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Trump’s DHS, Having Had SAVE Database Compliance Blocked by Courts, Reportedly Turns to Withholding State Election Security Funding

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

There’s another development in the deployment of the expanded, and notoriously inaccurate, SAVE database, repurposed to verify citizenship for voting purposes. The Trump administration, having lost multiple court challenges, is reportedly proposing to withhold state election security funding for noncompliance.

FBI Raids Ohio Group Promoting Voter Registration, Seeking Purported 2020 Fraud. Staff & Volunteers Questioned, Phones and Computers Seized.

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026

The FBI raided an Ohio civil rights group June 11th in an apparent effort to find evidence of fraudulent 2020 voter registration activity. Pro-democracy leaders around the country have condemned the action as intimidation.

California Primary Mail-In Ballot Count Methodically Continues Amidst Trumped Up Fraud Accusations and U.S. DOJ Investigations

June 7, 2026June 7, 2026

It’s been a week since the California state primary, and election workers continue the methodical counting of mail-in ballots. In a now familiar pattern, after President Donald Trump complained of “big cheating” in the election count, the U.S. Department of Justice announced election fraud investigations on June 5th.

Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Suit Demanding RI’s Personal Voter Data. The Administration is 0-5 Against States Refusing to Comply.

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice demand that Rhode Island turn over its voter data, including sensitive personal information. April 17th’s decision is the fifth such defeat for the Trump DOJ.

The Trump DOJ Demands 2024 Voting Records from Detroit and Wayne County. Michigan’s AG Says the Justification is Baseless.

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026

In a letter April 14th, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon gave 14 days for Wayne County, MI’s county clerk to produce ballots, ballot receipts and ballot envelopes from the 2024 election. As justification, DOJ cites a handful of closed investigations from 2020 and 2024 from the county with over 1.2 million voters.

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Trump’s DHS, Having Had SAVE Database Compliance Blocked by Courts, Reportedly Turns to Withholding State Election Security Funding

FBI Raids Ohio Group Promoting Voter Registration, Seeking Purported 2020 Fraud. Staff & Volunteers Questioned, Phones and Computers Seized.

California Primary Mail-In Ballot Count Methodically Continues Amidst Trumped Up Fraud Accusations and U.S. DOJ Investigations

Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Suit Demanding RI’s Personal Voter Data. The Administration is 0-5 Against States Refusing to Comply.

The Trump DOJ Demands 2024 Voting Records from Detroit and Wayne County. Michigan’s AG Says the Justification is Baseless.