National Democrats sued President Donald Trump and the US Justice Department over what they say is a coordinated effort to erode confidence in the upcoming midterm elections, including by demanding that states like California and Nevada set aside ballots of suspected non-citizens.
Democratic Party leaders are suing to block President Donald Trump’s administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections. Their lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court. It accuses the administration of trying to intimidate state and local election officials into complying with …
The lawsuit, filed 13 days before the midterms, is the latest challenge to the administration’s efforts to compel states to hand over their voter rolls.
Democratic groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday, accusing it of using unfounded voter fraud claims to muscle its way into how states run elections. Why it matters: The groups say the administration is issuing a stream of threats to intimidate and bully both voters and election officials.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democrats sued President Donald Trump and senior administration officials on Tuesday over the federal effort to identify noncitizens and other illegal registrants on state voter rolls, setting up a court fight as the administration steps up enfor…
