Today in One Sentence. Trump offered $1 million for voter fraud tips that lead to an arrest and conviction; a federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s effort to force California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots from voters it claims are noncitizens; the Justice Department demanded that Washington state set ballots from 405 voters it claims are noncitizens; the Supreme Court refused to reinstate a Biden-era rule letting immigration judges temporarily close some deportation cases; a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from cutting down more trees at the East Potomac Golf Links; the FBI searched a Beverly Hills mansion tied to a former Eric Swalwell donor as part of an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Swalwell; and Neil Young sued Trump’s campaign committee for $10 million for playing “Rockin’ in the Free World” at a rally.

1/ Trump offered $1 million for voter fraud tips that lead to an arrest and conviction, including the “past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election.” Trump, however, didn’t say where the money would come from, and the White House declined to provide additional details. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in U.S. elections, despite Trump’s repeated false claims that fraud cost him the 2020 election. (USA Today / NBC News / The Hill / ABC News / The Guardian)

2/ A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s effort to force California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots from voters it claims are noncitizens. The 9th Circuit said the Justice Department had failed to give a lower court judge an adequate opportunity to consider the case, calling the administration’s “claimed emergency, at least in part, is a self-constructed one.” Two of the judges questioned the federal government’s authority to intervene in state elections. California officials, meanwhile, questioned the accuracy of the list, saying that 112 of 200 sampled registrations were either canceled or inactive, and many others appeared to belong to U.S. citizens. (Politico / Reuters / Associated Press / NBC News / CNN / CBS News / Washington Post / Wall Street Journal)

  • The Justice Department demanded that Washington state set ballots from 405 voters it claims are noncitizens. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said his office is reviewing the request, but noted that one person on the list last voted in 1994 and said “The timing of this request – one week before the General Election – is no doubt intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results.” (Associated Press / NBC News / CBS News / ABC News)

3/ The Supreme Court refused to reinstate a Biden-era rule letting immigration judges temporarily close some deportation cases. Texas sued to overturn the rule in June, and the Justice Department agreed the same day to a court order permanently blocking it nationwide. Three cities and an immigrant advocacy group called it “egregious collusion,” accusing the Trump administration of using “manufactured litigation” with an “ideologically aligned” state to eliminate the practice, known as “administrative closure.” The rule had allowed judges to temporarily postpone deportation cases while immigrants pursued humanitarian protections or other legal status, without dismissing their cases. Because the cases are closed, they could now be reopened. (Associated Press / Washington Post / New York Times / ABC News / Bloomberg / Reuters)

4/ A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from cutting down more trees at the East Potomac Golf Links, and required 10 business days’ notice before closing or irreversibly altering the park. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued the preliminary injunction after roughly 430 trees were removed with less than a day’s notice, rejecting the Trump administration’s claim that it was routine maintenance unrelated to Trump’s plan to turn the public course into a championship-level venue. Justice Department lawyers, however, insisted that no final renovation plan exists, even as Trump publicly announced that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum had developed one and construction would begin “IMMEDIATELY.” The Justice Department, Reyes wrote, “asks the Court to disbelieve repeated public comments made by the President.” Trump, meanwhile, said the judge had “absolutely no right to hold up this very important and beautiful Project,” and said that the course would close Nov. 15. (NPR / CNN / Politico / CBS News / Wall Street Journal / NBC News / New York Times / Associated Press / ABC News)

5/ The FBI searched a Beverly Hills mansion tied to a former Eric Swalwell donor as part of an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Swalwell. The FBI, however, confirmed only that it was executing a federal search warrant in an ongoing criminal investigation and declined to provide details. Swalwell resigned from Congress in April and dropped his run for California governor after the allegations. Agents also searched his Washington home and seized his electronic devices in August. (CNN / Politico / ABC News / Washington Post / Reuters)

The 2026 midterms are in 7 days; and the 2028 presidential election is in 742 days.

✏️ Notables.

  1. The Trump administration will issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family after he lost Brazil’s presidential election. Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports and banned him from leaving the country related to an ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering. (Axios / New York Times / CNN / Bloomberg)

  2. The CDC deputy director and chief medical officer resigned after four months. Jennifer Shuford said she was leaving “to spend more time with my family,” but two people familiar with her departure said she disagreed with the Trump administration’s approach to vaccine policy. (Washington Post / New York Times / ABC News)

  3. A federal grand jury rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over her Jan. 6 testimony to Congress. Republicans had referred the former White House aide for possible prosecution, alleging that she lied under oath about Trump’s actions during the Capitol attack. Hutchinson testified that she’s been told that Trump had lunged at a Secret Service agent who refused to drive him to the Capitol, and that Trump knew some supporters were armed and wanted the security screenings removed. (Washington Post / Associated Press / NBC News / Axios / New York Times / CNN / CBS News)

  4. Trump defended his White House renovations after Obama joked that Trump had the White House looking “like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory”. Trump said the White House “has to be pristine” and Obama “wouldn’t understand,” while insisting he spent little time on the projects. He added, however, that “It actually relaxes me.” (CBS News / Washington Post / New York Times / The Hill / CNBC)

😎 Well, that’s fantastic: Neil Young sued Trump’s campaign committee for $10 million for playing “Rockin’ in the Free World” at a rally. Trump “was personally aware that a license would be required to play the Song at rallies,” the lawsuit says, adding that Young “has not, and would not, grant the required license.” (CNBC)