On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division filed a federal lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia over incomplete voter registration lists.
Enforcement stems from NVRA and HAVA requirements, as Congress authorized the attorney general to enforce these laws and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 mandates proper voter list maintenance.
DOJ requested detailed voter data including names, birth dates, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers, while Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles delays left over 1,060 Lynchburg applications unprocessed.
Virginia joins a broader DOJ enforcement campaign, officials say, as one of 24 states and Washington, D.C., sued while state and local election officials question potential DHS data access.
Earlier this week, a federal judge dismissed a California suit while the Brennan Center called DOJ requests ‘unprecedented and a clear encroachment on states’ power to run elections,’ following Youngkin’s order to expand DHS data-sharing.
On Friday, President Donald Trump said there wasn’t a reason right now to invoke the Insurrection Act, downplaying its use after threatening action if violence continued.
In Minneapolis, enforcement operations have involved two shootings this month, including the fatal shooting of Renee Good, and an ACLU lawsuit alleges police-state tactics, White House said `hopefully the local officials working with not only the federal law enforcement, ICE and other agencies, but also the local law enforcement officials will be able to settle things down`.
On Truth Social, Trump wrote, `In Minnesota, the Troublemakers, Agitators, and Insurrectionists are, in many cases, highly paid professionals,` and blamed `a FAILED governor and a TERRIBLE mayor` for encouraging violence, claiming they ‘have totally lost control.’
Senate leaders expressed caution about invoking the Insurrection Act , which would allow federalizing the National Guard and deploying active-duty forces; it hasn’t been used since the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
White House officials discussed ‘recalibrating’ after GOP support declined, and the episode raised longer-term questions about military deployment under the 1807 Insurrection Act.