Here is Trump’s blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms

We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime.

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Trump admin. claims it confirmed 20,000 California voters are noncitizens. It didn’t 

In public statements, the Trump administration misrepresented central allegations in its lawsuit seeking to bar California from counting ballots from tens of thousands of voters in the midterms.

Why California is ground zero in Trump’s bid to rig the midterms

California has long occupied a special place on President Donald Trump’s list of election grievances.

Why is an official overseeing criminal cases leading DOJ’s assault on California ballots?

The Department of Justice (DOJ) official leading the Trump administration’s assault on California’s mail ballots manages the department’s criminal investigations.