Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening election officials with criminal charges
A federal judge issued a sweeping order Friday night blocking the Trump administration from threatening or intimidating election officials amid pressure tactics used by the administration in the weeks leading up to next week’s midterm elections.The eight-page order prohibits any action that may “threaten, intimidate or coerce state or local elections officials or workers to demand that they halt processing the ballots of any registered voter solely on the basis that the ballot belongs to an individual alleged by [the administration] to be ineligible to vote.”U.S.District Judge Trina Thompson, who’s based in California, wrote, “In the lead-up to the election, high-ranking DOJ and DHS officials have engaged in a campaign to intimidate, threaten, and coerce state and local officials and employees who are engaged in administering the ongoing midterm 2026 election.”For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSJudge orders Trump administration to hand over list of alleged noncitizen votersFOR SUBSCRIBERSCouple recalls ‘terrifying’ moment ICE officer punctured their car tireFOR SUBSCRIBERSMin Jin Lee considers the promise of educationFOR SUBSCRIBERSHow an explosive ad upended Ohio’s midterm electionsFOR SUBSCRIBERSA force awakens at LA28 as Kathleen Kennedy steps into new roleFOR SUBSCRIBERSParties take different paths in closing TV ads for Senate racesFOR SUBSCRIBERSWhy broadcaster Ernie Johnson isn’t retiring completely: ‘I’m not built that way’FOR SUBSCRIBERSAs Jon Ossoff builds a Senate race lead, Georgia governor candidates vie for his backersFOR SUBSCRIBERSAnti-Muslim rhetoric crescendos at the end of the heated Michigan Senate raceFOR SUBSCRIBERSWhy health and sleep experts oppose permanent daylight saving timeFOR SUBSCRIBERSAlaskans to decide on keeping ranked choice voting amid Senate race sagaFOR SUBSCRIBERSGOP former Sen.
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