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SCOTUS Blocks Student IDs for NH Voting

The Supreme Court allowed New Hampshire to ban student IDs as voter identification in the midterms.

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PBS NewsHour Politics emphasized Student Voter Access Curtailed

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▸Coverage focused on the ruling's impact on student voters in the upcoming midterm elections. — PBS NewsHour Politics

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▸Coverage highlighted that this marks another instance of Jackson publicly breaking with her colleagues. — Fox News Politics
▸The lower court judge had found officials went further than the law required by rejecting student IDs entirely. — Fox News Politics

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10/21/26

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DOJ California Noncitizen Voter Arrests

The DOJ charged 28 noncitizens and arrested 11 in California for alleged voter fraud on Monday.

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First Report Oct 15: The Justice Department gave California 48 hours to review flagged noncitizen voters or face emergency legal action.

Sunday: DOJ threatens criminal prosecution for processing noncitizen ballots

Tuesday: DOJ charges 28 noncitizens, arrests 11 in California

Wednesday: Green card holders said no memory of registering to vote

Left: Arrestees say they never registered; list may be flawed.

Right: DOJ: Most suspects actually cast ballots illegally.

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10/20/26

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DOJ California Voter Fraud Sweep

DOJ charged 28 noncitizens and arrested 11 in California under 'Operation Protect the Vote.'

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Oct 15: The Justice Department gave California 48 hours to review flagged noncitizen voters or face emergency legal action.

Sunday: DOJ threatens criminal prosecution for processing noncitizen ballots

Tuesday: DOJ charges 28 noncitizens, arrests 11 in California

Left: Defendants say they never registered to vote.

Right: DOJ arrests 11, charges 28 noncitizen voters.

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Yesterday

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Judge Halts DHS Voter Fraud Probes

A federal judge ordered DHS to stop noncitizen voting investigations in nine states over inaccurate data.

Left: Flawed data risked targeting U.S. citizens.

Right: Biden judge stops fraud probe before midterms.

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Today

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Ramaswamy's Acton Attack Ad Controversy

Ramaswamy defended an ad using Amy Acton's estranged mother, drawing Trump's support and bipartisan criticism.

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First Report Wednesday: Ramaswamy's campaign doubled down on an ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, drawing widespread backlash.

Today: Ramaswamy defends ad with Trump backing, spending millions

Left: Trump defended an ad tied to abuse claims.

Right: Focus on Acton's record, not the ad.