Storms hit Hawaii and Indiana as DOJ weighs Supreme Court bid on voter-roll data

Hurricane Lala battered Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain and strong winds, leaving one storm-related death and more than 130,000 utility customers without power, with parts of the island and Maui receiving up to a foot of rain; in Indiana, a separate severe weather system caused multiple fatalities and widespread flooding. Separately, DOJ Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department may appeal its 22 losses to the Supreme Court in cases seeking broad access to state voter rolls, a move tied to Trump-era efforts to bolster election-integrity; 30 states and D.C. have been sued over the data requests.