A US judge is due to hear arguments on Tuesday on the Justice Department's request to block California from counting any mail ballots for the November 3 midterm
October 27, 2026Appeals court rejects Trump DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
October 26, 2026The Trump administration is asking Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship
October 26, 2026A US appeals court on Monday ruled against President Donald Trump's administration in a major voting dispute ahead of the midterm elections, denying a
October 26, 2026Catholic Charities helps Minnesota's unhoused vote ahead of midterms
October 26, 2026Justice Department orders California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
October 24, 2026Less than two weeks before US midterm elections, the US Justice Department has warned election officials across California they could be targets of
October 24, 2026The US Justice Department asked an appeals court on Thursday to intervene in its lawsuit seeking to temporarily block California from counting more than 20,000 mail-in
October 22, 2026Advocates for stricter voter ID laws are pushing new measures in some states to require driver's license or partial Social Security numbers on mail-in ballots
October 22, 2026Judge curbs Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters in some states, citing flawed data
October 22, 2026Democratic Party leaders are suing to block President Donald Trump’s administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections
October 21, 2026Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll
October 21, 2026Poll chaplains and lay peacekeepers have maintained a calm presence over the last few election cycles
October 20, 2026The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm election, warning that local officials who process ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential prosecution
October 16, 2026GOP-controlled local boards restrict voting on Sundays and find other ways to make voting harder
October 16, 2026Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens
October 16, 2026Elections officials in battleground Wisconsin have approved guidance for local clerks to help them know what to do if federal law enforcement officials show up at the polls on Election Day, as some activists fear they might do
October 15, 2026What does the law say about armed officials at the polls? That’s one of four questions that a legal scholar answers as Trump administration threats have piled up about voting in the midterms.
October 08, 2026ICE reviewed tens of millions of voter records looking for noncitizen voters, records show
October 07, 2026Scotlandville is a predominantly Black community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that's facing challenges in its political representation
October 04, 2026The Democratic National Committee is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration's Department of Defense for a last-minute change that makes it harder for some U.S. citizens who live overseas to register to vote in November's election
October 02, 2026The history of voting and elections in America doesn’t follow a steady path toward progress or retreat. It is marked by intense struggles, monumental victories and devastating losses.
October 01, 2026A US judge blocked the Trump administration on Monday from conditioning counterterrorism funds to local governments on changes to election administration.
September 28, 2026Inside Trump’s plan for the ‘biggest DOJ election observer effort in history’
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