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TPM highlights the Global State of Democracy 2026 finding that US democracy worsened under Trump II, with declines across governance, civil liberties, and media freedom, and warns the US decline is destabilizing democracy worldwide by eroding the rule of law and multilateral cooperation; the memo also notes a Supreme Court halt to Trump’s USPS mail-ballot plan.
The Biden administration's defense of democracy is being tested by political crises in several countries allied with the United States, including Israel, as the Summit for Democracy begins this week. While President Biden has claimed that "democracies have become stronger, not weaker" during his tenure, setbacks to democracy in countries like Mexico, India, and Brazil, as well as the proposed weakening of Israel's judiciary, cast a cloud over the gathering. The summit will include about 120 countries and will be hosted by Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea, Zambia, and the United States.