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News Reporting· NBC News Published Aug 16, 2026

Attorney General Todd Blanche says DOJ may take states’ voter roll fight to Supreme Court

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News Reporting· MS NOW

Blanche’s view of an ‘independent’ Justice Department would erase Watergate-era reforms

Trump’s attorney general gave a definition of ‘independent’ that is inconsistent with the common understanding of DOJ independence. The post Blanche’s view of an ‘independent’ Justice Department would erase Watergate-era reforms appeared first on MS NOW .

News Reporting· CBS News

Where the Trump administration's lawsuits seeking voter data stand

The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia in an effort to force them to hand over their unredacted voter rolls containing voters' sensitive information.

News Reporting· CBS News

Justice Department to send a record 1,000 monitors to midterm polling places

The Justice Department is planning to deploy a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling places throughout the U.S. for the midterm elections.