“The request about handing over voter rolls has nothing to do whatsoever with what’s going on in Minnesota,” Simon said. Tim Walz pressed for sensitive voter registration data that the Department of Justice is suing the state to obtain. AdvertisementIn court, Justice Department lawyers have refused to provide any reason that they need the voter file data or what they will do with it. This would be the most immediate use the administration would put to state voter files, but it likely wouldn’t be the only one. AdvertisementWith the Trump administration seemingly in a strategic retreat from the state, the immediate threat to Minnesota may be fading.

Source: Huffington Post January 27, 2026 21:57 UTC