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Politics● ElevatedSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM

California senators call for probe into Trump administration election operation

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday called on California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) to launch a probe into a whistleblower’s allegations that the Trump administration attempted to search through the state’s voting records. The senators wrote in a letter to Bonta that on Sept. 8, a whistleblower disclosed that the…

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