By Jessie Seigel / October 12, 2026 National Guardsmen block an official Board of Elections ballot drop box at the Foggy Bottom Metro station near George Washington University in Washington, DC. In August, Marc Elias, the foremost attorney fighting to protect voting rights, noted that Donald Trump’s year and a half long efforts to “take control of U.S. elections” had, so far, largely failed. But Elias warned that, “with each loss, Trump has grown more desperate and his action
