Leading Election Conspiracy Theorist Appointed to DHS Leadership Position
Heather Honey was appointed as the deputy assistant secretary for elections integrity.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Detained by ICE, Faces Re-Deportation
The Trump administration is trying to deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda.
Oregon and Pennsylvania Are Latest to Reject DOJ Demand for Voter Data
Both states questioned DOJ’s legal justification and privacy concerns in their responses.
Alina Habba was Illegally Employed as Federal Prosecutor, Court Rules
A federal judge ruled that Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey since July.
DOJ Doubles Down on Demands for Maine’s Voter Data, Secretary of State Fires Back
The DOJ has escalated its demand for access to Maine’s voter registration records, now requesting that election officials turn over unredacted copies.
As Trump Plots to End Mail-In Ballots, Some Republicans Balk
After Donald Trump lashed out against voting by mail, a few Republican officials disagreed — politely! — with the president’s plans for an unconstitutional executive order.
An absentee voter himself, Trump railed against mail-in ballots and “Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES,” in a social media post Monday morning, which he reiterated in rambling remarks at the White House that afternoon.
In New Letters, DOJ Escalates Hunt For State Voter Data, Threatens Legal Action
The DOJ threatened to sue California over access to the state’s voter rolls.
Trump Doubles Down on Mail-In Ballot Broadside: GOP Will Do ‘Everything Possible to Get Rid’ of Them
Sitting in the Oval Office Monday afternoon, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looking on quietly, President Donald Trump launched into a tirade against mail-in voting.
The outburst followed up on a social media post published earlier Monday morning in which Trump said he wanted to eliminate mail-in voting and promised a new executive order on the issue.
Oregon Rejects DOJ’s Request To Share Private Voter Data, Citing Concerns of Unlawful Use
Oregon’s Secretary of State said he has “no interest in sharing data with an administration that is willfully violating judicial orders and trampling on constitutional rights and responsibilities.”
After Trump’s Demand for a ‘New’ Census, Commerce Department Signals Intent to Infer Citizenship Figures From Existing Data
After President Donald Trump called for a new census that uses “information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024,” and excludes unlawful immigrants in a murky social media post Thursday morning, the Commerce Department has provided a little — but still not much — clarification. An unnamed spokesman for Commerce, which oversees the U.S. Census […]