Trump Won’t Give up on Stalled SAVE America Bill, as Dems Prep Election Protections
Shenna Bellows said eight other secretaries of state joined her request for written confirmation after months without a response from Homeland Security.
- Election officials are preparing for all scenarios regarding potential ICE deployment at polling places, amid political rhetoric creating uncertainty for the 2026 midterms.
- At the Conservative Political Action Conference, now acting attorney general Todd Blanche endorsed deploying ICE to the polls, while Trump and his allies call for elections to be "nationalized."
- Shenna Bellows and eight other secretaries of state sought written assurances from the DHS in March that ICE would not deploy to polls; months later, Bellows has received no response.
- Maine is one of dozens of states the Department of Justice sued last September over voter roll access, with Bellows currently fighting to dismiss the lawsuit.
- Although The Constitution mandates that states run elections, Bellows remains uncertain, stating, "We haven't received any satisfactory assurances" regarding federal plans.
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Trump won’t give up on stalled SAVE America bill, as Dems prep election protections • Kentucky Lantern
President Donald Trump, seen on April 1, 2026, wants lawmakers to attach the SAVE America Act to unrelated housing and surveillance legislation after it stalled in the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard again…
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Trump won’t give up on stalled SAVE America bill, as Dems prep election protections
President Donald Trump, seen on April 1, 2026, wants lawmakers to attach the SAVE America Act to unrelated housing and surveillance legislation after it stalled in the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard again…
Trump won't rule out troops at the polls as fight over election control intensifies before midterms
President Donald Trump, seen on April 1, 2026, wants lawmakers to attach the SAVE America Act to unrelated housing and surveillance legislation after it stalled in the U.S. Senate. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard again…
Election Officials Brace For ICE At Polling Locations
Wired reports: WIRED spoke to more than a dozen election officials, including secretaries of state and election directors in red and blue states, about the possibility of an ICE deployment to polling locations in November. While some officials say they are not worried, the majority said they had major concerns, especially as these statements come during a much broader attack on elections and democracy from the Trump administration. At least one …
Trump won’t rule out troops at the polls as fight over election control intensifies before midterms
President Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard against federal election interference.
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