Judges challenge DOJ evidence in California ballot caseFederal judges questioned the evidence behind DOJ claims involving 20,000 California ballotsNewsNation4h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Ex-DOJ lawyer uncovers pardon loophole that could haunt Trump officials for yearsOfficials in the Trump administration who think they will be able to avoid legal consequences for their actions should think again, according to one former Justice Department pardon attorney. Liz Oyer, who was Trump's pardon attorney until she was fired by Attorney General Todd Blanche in 2025, argued in a new Substack essay that administration officials…Raw Story4h agoWhole story →Justice
WA big-dollar campaign limits suspended, days before midterms - Sun, 25 Oct 2026 PSTSEATTLE – Washington’s campaign finance regulators Friday announced they were lifting the caps on large donations from individuals to state election campaigns, citing concerns by federal courts on whether state law is constitutionally enforceable.Spokane Spokesman-Review4h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Appeals court resists DOJ's bid to immediately segregate 20k California ballotsA federal appeals court appeared unlikely to immediately agree to the Trump administration’s bid to segregate 20,000 California ballots it says are likely noncitizen voters, expressing skepticism at a rare Sunday hearing that a trial judge needs to move quicker. “I don't see how we have jurisdiction,” said U.S. Circuit Judge Mark Bennett. The Justice…The Hill5h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Tensions Flare in Chaotic Brazil Election After Voting ExtendedThe last-minute decision by Brazil’s Supreme Court to extend voting hours across the nation on Sunday, forcing electoral authorities to pause counting that had already begun, sowed chaos in one of the most tightly contested elections in the country’s history.Bloomberg6h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
9th Circuit panel questions basis for feds' request to block 20,000 California ballots - Sun, 25 Oct 2026 PSTIn a rare Sunday hearing, a federal appeals court judge appointed by President Trump questioned how the Trump administration's request to intervene in California's ongoing midterm election in order to force state officials to set aside 20,000 ballots from voters whose citizenship it questions squares with the U.S. Constitution.Spokane Spokesman-Review2h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Trump critic Lula wins reelection in Brazil, securing fourth presidential termWith 100% of the vote counted, Brazil’s electoral court announced that the soon to be 81-year-old Lula held an unassailable lead.The Philadelphia Inquirer2h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Bolsonaro Calls for Annulment of Election After Loss to LulaFlávio Bolsonaro called for the annulment of Brazil’s presidential runoff result after losing the election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, accusing the Supreme Court of changing the rules when it mandated a last-minute extension of voting hours.Bloomberg47m agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
'Serious stuff': Expert alarmed as DOJ takes a swipe at Alaska's electionsAn elections expert sounded the alarm Sunday as President Donald Trump's Justice Department sought to preemptively block the certification of Alaska's midterm elections. Last week, the Trump DOJ sued Alaska in federal court, claiming that voters could be confused by the fact that there are two Dan Sullivans on the ballot. It added that the state should…Raw Story22m agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Appeals court rejects Trump bid to lift block on mail ballot ruleSept. 10 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court on Thursday denied U.S. President Donald Trump's latest request to overturn a lower court's ruling that blockedBreitbart News Network2mo agoSources (2)Whole story →Governmentmail ballot ruling
DOJ asks appeals court to intervene for California mail-in ballot lawsuitThe Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked an appeals court to intervene in its lawsuit against California to temporarily block the state from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots cast by what the Trump administration claims are from non-U.S. citizens. The request, made to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, came before a...The Hill3d agoSources (2)Whole story →JusticeGovernmentcalifornia mail in ballot lawsuit
Trump DOJ files ‘emergency’ request to bypass judge in ballot-freezing fightPresident Donald Trump’s Justice Department filed an “emergency” request with an appeals court to order California to set aside the mail ballots of more than 20,000 California voters, even though the judge handling the case has not yet ruled. In a motion filed Friday with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the department asked the court to act by…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
‘Borders on the absurd.’ California fights Trump lawsuit to set aside 20,000 ballotsCalifornia’s top attorney called on a federal judge to block the Trump administration’s efforts to force the state to set aside up to 20,000 ballots that prosecutors claim could have been mailed to noncitizens. In a court filing Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, Attorney General Rob Bonta said the lawsuit the Trump administration […]CalMatters5d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcalifornia voting lawsuit
Trump DOJ lawyers scolded by skeptical judges in ballot case: 'How can we do that?'Lawyers from President Donald Trump's Justice Department were in court Sunday defending the administration's attempts to determine how California counts its ballots during the upcoming midterm elections. The hearing didn't go the way the lawyers likely envisioned it going, according to a new report from Politico. DOJ lawyers argued during a two-hour…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Justice Department seeks to BLOCK ballots of 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters in CaliforniaThe U.S. Dept. of Justice escalated its feud with California officials on Monday when it filed for a temporary restraining order over 20,000 likely noncitizen voters. The DOJ is demanding that officials set aside the ballots from the list of people registered to vote but tagged by the Trump administration as possible noncitizens. 'Once illegally cast…The Blaze6d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcalifornia voter eligibility dispute
Letters for Sunday, Oct. 11 - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTTwo initiatives on November’s ballot deserve ‘no’ votesSpokane Spokesman-Review15d agoWhole story →Governmentnovember ballot initiatives
DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballotsFederal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.CBS News1d agoWhole story →Government
