A DHS email raises new questions about the Trump administration's election plans
One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 7 of the 8 reports ran its copy.
The headline, as it travelled
All 8 reports used the same wording across 8 outlets - nobody re-reported it in their own words.
All 8 reports on Fri, 18 September 2026
What it is about
DHSTrump administrationNPRMarkwayne MullinStephen Maturen GettyDan FreemanDemocratic National CommitteeDepartment Of Homeland SecurityUniversity Of California San DiegoDepartment Of JusticeDenver, Colorado, United States
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 1 original report, 7 reprints
Fri, 18 September 2026
1 report- NPR News09:00
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.
7 reprints
- krwg.org18 Sept, 09:00their copy
- iowapublicradio.org18 Sept, 09:00their copy
- kmuw.org18 Sept, 09:00their copy
- wyso.org18 Sept, 09:00their copy
- kacu.org18 Sept, 09:00their copy
- kmxt.org18 Sept, 09:00their copy
- ijpr.org18 Sept, 09:00their copy