News for March 26, 2026

The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into Ohio State University College of Medicine’s admissions policies, and the move was first hinted at in a social media post by Harmeet Dhillon.

The Justice Department is close to a deal that would let the Civil Rights Division share voter registration data with Homeland Security for immigration and election-related investigations.

The Senate rejected a photo ID voting amendment backed by Senator Jon Husted, as Democrats led by Senator Chuck Schumer objected to the proposal in the wider elections bill fight.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a Pentagon worship service to pray for violence against enemies, drawing fresh criticism and a new lawsuit from Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

The Trump administration admitted that ICE wrongly used a memo to justify arrests at immigration courthouses, and the Justice Department said the mistake affects its court case.