Trump Administration Proposes More Drastic Election Security Cuts
Lawmakers blasted the White House’s proposal to cut nearly half a billion dollars from CISA’s budget next year.
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Trump Orders DOJ to ‘Secure the Release’ of Convicted Election Denier Tina Peters
The former GOP local election clerk in Colorado was sentenced to nine years in prison for her role in a voting system data breach.
Kansas Sued Over Law That Rejects Ballots Through No Fault of Voters
A Kansas law that could disenfranchise thousands just for voting by mail is facing a new legal challenge.
In ‘Partisan Effort to Steal a Seat on the Supreme Court,’ Ruling Gives GOP Control of NC Election Board
North Carolina’s second-highest court Wednesday upheld a Republican effort to gain control of the state’s election board, boosting the GOP bid to undo Democrat Allison Riggs’ narrow victory in the state’s 2024 Supreme Court race.
EAC Tells States: Drop DEI Policies if You Want Election Security Funds
A key federal elections agency is requiring states to drop all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in order to receive crucial election security funding.
Federal Election Panel Chair Opposes Counting Ballots that Arrive after Election Day
Amid the Republican Party’s broad effort to hamstring voting by mail, the chair of an independent federal election commission said he believes states should no longer accept and count ballots after Election Day — a change that would lead to numerous ballots being rejected in multiple states.
Court Blocks GOP Bid to Seize Control of North Carolina Elections Board
The ruling comes at a pivotal time for the ongoing legal saga over the state’s still-uncertified 2024 Supreme Court election.
Key Federal Elections Agency Moving Forward With Trump’s Anti-Voting Order
An independent federal agency is going forward with President Donald Trump’s sweeping elections executive order despite a barrage of lawsuits challenging it as an assault on states’ constitutional authority to run their own elections.
Trump Orders Probe Against Officials Who Opposed His Election Lies
President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top officials Thursday to investigate two of his former first-term officials who publicly refuted his baseless claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent and criticized his chaotic administration from within.
Trump Order Could Disenfranchise Millions of Voters
President Donald Trump signed an executive order commanding wide-ranging changes to how U.S. elections are conducted.
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