MA Gov. Maura Healey interview on reelection, Mike Minogue and moreUnder two weeks to go until Election Day 2026 and Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is making her final pitch to voters. Watch her interview with NBC Boston.NBC10 Boston17h agoWhole story →GovernmentMaura Healey
Clock ticks on thousands of mail ballots as appeals court speeds Trump DOJ bidA federal appeals court is moving at breakneck speed on the Trump Justice Department's bid to sideline thousands of mail ballots before Election Day. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday gave California and other defendants until noon Pacific time Saturday to respond to the department's emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal,…Raw Story18h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
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 News18h agoWhole story →Government
'This is not normal': Feds demand California counties set aside 'likely' noncitizen ballotsThe Justice Department sent letters to county elections offices statewide Friday demanding they segregate ballots from voters the Trump administration believes are not U.S. citizens.Los Angeles Times18h agoWhole story →Government
Archbishop scrambles to wash his hands of Trump after laying them on him: reportThe Denver archbishop who led a prayer over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office is now scrambling to explain himself. Archbishop James Golka told the Denver Catholic , the archdiocese's own newspaper, on Friday that the White House's video of the Oct. 22 prayer was never meant as an endorsement, even as he defended being there and turned his fire…Raw Story19h agoWhole story →Government
Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats outpace GOP gainsEarly voting is surging in several key battleground states, giving Democrats hope that their strength in midterm polling could translate into a turnout advantage in November. In North Carolina, more than 1.2 million early ballots have been accepted, a 37 percent increase from the same point leading up to the 2022 midterms, according to an...The Hill3h agoSources (2)Whole story →Government
DOJ's election 'freakout' pinned to trend spooking Trump: legal expertA veteran Trump adversary heading into federal court to fight the administration's latest election push thinks he knows what's really rattling the president. Norm Eisen, co-founder of Democracy Defenders Fund and a former House Judiciary Committee special counsel during Trump's first impeachment, wrote in The Contrarian on Saturday that record early…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Trump Prepares for Iran Escalation After US, Israeli ElectionsA Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month.Bloomberg3h agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentSecurity
'Sorry to interrupt': 'Belligerent' MS NOW host cuts off Dem for downplaying Trump threatMS NOW host Jonathan Capehart wasn’t satisfied with a Democratic congressman’s assurances that President Donald Trump can’t steal the midterms. He cut him off on air to tell him so. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, which oversees federal elections, appeared on “The Weekend” on Saturday. Capehart pointed…Raw Story2h agoWhole story →Government
Voters Are Begging Trump to End the War in IranThe US and Israel’s war on Iran, ongoing since February, has never been particularly popular. But two new polls show that as voters prepare for the November 3 midterm elections, they’re thinking about it—and Americans say it’s priority for it to be over. An AP-NORC poll released earlier this week shows about seven in ten […]Mother Jones2h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Citizenship Verification of VotersThe Justice Department on Sept. 8 filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court seeking to allow the federal government to verify the citizenship of voters using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) immigration database [1]. The request follows a federal judge’s ruling earlier in the year that determined the administration’s use…Natural News1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticevoter citizenship verification dispute
DOJ Orders Some California Counties To Verify Ballots In 48 HoursFederal prosecutors are demanding that county registrars across California set aside and verify ballots that may belong to noncitizens.HuffPost19h agoWhole story →Government
SoCal election safeguards questioned over voter citizenship verificationLos Angeles election officials cannot independently verify voter citizenship, a top federal prosecutor warned, alleging unverified ballots dilute legitimate votes.New York Post4d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticecalifornia election integrity dispute
Registered Boone County voters sent letters questioning their citizenship statusCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people in Boone County asked the County Clerk's Office to remove their names from voter rolls after they were flagged by the Missouri Secretary of State's Office using a federal database, Clerk Brianna Lennon said Tuesday. The two were among 33 people whose names were included on a spring list ofABC17News.com18d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticevoter roll verification
Lawsuit: L.A. Officials Accept Any Voter’s Citizenship Claims Despite Records Of Illegal VotingVoters Los Angeles won't verify are citizens have already been sent ballots as part of California's midterm election season, which lasts an entire month.The Federalist3d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticecalifornia midterm elections
DOJ gave California a voter list, a 48-hour deadline — and a threat of court actionThe Trump administration is threatening emergency court action unless California officials investigate potential ineligible voters within 48 hours and set aside ballots from anyone whose citizenship they cannot verify, according to two letters sent to state officials from the Justice Department. Why it matters: With voting already underway, President…Axios9d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticevoter eligibility dispute
DOJ tells California to review whether noncitizens got mail ballotsThe Justice Department has ordered California to review a list of people who the federal government believes may have received mail-in ballots for the upcoming election despite not being U.S. citizens.CBS News10d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticevoter eligibility review
DOJ Sues California After State Refuses to Act on Suspected Noncitizen VotersThe Department of Justice is suing California after state officials failed to comply with a 48-hour ultimatum to review a list of suspected noncitizen voters and set aside their ballots pending citizenship verification. The Justice Department, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, determined that more than 20,000 people are likely…The Daily Signal9d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticecalifornia voter lawsuit
