150 active and retired officials from across the country asked Senate and House appropriations leaders to set aside $400 million for the next fiscal year.
SEDALIA, CO – JUNE 28: Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters reacts to early election returns during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. Peters lost to former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson, who will move on to face Democratic incumbent Jena Griswold. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)
The state’s AG vowed to defend the prosecution of Tina Peters, an election clerk behind one of the most serious breaches of voting systems in U.S. history.
Requests to block federal agencies from sharing federal data with states and to condition federal election funding were denied by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak at a press conference on Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
An official election ballot sits on a table as residents vote using an absentee or mail-in ballot on October 15, 2024 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Registered voters in Pennsylvania can vote “On Demand” by requesting, a mail-in or absentee ballot filing it out and dropping it off all in one visit to their county election office or other designated location. (Photo by Hannah Beier/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 28: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 5: U.S. President Donald Trump and newly sworn-in U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pose with a document in the Oval Office at the White House on February 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate confirmed Bondi as Attorney General with a 54-46 vote on Tuesday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Both the task force and FARA were used by the bureau to investigate, charge and disrupt foreign and domestic actors accused of working to influence American policy…