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U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections
Confirmed
In Short: Federal investigators are working to intercept letters containing unknown substances sent to election offices and lawmakers, prompting evacuations and security warnings.
Federal authorities are investigating suspicious letters containing unknown substances that have been sent to election offices and lawmakers across the United States, prompting evacuations and security warnings ahead of Election Day.
Starting Oct. 24, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will implement 'extraordinary measures' to expedite ballot delivery, including extra collections, special pickups, expanded processing hours, and bypassing normal procedures to deliver ballots directly to election officials.
According to Brendan Donahue, deputy chief inspector of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, 'We have intercepted some of these letters and they are in law enforcement possession.' He added, 'We're also working with our partners to identify the individual or individuals responsible for the letters.'
Election officials say they have security and contingency plans in place to ensure operations continue uninterrupted. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose stated, 'Nothing's gonna take our eye off the ball. We're not deterred or in any way distracted by this.'
In addition to the security concerns, the Justice Department announced charges against 16 individuals in September, including noncitizens accused of voting illegally in federal elections, and brought additional election-related charges in October.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is focused on identifying, prosecuting, and removing undocumented immigrants who vote in American elections, maintaining that noncitizen voting in federal elections is a crime and that DHS has statutory authority to investigate suspected violations.
What this adds
The USPS reported that in 2024, 99.9% of ballots sent by voters to election officials arrived within seven days, with delivery averaging about one day.
Background
The US will release up to 315,000 barrels of heating oil from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to curb rising prices before the November midterm elections.
What's confirmed
- Federal authorities are investigating suspicious letters containing unknown substances that have been sent to election offices and lawmakers across the United States, prompting evacuations and security warnings ahead of Election Day.
- Starting Oct. 24, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will implement 'extraordinary measures' to expedite ballot delivery, including extra collections, special pickups, expanded processing hours, and bypassing normal procedures to deliver ballots directly to election officials.
- In addition to the security concerns, the Justice Department announced charges against 16 individuals in September, including noncitizens accused of voting illegally in federal elections, and brought additional election-related charges in October.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is focused on identifying, prosecuting, and removing undocumented immigrants who vote in American elections, maintaining that noncitizen voting in federal elections is a crime and that DHS has statutory authority to investigate suspected violations.
What's still developing
- In July, Japan's Toyota said it would spend $3.6 billion to build a 2.5 million-square-foot truck assembly line on its San Antonio, Texas, manufacturing campus and shift some truck production to the U.S. from Mexico.
- "expressly designed to resolve the discrepancies."
- "We have no plans to question or investigate people we believe to be U.S. citizens."
- The activist groups suing DHS "demonstrate[d] that they are likely to succeed in their claim that Defendants have run afoul of the Voting Rights Actâs prohibition of intimidating voter assistance and mobilization," according to MartÃnez-OlguÃn.
- "DHS is laser focused on identifying, prosecuting, and removing aliens who vote and dilute the votes of U.S. citizens. ONLY Americans should elect American leaders," a spokesperson for the department told Fox News Digital.