Key facts
- Trump announced a $1 million reward for reports of voter fraud.
- The Justice Department is challenging Washington state over ballots from alleged non-citizens.
- A federal appeals court rejected a move to block California from counting ballots of alleged non-citizens.
US President Donald Trump has continued to challenge the legitimacy of midterm elections by announcing a $1 million reward for reports of voter fraud, alongside legal actions by the Department of Justice. The administration has asked Washington state to set aside ballots from over 400 individuals it alleges are registered to vote without US citizenship. Meanwhile, a US federal appeals court rejected a Trump administration effort to block California from counting ballots of 20,000 registered voters claimed by the Justice Department to be non-citizens.