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Trump's Department of Justice is wading into elections in unprecedented ways

NPR | By Miles Parks,

Ryan Lucas

Published October 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM EDT

Under President Trump, the Justice Department has taken numerous steps to wade into elections. This includes new and unprecedented lawsuits filed in California and Alaska.

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Miles Parks

Miles Parks is a correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk, where he covers voting and election security, and is a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast.

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Ryan Lucas

Ryan Lucas covers the Justice Department for NPR.

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