A court ruling has been made regarding the Trump administration's threats against election officials.

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to stop threatening state and local election officials with lawsuits. This follows a warning from the department regarding the counting of mail-in ballots, which they claim may have been submitted by non-citizens. The Justice Department had previously sued California to prevent the counting of these ballots. Ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, the president has also offered a reward for those who expose election fraud.