A county government in Minnesota tried to sue an election integrity group into silence for simply questioning whether felons should be allowed to vote. Now a federal appeals court has stepped in to protect their right to speak.
A federal appeals court on Friday handed the Trump administration a partial victory in its effort to overhaul how the U.S. Postal Service handles mail-in ballot delivery, lifting a lower court injunction that had blocked the rule from moving forward.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the administration's decision Monday to condition federal counterterrorism grant money on states adopting a series of election security measures, including mandatory citizenship verification for voter rolls.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) circulated a letter to fellow Senate Republicans Tuesday calling for a six-month legislative push to lock in voter ID requirements and permanently shut down Democrat-engineered government shutdowns before the midterm elections.
Senate Democrats launched a new "free and fair elections task force" this week, enlisting former Attorney General Eric Holder and Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias, as President Trump accused the effort of being a cover for election interference ahead of November's midterms.
