President Donald Trump and the GOP are falsely claiming fraud over mail ballots in California’s primary. The lies are aimed at setting the stage to undermine this fall’s crucial midterms, when control of the House could hinge on the Golden State.
President Trump nominated Todd Blanche, a staunch loyalist who has aggressively targeted the president’s enemies for prosecution, to be attorney general.
Trump’s obsession with California’s elections is neither entirely new nor surprising.
President Donald Trump went ballistic on Meet the Press after he was questioned about spreading claims of rigged elections without evidence.
The Trump administration unveiled a new proposed rule that, if implemented, would forbid nonprofits from using federal funds to help Americans register to vote. There’s one issue: Very few — if any — federal dollars are allocated to civic nonprofits for voter registration campaigns.
President Trump said Bill Pulte, his incoming acting director of national intelligence (DNI), will investigate elections that the president falsely claimed were “rigged.”
As Republicans eagerly await to see if GOP candidates in closely watched races earned enough votes to advance to the general election, the prolonged process is fueling conspiracy election theories.
The NAACP asked a federal court Wednesday to stop the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing a Trump-backed rule that could block eligible voters from receiving mail-in ballots — arguing the plan violates a court-enforced settlement that requires USPS to prioritize election mail through 2028.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani expressed concern during a hearing Tuesday that the order poses a serious risk of unconstitutionally disenfranchising eligible voters.
President Trump tapped loyalist Bill Pulte, a top housing official, to serve as acting director of national intelligence, a cabinet position tasked with overseeing the U.S. intelligence community.