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• The Atlantic: Is Biden Doing Enough to Protect Democracy? 
• NY Times: Democrats Plan Another Bid to Break G.O.P. Voting Rights Filibuster 
• Washington Post: Advocates worry Biden is letting U.S. democracy erode on his watch 
• The Hill: Kinzinger defends not supporting voting rights act: ‘Democrats have to quit playing politics’
• Axios: Senate to vote on Manchin-backed voting rights proposal
• CNN: ‘Cannot wait for Washington:’ How voting rights activists are navigating new restrictions ahead of November elections
• Politico: Frustrated voting-rights advocates claw for opening on Senate filibuster
• MSNBC: As Schumer readies vote, does the Freedom to Vote Act have a chance?
• Texas Tribune: How a doughnut-shaped district breaks up voters of color near Fort Hood and helps House Republicans 
• Mother Jones: Texas Republicans Are Pulling Out All the Stops to Dilute the Voting Power of People of Color
• NY Times: Key to Biden’s Climate Agenda Likely to Be Cut Because of Manchin Opposition
• NY Times: Democrats Weigh Carbon Tax After Manchin Rejects Key Climate Provision
• NY Times: West Virginia Leads U.S. in Flood Risk, Adding to Manchin’s Climate Dilemma 
• Brookings: Manchin and the Democrats’ Last Chance 
• NY Times: This Powerful Democrat Linked to Fossil Fuels Will Craft the U.S. Climate Plan
• Politico: Sinema rakes in Pharma and finance cash amid reconciliation negotiations

• NYT: As Trump Thunders About Last Election, Republicans Worry About the Next One 
• WaPo: Publix heiress, funder of Jan. 6 rally, gave $150,000 to GOP attorneys general association
• Texas Tribune: Lawmakers send to Gov. Greg Abbott new political maps that would further solidify the GOP’s grip on the Texas Legislature 
• Bridge Michigan: Michigan redistricting panel’s maps spark racial backlash, fairness questions
• The Hill: Redistricting commissions descend into political warfare
• LAT: Editorial: If you care about protecting democracy, you should care about redistricting too
• MSNBC: Why the head of Wisconsin’s sham audit is facing resignation calls
• Reuters: Trump-backed challengers to Republican lawmakers lag in fundraising 
• Detroit News: House OKs voter ID bills along party-line vote 
• Detroit News: Michigan representative wears ‘Q’ button to election audit rally
• MSNBC: Charlie Sykes: The state election audits is about 2024 and planting doubt in our election system 
• WaPo: Youngkin’s false claim that McAuliffe ‘opposes’ election audits
• ​​Insider: County GOP calls for an audit of the 2020 election results in Florida, a state that Trump won
• BuzzFeed: Republicans Are Laying The Groundwork For Endless Election “Audits” That Go Long Past Trump 
• Independent: Idaho bills MyPillow CEO for election audit that showed no fraud 
• Brennan Center: Voting Laws Roundup: October 2021 
• Vox: How the Christian right embraced voter suppression 

TERRY MCAULIFFE

• Yahoo! News: Youngkin Takes Slight Lead in New Virginia Gubernatorial Poll
• FIVETHIRTYEIGHT: Why The Virginia Governor’s Race Is So Close
• New York Times: Terry McAuliffe’s Other Obstacle in Virginia Race: Democrats’ Apathy 
• NY Times: Glenn Youngkin Talks About Virginia. His Base Talks About Donald Trump
• Washington Post: McAuliffe outraises Youngkin with big national donations in September 
• Yahoo! News Private Republican polling in Virginia suggests GOP ticket poised to sweep
• WUSA: Northern Virginia early voting sends possible warning signs for Democrats, McAuliffe campaign 
• Yahoo!: Terry McAuliffe says if he loses, Trump’s ‘comeback’ could be imminent
• CNN: Virginia’s gubernatorial election is more important than ever as a national barometer 
• Daily Beast: Terry McAuliffe Enters the Taylor Swift Phase of Desperation in Virginia Governor’s Race 
• Washington Post: Democrats send heavy hitters to boost McAuliffe, amid anxiety over his race
• Politico: McAuliffe: GOP rally’s pledge to Jan. 6 flag was ‘racist dog whistle’ 
• WTOP: Poll: McAuliffe, Youngkin virtually tied in final weeks of Va. governor’s race Washington Post: ​​In scramble for votes in Virginia, emotions flare over Trump, covid and race
• The Hill: Virginia GOP seizes on education as governor’s race nears finish line
• Politico:Youngkin continues call for ‘audit’ of election machines in Virginia 
• CNN: McAuliffe downplays remark that Biden is dragging down Democrats’ chances in Virginia gubernatorial race 
• Washington Post: Between Trump acolyte and suburban dad: Inside the many faces of Virginia GOP’s Youngkin 
• Washington Post: McAuliffe needs his winning streak to hold as he seeks another term as Virginia governor 
• Washington Post:Youth voter turnout in Virginia soared with Trump in office. Will it stay that way?
• Politico: ‘Are we blowing this?’: McAuliffe and friends plead for online cash. 
• Newsweek: Virginia Gubernatorial Race is a National Bellwether | Opinion Newt Gingrich
• AP: Youngkin using parents’ frustrations with schools as a rallying point in race for governor
• WSJ: A Brawl Over Schools in Virginia 
• Washington Post: On the ‘big lie,’ Glenn Youngkin wants to have it both ways 
• Washington Post: Republican candidate’s vaccination status becomes a target in Virginia lieutenant governor’s race
• Washington Post: Republicans gaining ground on Democrats in Virginia statewide elections, poll finds 
• Washington Post: In Virginia, Democrats rebuke GOP over ‘racist, anti-Semitic’ campaign mailings
• Washington Post: Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting effort breaks down over accusations of partisan stalemate