The Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls. David Becker, executive director at the Center for Election Innovation and Research, joins CBS News to discuss what this means for voters.

CEIR Executive Director David Becker responds to the Supreme Court's Sept 25 ruling on the Trump administration's use of the SAVE system.

The compromise, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string of cybersecurity failures at the F.B.I., which said it was investigating the matter.

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Monday evening the Supreme Court issued an order blocking the US Postal Service from implementing new rules related to President Trump’s executive order on mail …

Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.

As the 2026 midterm U.S. elections approach, a great deal of uncertainty remains about the rules and regulations governing how Americans vote. President Donald Trump has been pushing plans to change the voting system through executive actions and legislative efforts, including requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration, placing restrictions on the use of mail ballots, mandating photo ID for federal elections, enforcing voter roll purges and removing members of the Election Assistan...

An inspector general’s audit found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterms.

Coalition Warns Trump’s USPS Rules Will Disenfranchise Countless Voters, Cause Chaos Before the Midterm Elections

Mail-in voting in the 2026 midterm elections officially begins Friday in North Carolina, even as the rules governing those votes remain uncertain amid an ongoing legal fight.

A federal judge in Boston indefinitely extended her order to prevent the Trump administration from implementing new restrictions on mail-in ballots. The plan would require states to use new scannable ballot envelopes and provide the government with lists of voters eligible to receive mail ballots. …

Nine states have reportedly been targeted in the latest surge by the Department of Homeland Security to root out voter fraud. One state told MS NOW the findings there have been single-digit.

Judge Indira Talwani: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Associated Cases: 1:26-cv-11549-IT, 1:26-cv-13917-IT (MAP) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks David Becker, an elections administration expert, what effect the Trump administration's appeal to the Supreme Court on mail-in ballots could have on the midterms.

Kaitlan Collins goes straight to the source for the best reporting on the day’s biggest stories.

A whistleblower has issued a warning of potentially catastrophic problems with the U.S. Postal Service's new system for handling mail ballots. CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker has more.

An anonymous federal official warns that a rushed USPS portal tied to Trump’s mail-voting order could reject large batches of ballots before the midterms.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation & Research about the Supreme Court's decision on President Trump's executive order to curb mail-in voting.

Former federal prosecutor David Becker discusses President Donald Trump’s campaign to influence U.S. elections - and whether it will make a difference in November.

Newly out of prison, Tina Peters is back to trying to prove election fraud.