Mother Jones reporter Ari Berman says the Electoral College system is "undemocratic, antiquated and racist," originally created to "protect elite white power." A number of states have joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a plan to change how the U.S. elects presidents without a constitutional amendment. | Democracy Now!

Before Charlie Kirk's murder last week, our voting rights correspondent Ari Berman predicted Trump's rigging plans for the 2026 midterm elections would include "ramping up plans to expand investigations into groups they view as a threat, including pro-democracy orgs, voter registration efforts, and get-out-the-vote initiatives." Now, in the wake of Kirk's death, Trump and his inner circle have ratcheted up this rhetoric even more. Berman walks us through the ways Trump and his allies are trying