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# A look at the DOJ's effort to control elections
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/a-look-at-the-doj-s-effort-to-control-elections-1793749514/
- Published: 2026-11-04T01:15:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T03:00:47.000Z
- Description: A look at the DOJ's effort to gain greater control over elections
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_32506179-89ba-4f0a-90ec-28ba9b716950, #extra

In recent months, the Trump administration and the Department of Justice have led an extraordinary effort to exert federal control over state-run elections. Nearly all of those efforts, so far, have been blocked or rejected by the courts. To discuss election security and the prospect of potential election interference, Geoff Bennett spoke with Rick Hasen and Juliette Kayyem.