without passport
-69 million married women who took spouse's last name
-21 million without ready access to citizenship docs
-21 million without current drivers license
-Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office
-146 million without passport
-69 million married women who took spouse's last name
-21 million without ready access to citizenship docs
-21 million without current drivers license
-Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office
Trump’s last executive order on elections was blocked by the courts and the next one will be too. He can’t unilaterally usurp the power of Congress & the states
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Trump’s last executive order on elections was blocked by the courts and the next one will be too. He can’t unilaterally usurp the power of Congress & the states
"Save America Act would be worst voter suppression bill ever passed by Congress. 146 million Americans don't have passports. 21 million don't have ready access to citizenship documents. 69 million married women have last name different from birth certificate."
The House passed a bill this week — the SAVE America Act — that "combines a lot of the worst things that Republicans want to do with regards to voting, and it comes at a time when Trump appears dead set to try to interfere in the midterm elections," says @ariberman.bsky.social from @motherjones.com.
February 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
"Save America Act would be worst voter suppression bill ever passed by Congress. 146 million Americans don't have passports. 21 million don't have ready access to citizenship documents. 69 million married women have last name different from birth certificate."
Reposted by Ari Berman
The House passed a bill this week — the SAVE America Act — that "combines a lot of the worst things that Republicans want to do with regards to voting, and it comes at a time when Trump appears dead set to try to interfere in the midterm elections," says @ariberman.bsky.social from @motherjones.com.
February 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The House passed a bill this week — the SAVE America Act — that "combines a lot of the worst things that Republicans want to do with regards to voting, and it comes at a time when Trump appears dead set to try to interfere in the midterm elections," says @ariberman.bsky.social from @motherjones.com.
30 countries use mail voting
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
30 countries use mail voting
Reposted by Ari Berman
This is a must read. The impact on married women alone is egregious—especially impacting women who are older and more conservative
Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
This is a must read. The impact on married women alone is egregious—especially impacting women who are older and more conservative
Key facts about SAVE Act 2.0 you won't hear from GOP sponsors:
-"Show your papers" requirement far more restrictive than voter ID
-Voters would have to show documents in-person at election office, traveling up to 4.5 hours to do so
-States would be forced to hand over voter rolls to Kristi Noem
-"Show your papers" requirement far more restrictive than voter ID
-Voters would have to show documents in-person at election office, traveling up to 4.5 hours to do so
-States would be forced to hand over voter rolls to Kristi Noem
Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Key facts about SAVE Act 2.0 you won't hear from GOP sponsors:
-"Show your papers" requirement far more restrictive than voter ID
-Voters would have to show documents in-person at election office, traveling up to 4.5 hours to do so
-States would be forced to hand over voter rolls to Kristi Noem
-"Show your papers" requirement far more restrictive than voter ID
-Voters would have to show documents in-person at election office, traveling up to 4.5 hours to do so
-States would be forced to hand over voter rolls to Kristi Noem
Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partner’s name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
West Virginia, of all places, just rejected the DOJ's demand to turn over its voter rolls
"The DOJ doesn’t have authority to run a state’s elections" said Republican Secretary of State Kris Warner
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"The DOJ doesn’t have authority to run a state’s elections" said Republican Secretary of State Kris Warner
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
West Virginia, of all places, just rejected the DOJ's demand to turn over its voter rolls
"The DOJ doesn’t have authority to run a state’s elections" said Republican Secretary of State Kris Warner
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"The DOJ doesn’t have authority to run a state’s elections" said Republican Secretary of State Kris Warner
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Now would be a good time to read my @motherjones.com story with @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social about Pam Bondi’s insane plan to get voter rolls from all 50 states & why it poses such a grave threat to the right to vote www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Now would be a good time to read my @motherjones.com story with @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social about Pam Bondi’s insane plan to get voter rolls from all 50 states & why it poses such a grave threat to the right to vote www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Republicans trying to sell new SAVE America Act as voter ID bill. It’s much worse. Requires proof of citizenship such as passport or birth certificate to register to vote which could disenfranchise millions & forces states to hand over voter rolls to Kristi Noem www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Republicans trying to sell new SAVE America Act as voter ID bill. It’s much worse. Requires proof of citizenship such as passport or birth certificate to register to vote which could disenfranchise millions & forces states to hand over voter rolls to Kristi Noem www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
House set to pass new version of SAVE Act today, making terrible bill even worse. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans without access to citizenship papers
-69 million married women who took partner’s name
-21 million without current drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans without access to citizenship papers
-69 million married women who took partner’s name
-21 million without current drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
House set to pass new version of SAVE Act today, making terrible bill even worse. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans without access to citizenship papers
-69 million married women who took partner’s name
-21 million without current drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans without access to citizenship papers
-69 million married women who took partner’s name
-21 million without current drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Republicans want you to show citizenship papers to register to vote & strict forms of photo ID to cast a ballot but won’t require ICE agents to take off their masks
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Republicans want you to show citizenship papers to register to vote & strict forms of photo ID to cast a ballot but won’t require ICE agents to take off their masks
Reposted by Ari Berman
Yes, it's as bad as you suspected. Trump is abusing the power of his office to revive falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election—and to orchestrate a phony scenario that will let Republicans skew the midterms.
FBI’s Fulton County affidavit confirmed what we’ve long suspected: seizure of ballots based on discredited/recycled falsehoods about 2020 election pushed by election deniers & designed to sow mistrust in election system so that Trump can interfere in midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The FBI's Fulton County raid was based on debunked claims by election deniers
The evidence provided for seizing 700 boxes of ballots was shockingly thin.
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Yes, it's as bad as you suspected. Trump is abusing the power of his office to revive falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election—and to orchestrate a phony scenario that will let Republicans skew the midterms.
FBI’s Fulton County affidavit confirmed what we’ve long suspected: seizure of ballots based on discredited/recycled falsehoods about 2020 election pushed by election deniers & designed to sow mistrust in election system so that Trump can interfere in midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The FBI's Fulton County raid was based on debunked claims by election deniers
The evidence provided for seizing 700 boxes of ballots was shockingly thin.
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
FBI’s Fulton County affidavit confirmed what we’ve long suspected: seizure of ballots based on discredited/recycled falsehoods about 2020 election pushed by election deniers & designed to sow mistrust in election system so that Trump can interfere in midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Furthermore there is no evidence or even allegations of foreign election interference in the FBI affidavit which raises even more questions about why Tulsi Gabbard was at Fulton County raid
My quick take after reading FBI's Fulton County affidavit: it's a bunch of discredited recycled BS peddled for years by election deniers and it's appalling that a judge signed off on a warrant for the raid based on the "evidence" presented here
Affidavit for Fulton County FBI raid is out & begins with massive red flag, noting that "criminal investigation originated from referral sent by Kurt Olsen, [Trump's] Director of Election Security & Integrity"
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Furthermore there is no evidence or even allegations of foreign election interference in the FBI affidavit which raises even more questions about why Tulsi Gabbard was at Fulton County raid
My quick take after reading FBI's Fulton County affidavit: it's a bunch of discredited recycled BS peddled for years by election deniers and it's appalling that a judge signed off on a warrant for the raid based on the "evidence" presented here
Affidavit for Fulton County FBI raid is out & begins with massive red flag, noting that "criminal investigation originated from referral sent by Kurt Olsen, [Trump's] Director of Election Security & Integrity"
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
My quick take after reading FBI's Fulton County affidavit: it's a bunch of discredited recycled BS peddled for years by election deniers and it's appalling that a judge signed off on a warrant for the raid based on the "evidence" presented here
Olsen lobbied DOJ to file lawsuit attempting to overturn 2020 election with Supreme Court & was later sanctioned by federal judge for making “false, misleading and unsupported factual assertions” when Kari Lake challenged election results in AZ in 2022
Affidavit for Fulton County FBI raid is out & begins with massive red flag, noting that "criminal investigation originated from referral sent by Kurt Olsen, [Trump's] Director of Election Security & Integrity"
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Olsen lobbied DOJ to file lawsuit attempting to overturn 2020 election with Supreme Court & was later sanctioned by federal judge for making “false, misleading and unsupported factual assertions” when Kari Lake challenged election results in AZ in 2022
Affidavit for Fulton County FBI raid is out & begins with massive red flag, noting that "criminal investigation originated from referral sent by Kurt Olsen, [Trump's] Director of Election Security & Integrity"
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Affidavit for Fulton County FBI raid is out & begins with massive red flag, noting that "criminal investigation originated from referral sent by Kurt Olsen, [Trump's] Director of Election Security & Integrity"
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Thanks @joyannreid.bsky.social for having me on last night. "False conspiracies about an election that took place 6 years ago fueled an FBI raid of 700 boxes of ballots, then the DNI put the president on with the agents. This is the type of thing the Kremlin would do" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugeD...
Bad Bunny & Humanity Win, ICE & MAGA Lose | The Joy Reid Show LIVE
YouTube video by The Joy Reid Show
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Thanks @joyannreid.bsky.social for having me on last night. "False conspiracies about an election that took place 6 years ago fueled an FBI raid of 700 boxes of ballots, then the DNI put the president on with the agents. This is the type of thing the Kremlin would do" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugeD...
We need to stop treating Trump’s interference in midterms as a hypothetical. He’s already interfering with the vote, as I told @briantylercohen.bsky.social. ICE terrorizing blue cities, DOJ demanding voter rolls, FBI seizing ballots all intended as voter suppression www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfH...
Justice Department issues GRAVE THREAT ahead of election
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We need to stop treating Trump’s interference in midterms as a hypothetical. He’s already interfering with the vote, as I told @briantylercohen.bsky.social. ICE terrorizing blue cities, DOJ demanding voter rolls, FBI seizing ballots all intended as voter suppression www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfH...
Federal judges in Michigan, California & Oregon have now rejected DOJ attempts to force states to hand over voter rolls
Read this for why it matters www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read this for why it matters www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Federal judges in Michigan, California & Oregon have now rejected DOJ attempts to force states to hand over voter rolls
Read this for why it matters www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read this for why it matters www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Ari Berman
"It's not a hypothetical anymore. Trump is interfering with the 2026 election. He is using the full weight of the federal government to interfere, and I think if it was treated that way, we would be having a very different conversation."
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
"It's not a hypothetical anymore. Trump is interfering with the 2026 election. He is using the full weight of the federal government to interfere, and I think if it was treated that way, we would be having a very different conversation."
That would explain why Tulsi Gabbard "investigating" voting machines in Puerto Rico & present at FBI raid in Fulton County even though DNI prohibited by law from participating in domestic law enforcement operations
So I just listened to @ariberman.bsky.social articulate the same theory @jvl.bsky.social has: that there’s a real chance the Trump admin is going to lean on Maduro or offer him some sort of deal to say Venezuela did interfere in the 2020 elections.
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
Trump Starts the Steal
open.spotify.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 AM
That would explain why Tulsi Gabbard "investigating" voting machines in Puerto Rico & present at FBI raid in Fulton County even though DNI prohibited by law from participating in domestic law enforcement operations
Reposted by Ari Berman
I'm not a doomer. I believe we have a robust system of checks and balances baked into our elections systems. But that's why this convo with @ariberman.bsky.social is useful -- you can hear us reach some pretty chilling conclusions anyway. The most important: get involved slate.com/podcasts/wha...
Trump Starts the Steal
It seems Trump won’t let this loss go—or happen again.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I'm not a doomer. I believe we have a robust system of checks and balances baked into our elections systems. But that's why this convo with @ariberman.bsky.social is useful -- you can hear us reach some pretty chilling conclusions anyway. The most important: get involved slate.com/podcasts/wha...