Secret Pentagon network risks retaliation to help states prep for nightmare Trump scenarioElection officials around the country are rehearsing what to do if a federal agent shows up at a polling place demanding access to ballots or voting machines.About 10 current and former Defense Department officials, some of whom previously focused on countering authoritarianism abroad, have been qui...Raw Story4d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritymidterm election preparations
US Democrats recruit 100 election observers over Trump interference fearsUS Senate Democrats said Wednesday they had recruited and trained more than 100 congressional staffers to monitor voting and ballot counting in November'sBreitbart News Network10d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticemidterm election preparations
Trump Says Putin to Supply US With Diesel Ahead of MidtermsPresident Donald Trump is working with Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel supplies into global markets, a move that upends years of sanctions as the White House seeks ways to tame soaring fuel prices ahead of the US midterm election.Bloomberg14d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomymidterm election preparations
‘We Have to Punch Back’: Top Nevada Official Prepares For Possible Election Havoc From TrumpThe state's top election official talks to TIME about how he's preparing for a midterm election like no otherTime17d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm election preparations
California Dems seek safeguards against election misinformationSens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla have written to top tech executives including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai.POLITICO23d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyAlex Padillamidterm election preparations
Andy Harris discusses Maryland's Question 3 on congressional redistrictingWith Election Day just over a month away, Maryland voters will decide not only who represents them at the local, state and federal levels, but also a proposed cBaltimore News28d agoWhole story →GovernmentAndy Harrismaryland question 3 vote
Tammy Baldwin bill bans ICE agents, National Guard from polling placesU.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is introducing a bill to bar the federal government from sending ICE agents and the National Guard to polling sites.Green Bay Press-Gazette1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeTammy Baldwinelection security legislation
Baldwin introduces bill to keep federal agents from polling placesSen. Tammy Baldwin is introducing a new bill she says would protect voters from intimidation or interference by federal agents at polling locations, less than six weeks before the November election.WEAU1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeTammy Baldwinelection security legislation
Texas early voting dates, polling locations, ballotPolling places open next week across all 254 counties in Texas for a U.S. Senate race the nation is watching. Here's what to knowAmarillo Globe-News12d agoWhole story →Governmenttexas early voting
Chicago-area election officials prepare for federal agents at pollsCiting recent comments by President Donald Trump and top administration officials, lawsuits have been filed nationally and local election officials in Illinois have stepped up planning for ICE or FBI activity at election sites.Chicago Tribune23d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticevoting rights lawsuits
What to expect at the polling place amid uncertainty over federal agentsFederal officials have sent conflicting signals about law enforcement at the polls. Here’s what the law saysSalon16d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticevoting rights controversy
Will the Trump administration send federal agents to the polls? Here’s what we knowWith less than two months to go until this year’s midterm elections, Democrats are becoming increasingly unnerved about the possibility of President Donald Trump deploying federal immigration officers or troops to polling places.Cable News Network2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritymidterm elections
Wisconsin election clerks prep for possibility of armed federal agents at the pollsWisconsin election clerks are preparing for the possibility of armed federal agents at polling places in the battleground state ahead of the midterms, a concern raised during a roundtable hosted by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin.WEAU1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeTammy Baldwinmidterm election preparations
