Coverage dated October 15, 2026 to October 16, 2026

Lawsuit alleges DHS effort to collect detailed state voter data violates federal law

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NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit filed Thursday challenges the Trump administration’s sprawling effort to collect and analyze Americans’ voter data, alleging the government has obtained voter files from at least 47 states and handled the data in a way that violates federal law.

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WTOP Washington DC
Lawsuit alleges DHS effort to collect detailed state voter data violates federal law (opens WTOP Washington DC)
Published Oct 15, 2026
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NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit filed Thursday challenges the Trump administration’s sprawling effort to collect and analyze Americans’ voter data, alleging the government has obtained voter files from at least 47 states and handled the data in a way that violates federal law.
Fox News
Trump admin sued over alleged illegal collection of sensitive voter data from 47 states (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 16, 2026
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A lawsuit alleges DHS collected voter files from 47 states and combined them with commercial datasets, violating federal privacy safeguards.

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