American Democracy Minute

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๐’๐”๐๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ (๐’๐ฎ๐ง - ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ) ๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐“๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ˆ๐ง, ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž, or here on Podomatic.ADM is 90-second radio report and democracy podcast heard on the Pacifica Radio and PRX networks which keeps you informed on key democracy issues in the U.S.  We cover voting rights, redistricting & gerrymandering, money-in-politics, political corruption,  voting research & polling, democracy reforms such as ranked choice voting and open primaries, and the groups taking action on these issues. Visit us at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org, on Facebook, Instagram, or follow us on Bluesky @democracyminute.   We are heard daily on select PRX and Pacifica Radio Network stations from Alaska to Maine.Click on the ADM Logo on the episode, or in other players, the Play โฏ๏ธ button.     You can also ask your smart speaker to "Play the American Democracy Minute."  Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX. lxXY4rQcaOLde5MZYjgE

  1. 12h ago

    In-Person Voter Registration Deadlines Are Imminent for 16 States. Local Election Offices are Your Best Source for Options & Information.

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Oct. 6, 2026In-Person Voter Registration Deadlines Are Imminent for 16 States. Local Election Offices are Your Best Source for Options & Information.Voter registration deadlines are imminent in several states the weeks of Oct. 5th and Oct. 12th.  While election day registration is available in 19 states, rule changes in some states only allow use of a provisional ballot for same day registrations. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources National Conference of State Legislatures - Voter Registration DeadlinesVote.Org - Voter Registration Deadlines with Links to State Websites U.S. Election Assistance Commission - Register And Vote in Your State - Includes List of Local Election Offices Pew Research - Why Are Millions of Citizens Not Registered to Vote? Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Why People Donโ€™t Vote Week: You Canโ€™t Vote if You Donโ€™t Register โ€” So Why Donโ€™t Nonvoters Register?   American Democracy Minute - Why People Donโ€™t Vote Week: Surveys Show Many Nonvoters Donโ€™t Think Their Vote Matters Groups Taking Action: RocktheVote.org, WhenWeAllVote.org, League of Women Voters/Vote411.org Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Social, and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. Are you a radio station?  Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's Audioport and PRX #News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #VoteReady #VoterRegistration #voting #vote

  2. 1d ago

    โ€˜Paid for by the US Governmentโ€™: Is President Trumpโ€™s Propaganda Advertising Illegal Under Federal Law? Yes, Say Government Watchdogs.

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Oct. 5, 2026โ€˜Paid for by the US Governmentโ€™:  Is President Trumpโ€™s Propaganda Advertising Illegal Under Federal Law?  Yes, Say Government Watchdogs. The Trump administration began airing paid television advertising Sept. 23rd  designed to tout President Trumpโ€™s conservative accomplishments right before the midterms  - and carrying the disclosure โ€œPaid for by the U.S. Governmentโ€.  Multiple good government groups say it violates several federal statutes.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources The White House - TV Advertising:  America Will Never Be A Socialist/Communist CountryThe White House - TV Advertising:  America Will Never Be a Communist CountryCNN - โ€˜God made Trumpโ€™ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaignC.R.E.W. - Trumpโ€™s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads violate multiple federal laws C.R.E.W. - Letter to DHS Inspector General with ComplaintStates Newsroom - Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - The Federal Election Commission has a New Chair.  But Itโ€™s Still Paralyzed. Groups Taking Action: CREW, Poynter Institute Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Social, and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #TrumpPropagandaAds #PaidforbytheUSGovernment #Donald Trump

  3. 4d ago

    What Happened to the 16,000 Nevada Noncitizen Voters Announced by Trumpโ€™s DHS Secretary in July? Turns Out There Werenโ€™t Any.

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Oct. 2, 2026What Happened to the 16,000 Nevada Noncitizen Voters Announced by Trumpโ€™s DHS Secretary in July?  Turns Out There Werenโ€™t Any. President Donald Trump claimed in his July 16th speech that the Department of Homeland Security found 278,000 noncitizens on U.S. voter rolls, almost 16,000  of them in Nevada.  How many of those Nevada residents were actually illegal voters?  Zero.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources Roll Call - Transcript of President Donald Trump's July 16th Election Security Speech  WCNC via YouTube - (July)  Markwayne Mullin:  Press Briefing on Noncitizen VotingU.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Sends Letters to Secretaries of State Warning About Non-Citizens on Voter Rolls  Nevada Independent - Trump admin quietly walks back claim of 16K noncitizens voting in NevadaNevada Independent - 185 noncitizen voters flagged by Trump admin in Nevada are likely citizens, state says KRNV - Nevada Won't Use Federal Save DataBase to Check Voter Rolls Brookings - Why do so few noncitizens try to vote? Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Citing Select Declassified Documents President Trump Blames 2020 Loss on China,  Says โ€˜Deep Stateโ€™ Withheld Intelligence from Him American Democracy Minute - Research Shows Trumpโ€™s Debate Claim of Widespread Voting by Noncitizens is Nonsense Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #NoncitizenVoting #Nevada #SAVEDatabase #DHS #ConspiracyTheories #MarkwayneMullin

  4. 5d ago

    Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth Announces Use of Military Cyber Command Assets Against Foreign Election Interference, Backstopping Gutted CISA

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Oct. 1, 2026Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth Announces Use of Military Cyber Command Assets Against Foreign Election Interference, Backstopping Gutted CISAThe Department of Defense has released a September 22nd memo from Secretary Pete Hegseth, directing the U.S. Cyber Command to combat foreign interference in the November election. Such protections were formerly conducted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, gutted by the administration in 2025.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources U.S. Department of Defense - Countering Foreign Threats to 2026 Elections Fed Agent โ€“ Iran Conflict Raises Cybersecurity Concerns as DHS Shutdown, CISA Turmoil ContinueReveal - Russia Targeted Past US Elections. Will It Meddle in the Midterms?U.S. Department of Justice - (2024) Justice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and Elsewhere  Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - (July) Trumpโ€™s July 16th Election Security Speech Appears to Have Elements of Activist-Proposed National Emergency Order Which Surfaced in March American Democracy Minute - (March) Meeting of 2020 Trump Election Operatives Considers 2026 Litigation Strategies and Declaring a National Emergency to Interfere with the Midterms American Democracy Minute - (March) Since 2018, CISA Helped States Harden Elections From Foreign Interference by Iran and Others. In 2025 Its Workforce & Funding was Cut. Groups Taking Action: Center for Internet Security, IssueOne/Donโ€™t Mess With US.org Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org #News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #DOD #CISA #Cybersecurity #2026Midterms

  5. 6d ago

    California Updates: County Sheriff Must Return the Ballots He Seized; County Registrar Under Scrutiny After Alleging Primary Ballot Stuffing

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 30, 2026California Updates: County Sheriff Must Return the Ballots He Seized; County Registrar Under Scrutiny After Alleging Primary Ballot StuffingWe have updates from California today, where Riverside Countyโ€™s sheriff was ordered to return over 650,000 2025 ballots he seized earlier this year, and state and federal officials are investigating after Shasta Countyโ€™s chief election officer and known election skeptic made allegations of ballot stuffing because the paper didnโ€™t โ€˜feel rightโ€™.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources California Supreme Court - CLARISSA CERVANTES et al., Petitioners, v. CHAD BIANCO, as Sheriff, etc., et al.,Respondents; RIVERSIDE COUNTY CITIZENS et al.,CalMatters - California sheriff broke election law by seizing ballots, state Supreme Court rulesShasta Scout - Federal court subpoenas Shasta elections official, instructs him to bring voted ballots to Sacramento Shasta Scout - Shasta supervisors censure election official Clint Curtis, citing misconduct against staffShasta County, CA - Shasta County Welcomes State and Federal Election Investigators and Encourages aReview of the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Office Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Tarrant County, TX Commissioners Close 92 Polling Places; Convicted CO County Clerk Tina Peters Withdraws from Shasta County, CA Job Offer American Democracy Minute - (2025) Five Years After the 2020 Election, More Election Denier Turmoil in Shasta County, CA American Democracy Minute - (2023) Shasta County, CA Votes to Hand Count Ballots for its 111,000 Voters. Now They Have to Pay for It.  Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #ShastaCounty #RiversideCounty #California #ChadBianco

  6. Sep 28

    The U.S. Supreme Court Again Blocks Third Attempt to Restore Missouriโ€™s Gerrymandered 2025 Map for the Midterm. Now Itโ€™s Up to the Voters.

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 29, 2026The U.S. Supreme Court Again Blocks Third Attempt to Restore Missouriโ€™s Gerrymandered 2025 Map for the Midterm.  Now Itโ€™s Up to the Voters.For the third time, the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a gerrymandered Missouri congressional map from being used in the 2026 general election.  The September 25th decision ends, at least until after the midterms, state-sponsored GOP efforts to eliminate a long-held Democratic seat in Kansas City.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources U.S. Supreme Court -  PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS, ET AL. v. ROBERT ONDER, ET AL.  SCOTUSblog - For the third time, Supreme Court declines to allow Missouri to use congressional map expected to aid RepublicansMissouri Independent - US Supreme Court again blocks Missouriโ€™s gerrymandered congressional mapBallotPedia - Missouri Proposition A, Congressional Map Referendum (2026)People Not Politicians MO - FAQs on Proposition ARelated ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Missouri Supreme Court Rules Pro-Voter Redistricting Ballot Measure Must Be Added to the Ballot;  Secretary of State Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court American Democracy Minute - Missouri SOS Still Apparently Scheming to Derail November Ballot Initiative to Overturn New Gerrymandered Congressional Map Splitting Kansas City Groups Taking Action: People Not Politicians MO Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #PeopleNotPoliticiansMO #USSupremeCourt #Missouri #CongressionalMap #RacialGerrymandering #KansasCity

  7. Sep 27

    U.S. Supreme Courtโ€™s Majority Allows Use of Social Security Data for SAVE Database, But Limits Through the Election; Case Sent Back to DC Circuit

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 28, 2026U.S. Supreme Courtโ€™s Majority Allows Use of Social Security Data for SAVE Database, But Limits Through the Election; Case Sent Back to DC CircuitThereโ€™s been a decision in a U.S. Supreme Court voting rights & data privacy case weโ€™ve been following.  Sept. 25th, the high courtโ€™s majority allowed Social Security data to be used in the Trump administrationโ€™s SAVE database, over the strenuous objection of pro-voter and civil rights groups and several states.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources U.S. Supreme Court - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. v. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, ET AL.ON APPLICATION FOR STAY  SCOTUSBlog - Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to use modified voter verification databaseNevada Indpendent - 185 noncitizen voters flagged by Trump admin in Nevada are likely citizens, state saysThe statement from election officials comes after the Trump administration first claimed up to 16,000 noncitizens could be registered to vote in Nevada. Legal Defense Fund - LDF Strongly Condemns the U.S. Supreme Courtโ€™s Decision to Restore Trump Administrationโ€™s SAVE Databasehttps://www.naacpldf.org/news/ldf-strongly-condemns-the-u-s-supreme-courts-decision-to-restore-trump-administrations-save-database/ Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - Federal District Court Rules Use of Social Security and Other Federal Data for SAVE Database Violates Multiple Federal Privacy Statutes American Democracy Minute - Class Action Suit by Voters Claims Personal Data Shared to the Trump Administrationโ€™s SAVE Database Violates the Privacy Act of 1974 Groups Taking Action: League of Women Voters US, Electronic Privacy Information Center Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #LWV #SAVEDatabase #USSupremeCourt #TrumpExecutiveOrder #NoncitizenVoting #FreedomtoVote

  8. Sep 24

    Maine Senator Susan Collins Embroiled in โ€˜Pay-to-Playโ€™ Allegations, After ProPublica Investigation Exposes a Shelved DOJ Investigation

    The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Sept. 25, 2026Maine Senator Susan Collins Embroiled in โ€˜Pay-to-Playโ€™ Allegations, After ProPublica Investigation Exposes a Shelved DOJ InvestigationNonprofit investigative news outlet ProPublica is reporting a previously unknown 2024 FBI investigation involving a super PAC associated with U.S. Senator Susan Collins, and possibly Collins herself.  The โ€˜pay-to-playโ€™ allegations involve a federal contractor and donor to the Collinsโ€™ PAC. Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of todayโ€™s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Todayโ€™s Links Articles & Resources ProPublica - The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins โ€” Until Trump Got in the Way WMTW - Sen. Susan Collins' staff denies corruption allegations made in ProPublica reportNew York Times - (Paywall) F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins  Maine Morning Star - ProPublica debunks Susan Collinsโ€™ claims about FBI anti-corruption probeU.S. Department of Justice - Former Hawaii CEO Sentenced to 87 Months Imprisonment on Covid-Relief Fraud and Bank FraudNBC News - Firings, pardons and policy changes have gutted DOJ anti-corruption efforts, experts say Related ADM Reports: American Democracy Minute - What Corruption? Trump Pardons Former KY State Senator for Campaign Finance Fraud, and May Be Preparing to Dismantle DOJ Public Integrity Section Register or Check Your Voter Registration: U.S. Election Assistance Commission โ€“ How to Register And Vote in Your State  Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky Social, and SHARE!  Find all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org Subscribe for FREE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most podcasting platforms. #News #Democracy  #DemocracyNews #SenSusanCollins #Maine #PoliticalCorruption #ProPublica

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    American Democracy Minute
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
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