Trump Action Archive

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• DHS drastically downgrades non-citizen voter claims in Nevada after public allegations — On 16 July, Trump claimed DHS had found approximately 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote across four states.

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• Complaint filed: Democratic National Committee v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C. 1:26-cv-02928) — The Democratic National Committee filed a complaint in the U.S.

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• Complaint filed: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security — Nashville, Columbus, El Paso, and Harris Counties filed a federal complaint challenging FEMA's Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program conditions that withhold 20 percent of awards until recipients certify

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• One Nation nonprofit spent $1.7 million on false attack ad against Senator Ossoff in Georgia — One Nation, an opaque nonprofit affiliated with Senate Republicans, spent $1.7 million in five days to deliver 78 million impressions of an attack ad against Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) across Georgia.
• One Nation spent $1.7 million on dishonest attack ad against Senator Ossoff — One Nation, an opaque nonprofit affiliated with Senate Republicans, spent $1.7 million in less than a week on an attack ad against Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA).

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• Complaint filed — Democracy Forward Foundation v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (D. Md.) — Democracy Forward Foundation filed a complaint in the District of Maryland on August 4, 2026, seeking to compel USCIS compliance with five pending FOIA requests submitted between June 17 and June 24, 2026.

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• Musk Spending Big on Midterm Elections — Elon Musk's super PAC plans to spend between $100 million and $120 million to support Republican candidates in the midterm elections.

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• Trump administration and states urge justices to allow full implementation of executive order on mail-in voting — The Trump administration, along with several states, has petitioned the Supreme Court to permit the complete enforcement of an executive order concerning mail-in voting.
• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Restrict Mail-In Voting — The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to allow a March executive order restricting mail-in voting to proceed before the midterm elections.
• Trump administration asked Supreme Court to enforce mail voting order — The Trump administration requested the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of an order limiting mail ballots to voters on state citizenship lists compiled by Homeland Security.

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• House Republicans pass National Defense Authorization Act with voting restrictions — On July 25, 2026, House Republicans passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was merged with the Save America Act.

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• Federal judges allow Tennessee's new congressional map — A panel of three federal judges declined to block Tennessee's new congressional district map, which splits Memphis into three districts.
• Majority-Black District Split Up in Tennessee — Federal judges approved a new congressional map in Tennessee that divides a majority-Black district in Memphis, eliminating the state's only Democrat-held seat.

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• States sue federal government over FEMA and DHS grant conditions — Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the federal government, challenging conditions imposed on FEMA and DHS grants.
• Complaint filed — State of Illinois v. Federal Emergency Management Agency — On July 23, 2026, 25 states, the District of Columbia, and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania filed a complaint against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the District of Rhode Island.
• States sue Trump administration over FEMA disaster aid conditions — The 25 Democratic attorneys general say administration imposed ‘unlawful’ conditions on federal disaster grants

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• DHS Secretary Repeats Baseless Election Claims — On Friday, Markwayne Mullin, the U.S.

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• DHS Secretary Announces Mandatory Election Security Enhancements — DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that states must implement mandatory security enhancements for election systems to receive federal grants.
• Homeland Security Threatens Election Officials — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned election officials of potential criminal prosecution if they refuse federal demands to turn over voter rolls.

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• Trump Announces Primetime Speech on Alleged Election Data Breach — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a primetime address claiming that China accessed U.S.

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• Trump Relitigates 2020 Election Loss — In a national address, Trump reiterated debunked claims of foreign interference in the 2020 election to pressure Republicans into passing the SAVE America Act, a voter suppression bill.
• Trump Criticizes Media Coverage of Election Security Speech — Former President Trump criticized NBC and ABC for not covering his speech on election security, accusing them of being part of a plot to continue election fraud.

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• Trump Announces Declassification of Election Security Documents — Former President Donald Trump announced the immediate declassification and release of intelligence documents purportedly revealing vulnerabilities in the U.S.

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• House Republicans Attach Save America Act to Spending Bill — On July 15, 2026, House Republicans attempted to pass the Save America Act by attaching it to a spending bill.

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• House of Representatives Approves Save America Act — The House of Representatives approved the Save America Act earlier this year, a measure that would ban mail-in ballots and impose new voting rules nationwide.

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• Trump fires Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission — President Trump fired the last two Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), an independent federal body that ensures election security and smooth administration.
• Supreme Court ruling cited to justify EAC firings — A White House official stated that the Supreme Court's June 29 decision in Trump v.
• Trump fires last members of election commission — President Trump fired the last three commissioners of an independent federal body that assists with election administration nationwide.

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• Trump announces refusal to sign housing bill — President Donald J.
• Trump Refuses to Sign Housing Bill — Former President Donald Trump refused to sign a major housing bill supported by both parties, protesting the lack of progress on the Save America Act.

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• Trump terminates Election Assistance Commission members — Former President Trump terminated the last three members of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), an independent body assisting election administration nationwide.
• Election Commission Has No Members Left — President Trump dismissed the remaining Democratic members of the U.S.
• Trump fires Election Assistance Commission commissioners — President Trump removed the two Democratic commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission, Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, and allowed the remaining Republican commissioner, Christy McCormick, to resign.

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• DOJ Threatens States with Criminal Charges Over Voter Data Compliance — The U.S.
• Justice Department threatens election officials with prosecution — The Justice Department sent letters to election officials in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., warning them of potential criminal prosecution if they allow noncitizens to remain on voter rolls or cast ballots.

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• US judge blocks Trump bid to limit mail-in voting — A federal judge, Emmet Sullivan, blocked a proposed restriction on mail-in voting across the United States, which was part of an executive order issued by Donald Trump in March.
• Judge blocks USPS mail-ballot restrictions — Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan blocked a Postal Service rule that would have refused to deliver ballots from states not providing voter lists and adopting new procedures.

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• President Trump cancels signing of housing bill — President Trump canceled the signing of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which had passed with significant support in both the Senate and the House.

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• Trump Criticizes Democrats as Communists in Speech — In a speech, former President Trump labeled Democrats as communists, urging voters to support Republicans to prevent a "communist takeover" of America.
• Trump Addresses Faith & Freedom Summit — On June 26, 2026, President Donald Trump addressed the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual Road to Majority conference in Washington, D.C.

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• Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Mail-In Voting Executive Order — A federal judge blocked the implementation of an executive order by former President Trump that aimed to tighten mail-in voting rules.
• US judge blocks Trump administration’s bid to restrict mail-in voting — A federal judge in Boston, Indira Talwani, blocked the Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in voting by denying mail-in ballots to states that refused to provide their voter rolls to federal officials.
• Summary judgment ruling — League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (D. Mass.) 1:26-cv-11549 — Judge Talwani granted Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment, declaring Sections 2 and 3 of Executive Order 14399 - which directed DHS to compile “State Citizenship Lists” of eligible voters from federal databases and