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Trump’s Attacks on Voting Raise Fears He Will Try to Challenge Midterm Results

Election officials say they worry the administration could use its own unsubstantiated claims to contest the vote in November.

Sources (1)· Oct 15, 9:37 PM

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The New York Times· Oct 15, 9:37 PMTrump’s Attacks on Voting Raise Fears He Will Try to Challenge Midterm Results

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Wisconsin elections officials issue guidance for handling federal agents at pollsElections officials in battleground Wisconsin on Thursday 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 might happen.

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U.S. sues California in fight over checking citizenship of mail votersThe lawsuit by the Trump administration comes less than a month before the midterm election that will determine which party controls both chambers of Congress.

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Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter RollsThe lawsuit seeks to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials.

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What to Make of Ohio’s Early Voting NumbersWith the midterms just under three weeks away, Ohio has nearly a month of early voting, spanning from Oct. 6 to Nov. 1 before Election Day. The Daily Signal spoke with Tony Schroeder, chairman of the Putnam County Republican Party, for his thoughts on what the preliminary data could mean for voter enthusiasm. Initial analysis...

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Trump DOJ Sues After California Refuses to Disqualify Voters Based on Faulty Citizenship DatabaseIn what one former election official called a significant "escalation" of President Donald Trump's interference in the midterm elections, his Department of Justice sued California on Thursday for not disqualifying over 20,000 mail ballots from voters it claims could be noncitizens. The suit comes two days after acting Deputy US Attorney General Trent…

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Justice Department sues California over noncitizens getting ballotsThe Justice Department sued California, alleging that the federal government has identified more than 20,000 noncitizens who are unlawfully registered to vote.

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Musk Pours $158 Million Into GOP Super PAC for Texas Senate RaceElon Musk gave $158 million to the GOP’s main super PAC backing Senate candidates in September, making the world’s richest person the biggest US political donor for the second straight election cycle, according to the latest filings from the Federal Election Commission.

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USPS touts operational readiness, increased communication ahead of election seasonUSPS says it is continuously improving how it secures the mail-in voting process by increasing oversight and communication with partners.

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