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Largely Blocked by Lower Courts, Administration Asks SCOTUS to Allow Executive Order Directing USPS to Verify Citizenship of Mail-In Voters

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

The lower courts have largely blocked President Trump’s March executive order on elections as violations of the Constitution’s Elections Clause. July 27th, his administration asked the more friendly U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an appeals court decision blocking the U.S. Postal Service from verifying citizenship for mail-in voters.

Software Design Error and Slow DOT Response Likely Led to Noncitizen Registrations in New Jersey, Not Intentional Fraud

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026

A software design error in an automatic voter registration system, compounded by a slow New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission response to correct it, apparently led to the voter registration of approximately 6,600 noncitizens. As many as 400 noncitizens subsequently voted.

Trump Administration Withholds FEMA Disaster Relief Funding Because States Refused to Provide Voter Data. In response, 24 States & DC Sued.

July 26, 2026July 27, 2026

The Trump administration threatened to withhold 20% of routine FEMA emergency disaster funding unless states complied with Department of Justice demands to turn over voter information for the SAVE database. July 23rd, 24 states and DC sued, arguing the administration again broke federal law.

U.S. House Passes the SAVE America Act and Will Combine It With a Defense Appropriations Bill to Make it Harder to Vote Down in the Senate

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026

The U.S. House passed the SAVE America Act again, this time with language to attach it to a normally bipartisan defense appropriations bill before it’s sent to the Senate. It’s a last-ditch effort to pass the bill.

Another Crusading ‘Election Integrity’ Politician is in Hot Water, This Time for Not Being a Registered Voter: MyPillow CEO & MN Gubernatorial Candidate, Mike Lindell

July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

Yet another “election integrity” crusader, MyPillow CEO and candidate for Minnesota governor, Mike Lindell, is in hot water. The 2020 election skeptic doesn’t appear to be a registered voter in Minnesota.