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A California immigrant and a Nevada group, joined by top Democrats, sue over federal election probes

The lawsuit accuses Trump and his administration of using "shoddily compiled lists of supposed noncitizens" and "coercive threats" against state officials to assert federal control over the midterms.

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The Hill13h agoWhole story →

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Democrats sue Trump administration over 'threats and intimidation' ahead of electionDemocratic leaders and election groups filed a lawsuit against President Trump and the Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday, seeking to block federal officials from pressuring states to remove voters from their rolls ahead of the November midterm elections. The 44-page complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accuses the…

The Hill5h agoWhole story →

U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After ElectionsRenewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.

The New York Times5h agoWhole story →

Judge curtails DHS crackdown on ‘unlawful voters’ during midterm electionsThe so-called Unlawful Voter Initiative and its sweep focused on nine states amounted to intimidation of union members who urge people to exercise their right to vote, the judge said.

Courthouse News Service4h agoWhole story →

Trump DOJ blindsides states with federal deployment decried as ‘intimidation’: reportState officials are scrambling after the Justice Department quietly launched a plan one local official fears is designed to intimidate. The DOJ this week began alerting counties in Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Washington that it intends to send federal monitors to watch their elections, NPR reported Wednesday. In past cycles, state officials…

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A California immigrant and a Nevada group, joined by top Democrats, sue over federal election probes – KnowGov