Battle continues over Trump push for states to scrub voter rolls

Summary by The Midland Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Stetson Miller, KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · July 24, 2026 · 2 min read

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Trump administration is urging states to use a federal database to check their voter rolls for non-citizens, but the effort is facing legal challenges that remain unresolved ahead of the midterms. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has called on states to use ...

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Category: government · Published: July 24, 2026 · Source: KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) · Reading time: 2 min

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