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Ballots are processed at Contra Costa’s elections department on May 27, 2026 in Martinez, California. June 2 is the last day to vote in-person or return a ballot ahead of California’s statewide primary election. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)

Ballot scanner malfunctions, flurry of federal legal actions test election officials on final day of voting 

Rumors of malfeasance spread on X despite no evidence, as election officials continue to fight off numerous legal challenges from the Trump administration in the last 48…
A bronze statue of English legal scholar Sir William Blackstone stands in front of the E. Barrett Pettyman United States Courthouse on July 7, 2024, in Washington. The courthouse houses the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Senators, rights groups say Trump administration breaking law by withholding surveillance court opinion

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has lapsed, but another decision on its future nears, and the classified opinion could be decisive.
In this photo illustration, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

CISA publishes strategy with eye on the next four years

It includes a review of whether its existing capabilities will meet its three pillars: “defend, harden, prevail.”
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UNITED STATES – DECEMBER 10: Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., arrives for the House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Exclusive: Bipartisan bill would develop federal guidance for distillation attacks, convene industry on defensive cyber

One of the bill’s sponsors told CyberScoop it’s “incredibly expensive” for U.S. AI companies to stay ahead and distillation attacks incentivize stealing over innovation.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA- MAY 5: In this photo illustration, an official voter information guide mailed to a Southern California resident, ahead of a state primary election, photographed May 5, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Illustration by Jay L Clendenin/Getty Images)

DOJ escalates fight for election supremacy with California raids

The arrests were paired with comments from DOJ and DHS officials, threatening to investigate, arrest or prosecute tens of thousands of California voters if they vote in…
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