Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ effort to seize voter rolls ahead of 2026 midterms

A federal judge dealt a sharp setback to the Trump administration on Monday, dismissing a Justice Department lawsuit seeking access to Oregon’s voter rolls amid growing alarm over election interference ahead of the 2026 midterms. The ruling halts one front of a sweeping DOJ campaign to obtain sensitive voter data from states nationwide — a push critics say is designed to justify mass voter purges and advance Trump’s long-debunked claims of widespread fraud. With Democrats currently favored in the midterm landscape...