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A 34-year-old USPS employee in Utah has been charged with destroying approximately 300 mail-in ballots during the June 2026 primary. The worker admitted to discarding the ballots in a dumpster out of frustration and laziness, not political motive. Federal officials announced the charges in Washington, D.C., emphasizing election integrity ahead of the November midterms.
DOJ charges 16 people across Texas, Georgia, Idaho and five other states with illegal voting, voter registration and related election crimes, including eight noncitizens in Texas and cases alleging noncitizens voted in federal elections or lied about citizenship; examples include Monica Carzoli and Analiea Eccles. The crackdown is part of a broad enforcement effort, with DHS reporting 1,620 open cases and 151 arrests, and more than 300,000 cases under review; charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent.
Federal prosecutors charged James Brass and two others with paying people on Skid Row to sign California ballot petitions using stolen identities of registered voters, allegedly running the operation and collecting about $41,600; the trio face conspiracy to commit identity fraud charges with potential prison time if convicted.
A former Lumberton Township mayor, Gina LaPlaca, and her husband were charged with filing a false petition and tampering with public records after investigators found multiple fraudulent signatures on her nominating petition for the June Democratic primary; LaPlaca, who previously pleaded guilty to a DUI involving her child, faces additional charges and a Sept. 21 court date.
The Independent reports that Trump’s advisers tried to steer him away from a primetime address on 2020 election grievances, with some GOP operatives saying voters care more about the economy; after internal debate, Trump pressed ahead, while a pitch was made to have White House press secretary Leavitt brief reporters instead. The speech referenced declassified material and election-security efforts, drew mixed reactions inside the party, and was criticized by some as a stalling tactic even as White House officials hailed it as a success.
The Bulwark argues that GOP reactions to Los Angeles’ mayoral race are fueling Donald Trump’s Stop the Steal narrative, with lawmakers and pundits embracing fraud claims—often without solid evidence—signaling that the base may adopt similar accusations in November and complicating accountability for election misinformation; the piece also touches on broader debates, including Trump's arch project in DC as part of a larger contest over democracy and republican norms.
During a taped NBC News interview, Trump walked off after being pressed by Kristen Welker on evidence for his 2020 election-fraud claims and new accusations about California’s primaries. He refused to substantiate the claims, called Welker and networks “crooked,” and exited the room. The piece notes California’s slow vote-counting process for mail-in ballots, a standard practice that can delay results.
During a Meet the Press interview, President Trump repeated unproven claims that California election results were rigged, refused to provide evidence when pressed by host Kristen Welker, and abruptly walked off, accusing the press of crookedness. The moment followed a misread Los Angeles mayoral update that fed false fraud claims; officials say the data were misinterpreted and do not indicate cheating, while federal investigators in Los Angeles pursue election-fraud probes.
In a taped Meet the Press interview, Trump faced questions about the $1.776 billion “weaponization” fund meant to compensate those tied to events around Jan. 6 and reiterated unproven claims of election fraud. He said he’d like the fund to proceed, but offered no evidence for his fraud assertions, and abruptly walked off the set after being pressed; the fund has been blocked in court and the DOJ had previously backed away from it.
Los Angeles-based U.S. attorney's office says it has opened multiple election-fraud investigations in California, citing 'serious structural vulnerabilities' in the state's election system. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli confirmed the probes and said the office is auditing voter rolls, while President Trump criticized California's slow vote-counting.
A viral claim that LA’s mayoral vote tallies showed massive fraud stemmed from a timing glitch in the AP data feed: two updates were issued within a minute, first adding votes for Bass and Raman and then for Pratt. County officials confirmed there was no batch with zero Pratt votes, and experts described it as a reporting artifact rather than fraud, underscoring how quickly data-speed can mislead without careful verification.
Federal prosecutorssaid they’re investigating alleged voter fraud in California as ballots continue to be counted from the state’s primary, a disclosure California officials criticized; authorities say an assistant U.S. attorney attended a LA ballot-processing center in coordination with the FBI, while California leaders pledge to protect voters and uphold state election laws that count ballots postmarked by Election Day, despite Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on California's mail-in voting.
Federal prosecutors, led by Bill Essayli, say multiple election-fraud investigations are underway in California, coordinated with the FBI, with one prosecutor observed at a Los Angeles ballot-processing site. President Trump asserted cheating by Democrats, a claim California officials and Democrats reject while defending the integrity of the mail-ballot system and the careful counting process. The DOJ is also pursuing a voter-roll audit with the Civil Rights Division amid ongoing election-law actions.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commuted the nine-year prison sentence of Tina Peters, a former Mesa County clerk convicted in a scheme to copy her county's election data, after pressure from President Trump; Peters will be released June 1. The decision followed an appeals court order to resentence to address First Amendment considerations and drew sharp criticism from officials who say it undermines democracy.
Warrants unsealed in Riverside County show Sheriff Chad Bianco seized about 650,000 ballots as part of a probe into the 2025 special election, prompted by activist claims of a 45,000-vote disparity that the Registrar of Voters says is unfounded; the California Supreme Court ordered Bianco to pause the investigation while a legal challenge from Attorney General Rob Bonta proceeds, highlighting a clash over election challenges and Bianco’s gubernatorial bid.