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Trump administration reshaped election oversight, reduced DOJ staff

5/1/2026

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President Donald Trump removed about 75 election officials and installed roughly two dozen election-denial appointees.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency placed staff on leave, froze work, then terminated them.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) group called “Team America” used the Alien Verification for Entitlements tool to find noncitizen voters despite errors.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Section fell from 36 staff to two, curbing ability to block probes.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump removed about 75 election officials and installed roughly two dozen election-denial appointees.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency placed staff on leave, froze work, then terminated them.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) group called “Team America” used the Alien Verification for Entitlements tool to find noncitizen voters despite errors.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Section fell from 36 staff to two, curbing ability to block probes.