Stories by
Miles Parks
Correspondent, Washington Desk
A DHS email raises new questions about the Trump administration's election plans
A heavily redacted email from last year, reported first by NPR, reveals that DHS personnel shared a list of jurisdictions that offer election materials in non-English languages. It's unclear why.
It's illegal for armed federal officers to be at polls. Lawsuits seek to ensure thatJude Joffe-Block, Miles Parks | Sep 18, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC
Ballot seizures seemed impossible. But judges and officials are prepping for them nowMiles Parks | Sep 9, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflatedJude Joffe-Block, Miles Parks | Aug 25, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC
Trump's claims of 250,000 non-U.S. citizens on voter rolls leave some states baffled
Trump officials say they found 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in just four states. Those states don't know where the numbers came from, and some worry what the claims may portend for the midterms.
Jude Joffe-Block, Miles Parks | Jul 31, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Will Texas' new top voting official be a 'disruptor'? Locals are preparing for it
Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience.
Miles Parks | Jun 24, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC
Voting officials fear DHS may actually be a threat to elections this year
Voting officials worry that the Department of Homeland Security will not be a partner helping to secure elections, but rather a threat seeking to undermine results that President Trump dislikes.
Miles Parks | Jun 16, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Republicans' sweeping election overhaul fails in the Senate
The SAVE America Act, a far-reaching Republican election overhaul that President Trump said should be his congressional allies' top priority, has failed in the Senate.
Miles Parks | Jun 4, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC
Replacing aging U.S. voting equipment will take years and billions of dollars
America's voting systems are getting old. But unless Congress makes a massive financial commitment, a new report finds it could take decades before voting machines are widely replaced.
Miles Parks | May 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC