Sep 28, 2026
California's Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco must return more than 650,000 ballots he seized for an investigation into unfounded voting improprieties in a 2025 special election. The court found the seizure unlawful.
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower alleges that federal investigators violated state laws and used unreliable data while investigating non-citizen voting ahead of the November midterm elections. DHS employees were reportedly instructed to misrepresent themselves when accessing state voter databases.
A California woman has pleaded guilty to charges of paying homeless individuals to register to vote using the identities of registered voters. The Department of Justice has warned of widespread voter fraud in California following the case.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced the agency plans to issue guidance to broadcasters regarding polling practices and biased coverage, supporting President Trump's criticism of partisan television networks including NBC. The move comes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
A U.S. Postal Service official accused the agency of defying court orders as it rushes to implement Trump administration mail-voting restrictions. The whistleblower warned that a hastily built computer system could jeopardize mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters.
House Republicans are pressing New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill for answers on noncitizen voting as President Trump amplifies claims about voting by non-citizens ahead of the November midterms. The controversy includes a case of a Honduran immigrant charged with illegally registering to vote in California.
Republican Governor Mark Gordon voiced concerns about 'aggressive' and 'irregular' behavior by Justice Department election monitors during Wyoming's primary election, asking his attorney general to investigate their conduct.
Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan has formally requested that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and another official commit to not deploying U.S. troops to polling places during the upcoming midterm elections.
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced that approximately 6,600 non-citizens were mistakenly registered to vote due to a software error at the DMV, with fewer than 400 casting improper ballots in recent elections.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asked election officials in four states to check voter rolls for people who are not U.S. citizens, a day after President Trump renewed unsubstantiated claims about election vulnerabilities in a primetime address.
President Donald Trump gave a primetime speech accusing China of meddling in the 2020 election and claiming vulnerabilities in U.S. voting systems, without providing new evidence. The address, which came ahead of November midterm elections, was criticized by experts as undermining confidence in American electoral integrity.
President Donald Trump threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC and NBC after the networks chose not to air his prime-time address on election security on July 16. During the speech, which was carried by some but not all major networks, Trump accused the networks that declined coverage of engaging in a "plot" and covering up election fraud.
A federal judge ruled against the Justice Department's attempt to obtain names, addresses, and personal information of hundreds of election workers and volunteers from Georgia's Fulton County who worked during the 2020 election. The ruling represents a significant setback to the DOJ's investigation into how the election was handled in the Atlanta area.
The American Civil Liberties Union will spend over $50 million on the 2026 midterm elections, allocating half the funds to monitor election certification and administration processes amid concerns about President Donald Trump's election-related activities.
President Trump is alleging voter fraud in California's primary elections without evidence, prompting refutation from the state's attorney general, while Vice President JD Vance has requested a DOJ investigation into his 2024 rival Tim Walz over separate fraud allegations.
Campaign finance reports reveal that Texas' U.S. Senate primary races are being heavily influenced by dark money contributions from political nonprofits that are not legally required to disclose their donors, leaving voters unable to identify who is funding the deluge of attack ads in the final stretch of the primaries.