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Trump just suffered another midterm election humiliation

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

The Voter File Was the Prize. The Taunting Was a Distraction.

A Defeat for Federal Overreach

A federal court rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to force Vermont to surrender its complete, unredacted voter-registration database. The requested records included names, birth dates, home addresses, driver’s-license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers. Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas refused. The court’s ruling left that refusal intact.

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