On Thursday, a group of Michigan Republican lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi asking the Department

Michigan lawmakers are squabbling over the state’s 2026 election as Republicans are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to “oversee” the election. Senate Republican leader Aric Nesbitt and 21 Republican legislators made the request in a letter sent Thursday to U.

State elections are generally overseen by the state's secretary of state, which in this case is Democrat Jocelyn Benson. The letter argued Benson has “an inherent and unavoidable conflict of interest” because she is running for governor.

The letter signed by 22 Republican state legislators cites Benson's name on the ballot as creating an "unavoidable conflict of interest."

Despite President Donald Trump's recent pardons, state-level prosecution of 2020 election interference cases can continue.

Michigan lawmakers are squabbling over the state’s 2026 election as Republicans are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to “oversee the state’s 2026 election"

A group of 22 Republican state lawmakers sent a letter Thursday asking the U.S. Department of Justice to supervise Michigan’s elections next year. The letter escalates ongoing tension between legislative Republicans and Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

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The unusual request for federal supervision came ahead of what will be a pivotal election in the battleground state next year.

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