Justice Department sues six more states for voter data including partial Social Security numbers, bringing total to 14 states sued and 26 targeted for records.
Two Trump-linked operatives sentenced to one year probation for robocalls intimidating nearly 12,000 Black Detroit voters with mail voting misinformation during 2020 election.
Trump ally Rep. Troy Nehls announces retirement, becoming sixth Texas Republican to exit Congress, nine days before filing deadline as gerrymandered map remains blocked by courts.
Indiana Republican state senator announces “no” vote on Trump-backed redistricting, citing Trump’s use of disability slur, days after colleagues were swatted for opposing mid-cycle map changes.
Georgia prosecutor dismisses Trump election case, ending last active criminal prosecution over 2020 election interference.
Federal judges allow North Carolina to use redrawn map targeting state’s only swing district ahead of 2026 midterms.
Colorado refuses federal request to transfer election crimes convict Tina Peters, blocking Trump pardon path.
Political consultant who sent AI robocalls mimicking Biden to suppress New Hampshire primary votes says he will defy federal court order to pay damages.
Wisconsin Supreme Court orders three-judge panels to hear challenges to congressional maps where Republicans hold six of eight seats despite divided electorate.
Justice Alito pauses ruling that struck down Texas’ “Big Beautiful Map” as racial gerrymandering; AG Paxton says it was designed “solely to secure more Republican seats.”
Trump-appointed federal judge approves new Alabama Senate map after finding Legislature violated Voting Rights Act by packing Black voters into one district, Gov. Kay Ivey declined special session to fix it.
Federal panel blocks Texas congressional map, finding racial gerrymandering after Gov. Greg Abbott explicitly directed Legislature to redistrict based on race.
Former Arizona GOP Rep. Austin Smith pleads guilty to forging over 100 signatures on reelection petitions after previously calling charges “ludicrous” and spreading false 2020 election fraud claims.
Indiana State Sen. Greg Goode swatted hours after Trump names him on Truth Social for refusing to advance redistricting Trump says would help House Republican majority.
Indiana Senate won’t vote on mid-decade congressional redistricting despite Trump phone pressure and two Vance visits, with Senate President announcing not enough Republican votes to pass.
Justice Department sues to block voter-approved California map designed to flip five GOP House seats, accusing racial gerrymandering after Texas redrew districts to gain five.
Nevada Supreme Court rules fake electors who pledged state’s votes to Trump despite Biden’s 33,000-vote win face state trial in Clark County.
Utah judge rejects GOP legislature’s gerrymandered map and chooses plaintiffs’ version that could deliver House seat to Democrats after voters banned redistricting manipulation in 2018.
Utah judge blocks Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map minutes before midnight deadline, rules it shows “substantial pro-Republican bias” violating voter-approved redistricting law, picks plaintiffs’ alternative.
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams fields complaints about closed polls on Election Day, explaining state has no elections today due to 1992 constitutional amendment giving local officials one-year break.
Maine voters approve red flag gun law 60% to 40% despite Governor Mills and police opposition, letting families petition courts to remove weapons from dangerous relatives after Lewiston shooting killed 18.
Democrats win Virginia, New Jersey governorships and New York City mayor nearly one year into Trump second term, with federal workforce cuts driving Virginia victory.
Trump endorses former Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo over Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in New York mayoral race after Cuomo said he would reject Trump endorsement.
Utah Legislature’s congressional map architect used partisan election data legislators previously called disqualifying as judge faces November 10 deadline to choose 2026 district boundaries.
California officials reassure voters Justice Department monitors have no oversight authority at polls, can only observe like any other voter as state deploys its own monitors.
Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passes congressional map giving Republicans 12-3 advantage as Democrats vote yes to avoid “disaster,” blocking voter referendum on gerrymandering.
Judge blocks Trump order requiring proof of citizenship to vote, ruling President “lacks the authority” to direct election changes under Constitution’s separation of powers.
Pentagon orders 50 states to create quick reaction forces totaling 23,500 National Guard troops trained in riot control, operational by January 2026.
Maryland Gov. Moore pushes mid-cycle congressional redistricting despite Senate President Ferguson rejecting it as “too risky,” setting up Democratic confrontation over response to GOP gerrymanders.
Colorado sues Trump over moving Space Command to Alabama in retaliation for state’s mail-in voting system, which Trump called “automatically crooked elections” and “a big factor” in his decision.
Virginia House Democrats advance constitutional amendment allowing future mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to GOP map changes, one week before election.
Trump DOJ to send federal election observers to California and New Jersey after Republican party requests to target Democratic areas.
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott called special session for Monday to pursue redistricting that could add two Democratic congressional seats in response to Republican gerrymandering in Texas and other states.
Trump calls off planned federal deployment to SF 12 days before California’s redistricting vote, after Mayor Lurie requested a stand down and Governor Newsom called the threat voter suppression.
North Carolina House advances GOP redistricting plan flipping swing district to Republicans at Trump’s urging as former Black rep who held seat denounces “power grab.”
Arizona Attorney General sues House after Speaker Johnson refuses to swear in Grijalva until Democrats end shutdown, leaving district without representation for four weeks.
North Carolina Senate advances Trump-backed congressional map to flip Don Davis’s Democratic district, moving state delegation to 11 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
Trump joins call with Indiana Senate Republicans urging mid-decade redistricting to eliminate the state’s two Democratic U.S. House seats and help Republicans maintain majority.
Pennsylvania’s Fulton County faces over $1 million in fines after Republican commissioners allowed third-party access to voting machines to aid Trump’s stolen election claims, including after state Supreme Court barred such access.
House Democrats march to Speaker Mike Johnson’s office demanding he swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva while keeping Congress out of session during shutdown.
SC Election Commission chairman says fired director Howard Knapp falsified documents and misrepresented $32 million ballot scanner contract as $28 million, now under SLED investigation for wiretapping and misconduct.
Supreme Court hears case Wednesday on Louisiana redistricting threatening to strike down last major Voting Rights Act provision protecting minority voters from being shut out of congressional district drawing.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action against House Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to seat Adelita Grijalva three weeks after special election win with 70% of vote.
Trump doubles down on threat to withhold federal money from New York if Zohran Mamdani wins City Hall, calling assemblymember a communist who would squander taxpayer money.
North Carolina Republicans will redraw congressional districts next week to gain GOP seat, part of nationwide redistricting fight including Texas, Missouri and California.
Texas GOP censures five Republican House members but rejects primary ballot ban after party chair warns White House is watching the livestream and members fear Trump backlash.
Georgia judge extends deadline to November 14 for naming prosecutor in Trump election case after Fani Willis disqualification, rejecting agency’s request for 90-day delay.
Vance makes second Indiana trip to salvage stalled mid-cycle redistricting after state Republicans warn White House that Senate leader is subtly discouraging the partisan remap effort.
Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official after settling defamation lawsuits over false 2020 election fraud conspiracy theories.
Texas GOP to vote Saturday on blocking 10 Republican state lawmakers from 2026 ballot for not being conservative enough in ideological purge.
