# Trump Has Tried to Exert More Control Over Elections. Here Are the Key Findings From Our Reporting.

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-has-tried-to-exert-more-control-over-elections-here-are-the-key-findings-from-our-reporting/
- Published: 2026-10-30T15:10:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T23:41:37+00:00
- Original publisher: ProPublica
- Original article: https://www.propublica.org/article/midterm-election-propublica-reporting-findings
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump’s administration has sought greater federal influence over elections.
- Courts have dismissed all decided cases seeking state voter rolls.
- The Supreme Court blocked proposed postal rules for mail ballots.

## Summary

Reporting describes how Donald Trump’s administration has sought greater federal influence over US elections ahead of the midterms, while weakening some federal safeguards. The efforts matter because they shift responsibilities traditionally handled by states and place election-related decisions and messaging in the hands of new political appointees.

The administration pursued noncitizen voter investigations, sought unredacted voter rolls from states, and proposed giving the US Postal Service a role in deciding whether to deliver mail ballots. By May, Justice Department data showed 41 people charged with illegal voting or other election-related crimes; CBS later reported 156 charges since the start of Trump’s second administration. The Justice Department has sued 30 states and Washington, DC, for voter data, and every decided case has been dismissed by a federal judge; the Supreme Court also blocked the proposed postal rules until after November. The administration says its actions aim to make elections fair and secure, while reporting found at least 75 career officials in election-related roles had left or been fired and two dozen Trump appointees had been hired.

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