Trump’s DOJ ends California suit over suspected noncitizen voters after midterm losses

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 722

Last Updated: 7 hours, 21 minutes ago

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The U.S. Department of Justice is dismissing a lawsuit that tried to force California to set aside the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters, marking the formal end of the Trump administration’s most aggressive effort to control vote counting in the lead-up to the midterm elections.

The Justice Department filed a notice in court Friday night that it was abandoning the lawsuit. The decision ended what had been a dramatic weeks-long battle between the federal government and …

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