Tanya Mosley

Trump, though, now has even more control over the information ecosystem.

Can you talk a little bit about what's different this time, about how quickly false narratives can spread?

We know that President Trump has asserted power over elections through executive orders demanding proof of citizenship to vote, which is already required, insisting that only ballots received by Election Day be counted, regardless of state law.

Federal judges have blocked these orders.

One judge even said that the Constitution doesn't grant the president any specific powers over elections.

But you write in your piece that that may not matter.

Can you break that down?

You've suggested that North Carolina in particular is kind of like the canary in the election coal mine.

Can you explain that?

You know, what's so interesting as well is that at the same time, the governor in North Carolina is a Democrat.

So how much power does he have with state elections?

Let's take a short break.

If you're just joining us, my guest is David Graham from The Atlantic, and we're talking about his reporting on election systems and political power ahead of the 2026 midterms and what those efforts reveal about the current state of American democracy.

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