Too Big to Ignore: Will of the People Weekly — Week of August 11, 2026
This week: Trump's DOJ sends poll monitors to Tuesday's primaries, SCOTUS could greenlight mail-ballot interception any day, and DOJ's voter-roll losing streak hits 21.
Trump and his cronies are working to rig the game because they can't win a fair fight — but voters pick our leaders, not the other way around. Here's what you need to know this week.
Congress may be out of town this week, but the fight isn't on recess. Today, voters in five states head to the polls as the Trump Justice Department sends monitors to intimidate voters and election workers alike. At the Supreme Court, the Trump administration is trying to start intercepting mail ballots before the midterms, a decision that could come down any day. They're counting on voters to get discouraged and stay home — but what happens next is up to us, not them. When all of us show up, the will of the people wins. Try and stop us.
In the Administration
The Trump DOJ Is Sending Poll Monitors to Primaries Across the Country Today
With today's primaries underway, the Trump DOJ has dispatched teams to polling places in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin. In response, Minnesota's Secretary of State launched an effort to monitor the monitors and denied the DOJ's request for access inside two counties' polling places.
In the Courts
Trump v. California (U.S. Supreme Court)
This week, the Trump administration is awaiting news from the Supreme Court on its request to lift the injunction blocking Trump's mail-voting executive order in 23 states and D.C. The states filed their opposition last Monday, arguing a stay would let USPS “rush out” an untested ballot-interception program before November. Briefing is now complete and a ruling could come at any time. If the justices side with Trump, the USPS could begin withholding ballots from voters not on a federally approved list in every state that hasn't sued.
League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts)
Six voting rights groups sued over Trump's March 31 executive order directing USPS to build “approved mail voter” lists and refuse certain ballots. A federal judge allowed the claims to move forward, and heard arguments on their renewed injunction request last Friday. A ruling is expected soon.
United States v. Evans (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)
On Thursday, a federal judge in D.C. denied the Justice Department's demand for the District's unredacted voter rolls and dismissed the suit, ruling the statewide list is not covered by the 1960 Civil Rights Act the DOJ invoked. This is the 21st straight loss for the DOJ in cases seeking states' unredacted voter rolls.
In the States
North Carolina
A sweeping anti-voter election bill (HB 958), opposed by the ACLU of North Carolina and passed by the GOP state legislature last week, is awaiting action by Governor Josh Stein, who is expected to veto the bill this week.
Upcoming Elections & Deadlines
Tuesday, August 11
Minnesota primary.
Wisconsin primary.
South Carolina special election GOP primary.
Connecticut primary.
Vermont primary.
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