Here is Trump’s blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms

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Judge who rejected DOJ’s voter roll demand takes over California ballot case from Trump appointee

The Trump administration’s attempt to force California to block over 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters has been assigned to the same federal judge who earlier this year rejected the Department of Justice’s effort to obtain the state’s…

Giving voter rolls to DOJ may have violated Alaska law, judge says, allowing lawsuit to continue

An Alaska Superior Court judge has allowed a lawsuit challenging election officials’ decision to hand over the state’s voter rolls to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to go forward, saying the Division of Elections may have…

Democrats sue to block Trump admin from threatening the midterms

In a new lawsuit, Democrats are asking a federal court to block the Trump administration from threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution and from pressuring states to remove voters from the rolls.