Trump makes one last attempt to get the Supreme Court to interfere with the midterms

On the eve of the 2026 midterms, the Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court to require California to set aside as many as 20,000 ballots while officials check voters’ eligibility. The request centres on claims that people on a federal list may be non-citizens registered to vote, but preliminary checks suggest the list is unreliable.

Los Angeles County’s initial review found nearly 40 per cent of a 200-name sample belonged to people born in the United States, while 56 per cent had cancelled or inactive registrations; more than 70 per cent had never voted in California. A similar effort in Nevada identified 185 people, all later found to be citizens. California had nearly 11 million voters in the 2022 midterms, so even if all 20,000 names represented voters, they would be a small share of the electorate; the article says the case could nevertheless create disruption ahead of 2028.