Month: February 2026

President Trump announced he will sign an executive order to eliminate mail in ballots and voting machines before the 2026 midterm elections, saying those methods are corrupt and prone to fraud. The White House says lawyers are drafting the order to “bring honesty” to 2026 voting, and Trump repeated criticisms of mail voting and machines. Constitutional scholars and election lawyers say a unilateral federal ban would face immediate legal challenges because states administer federal elections. Voting rights groups warn the move could suppress turnout and prompt lengthy court fights; Congress would likely need to change law to implement nationwide bans. (cbsnews.com)

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Attorney General Pam Bondi warned anti-ICE protesters they will be pursued after a January 18 church disruption in St. Paul, saying anyone who disrupts a house of worship will be found, indicted and prosecuted. (yahoo.com) The Justice Department has pressed charges tied to the incident that led to the indictment and arrest of former CNN host Don Lemon and several others. (apnews.com) Bondi met the pastor, called the disturbance horrific, and vowed federal action to protect worshippers. (foxnews.com) Civil‑liberties and press‑freedom advocates warn the prosecutions could chill protest and journalism, and Democrats harshly condemned the moves as overreach. Bondi said more details would be released. (apnews.com)

Border Patrol leader Gregory Bovino mocked the Jewish faith of Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen during a January 12 conference call with Justice Department lawyers, The New York Times reported. (theguardian.com) Multiple participants said Bovino derisively referenced Rosen’s Shabbat observance, used the phrase “chosen people” sarcastically and asked whether Orthodox Jewish criminals “take weekends off.” (cbsnews.com) Prosecutors on the call were left “deeply unsettled.” (mediaite.com) The comments came as Bovino pushed for tougher criminal enforcement in Minnesota. Rosen declined to comment; the Department of Homeland Security called the coverage “gossip.” (yahoo.com) Bovino was reassigned later amid controversy over federal enforcement actions in Minneapolis. (jpost.com)