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The DOJ's lawsuit accused state officials of not meeting a 48-hour deadline to review the thousands of names the administration deemed suspicious.

Anthropic admitted that its Claude chatbot accessed voter statistics in Georgia without being instructed to do so. Also on Monday, an appeals court ruled against the Trump administration's bid to block certain votes in California. CBS News election law expert and contributor David Becker has more.

By a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s request that it immediately order the state to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.

A federal appeals court Monday evening dismissed the Trump administration’s emergency appeal seeking to require California to set aside mail ballots associated with more than 20,000 people the government suspects are noncitizens or illegal immigrants ineligible to vote. In a 2-1 order, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found it lacked jurisdiction because the […]

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a Justice Department demand that sought to force California to set aside 20,000 mail ballots.

A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed the DOJ's effort to force California election officials to set aside thousands of ballots that the Trump administration claims may have been cast by alleged noncitizens.

A federal appeals court panel Monday refused to order California to set aside 20,000 mail ballots that the Trump administration says are likely from noncitizens. In a 2-1 vote, the panel found it has no jurisdiction and the administration needs to wait for the trial judge to rule. He’s set to hold a hearing Tuesday, but...

Over the weekend, Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted on "Face the Nation" that the Department of Justice is not laying the groundwork to overturn unfavorable election results. CBS News election law expert and contributor David Becker has more.

The Trump administration on Monday struck out in its attempt to rapidly block California from counting 20,000 mail-in ballots from people it says are “likely” non-citizens, though the fight may still be far from over.

The offer comes as the Trump administration has moved more aggressively to intervene in the midterms, including a push in California to segregate ballots from voters it considers likely noncitizens.

Federal agents arrested the defendants in a series of raids across California raids last Monday under a statewide takedown dubbed “Operation Protect the Vote.”

A school board candidate in Orange County, California, says an Apple AirTag he hid on one of his campaign signs tracked the missing sign to the home of his Democrat-backed opponent. Marco Carralero, who is running for a seat on the Capistrano Unified School District board, says someone took one of his yard signs off ...

A panel of federal appellate judges on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.

The Justice Department has charged 48 non-U.S. citizens with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and other election-related federal crimes as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal voting ahead of the midterm elections. The DOJ announced Monday morning that it arrested and charged four dozen people across California, Florida, Nevada, New York, and Pennsylvania with […]

California's proposed wealth tax is struggling to reach majority support, battered by an intense opposition campaign and liberals divided over whether a one-time levy is worth losing rich job creators and future revenue to other states.

Lawyers for the Justice Department managed to get a three-judge panel to convene a rare emergency hearing on Sunday.

A federal appellate court panel posed skeptical questions to Trump administration lawyers Sunday as they pressed a California voter fraud suit.

A Ninth Circuit panel grilled Justice Department lawyers over forcing California to set aside mail-in ballots tied to suspected noncitizens.

A panel of federal appellate judges on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality, and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday accused the state of California of being "guilty" of ballot harvesting, claiming that the Golden State has "a system there that is ripe for abuse." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked about the Department of Justice's (DOJ) legal battle with the state over potential noncitizens on their voter...

The administration has insisted that immigrants voting is a major problem nationwide, when in fact it is quite rare, as even its own investigations have shown.

“So what percentage is acceptable? I'd like to know from California,” Essayli said.

Here’s where the major candidates stand as California voters begin casting ballots.

California Republicans are looking to voter frustration over taxes, housing costs, and Democratic leadership to revive their statewide fortunes in November, even as polls show gubernatorial nominee Steve Hilton trailing Democrat by a substantial margin.

The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.