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Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW
Drawing on years of experience as communications chief for President George W. Bush and senior advisor for the McCain-Palin campaign, Nicolle Wallace provides political insight and clarity on where the decision-makers stand on complex issues. Join her for analysis and discussion with the key newsmakers every weekday.
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True90% confidence5 sourcesOct 20, 2026The Department of Justice conducted a raid on Fulton County.Said by CMultiple reliable sources report that FBI agents executed a search warrant at Fulton County's election hub on January 28, 2026, seizing 2020 ballots and records, and USA Today states the FBI is part of the Department of Justice and that the affidavit came from DOJ's request. The claim's "Department of Justice" framing is resolved from the post's own reference to the DOJ and is accurate under the sources' description of the FBI as part of DOJ.True85% confidence8 sourcesOct 20, 2026The Trump administration sent a list of voters to California for removal from voter rolls.Said by CMultiple sources report that the Trump administration (DOJ) sent California officials a list of about 20,000 registered voters it alleges are likely noncitizens and demanded they be removed or have ballots set aside, which the state refused; the claim as extracted matches this, and the list was sent October 13, before the October 20 posting. The post's 'list of people they want removed' framing is a fair paraphrase of this record.True60% confidence7 sourcesOct 20, 2026The Trump administration has declassified sensitive material that state officials provided to CISA.ProPublica's reporting, which the White House did not dispute on the release itself, says the administration declassified records that included raw state-shared material given to CISA. Fact-checkers confirm the White House released a trove of documents, some declassified or partially redacted, but none directly confirms that the released material included state-provided CISA data, and the echoing outlets repeat ProPublica rather than independently verify it.True60% confidence9 sourcesOct 20, 2026Some state authorities have stopped sharing information with CISA due to a lack of trust in the Trump administration.ProPublica (Oct 19, 2026) reports that some state election authorities said they no longer trusted the Trump administration enough to share information with CISA, which supports the claim as of 2026-10-20. Several outlets repeat that same ProPublica passage, so the independent support is thinner than the number of articles suggests; the claim's 'have stopped sharing' is a reasonable paraphrase of that reported distrust rather than a separately documented cessation.True93% confidence10 sourcesOct 20, 202677% of independents are not confident that Donald Trump will accept his party's losses.Said by 2BThe claim matches the Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll (conducted Oct. 9-13, 2026, reported Oct. 20), which found 77% of independents not confident Trump would accept Republican midterm losses. The claim faithfully reflects the passage, and the finding was accurate as of the 2026-10-20 posting date.True85% confidence7 sourcesOct 20, 202628% of Americans are very or somewhat confident that Donald Trump will accept his party's losses in the 2026 election.Said by 2BThe ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll (conducted Oct. 9-13, 2026, published Oct. 20) found 28% of Americans very (10%) or somewhat (18%) confident Trump will accept midterm results if Republicans lose, matching the claim as of the claimant's posting date. The claim faithfully reflects the passage, and the poll's figure is consistent across multiple outlets.True70% confidence4 sourcesOct 20, 2026The largest 100 law firms in the country represent more than $100 billion of revenue.Said by 2CThe 2026 Am Law 100 data, as reported by the ABA Journal in September 2026, puts the 100 largest US firms' combined gross revenue for 2025 at $178.95 billion, well above the claimed $100 billion, so the claim held as of 2026-10-20. Only one source states the combined total, so confidence is capped.True95% confidence7 sourcesOct 20, 2026Tina Peters was convicted of election fraud or interference in Colorado.Said by 2BMultiple sources confirm Tina Peters was convicted by a Colorado jury in 2024 on election-related counts, including attempts to influence a public servant and conspiracy, in what BBC and CBS describe as an election interference case. The Colorado Court of Appeals upheld the conviction in April 2026, and the later Polis clemency that led to her release did not erase the conviction, so the claim holds as of the posting date.True92% confidence6 sourcesOct 20, 2026Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 31, 2026, directing the Department of Justice to prioritize the prosecution of election officials and workers who allow ineligible people to vote.Said by 2CThe claim matches the text of Executive Order 14399, signed March 31, 2026, which directs the Attorney General to prioritize investigating and prosecuting State and local election officials who issue Federal ballots to ineligible individuals. The post's claim that part of the order was struck down but a directive survived is not contradicted by the sources, though a June 2026 court ruling blocked the order as a whole, which the summary notes.True85% confidence6 sourcesOct 20, 2026The Deputy Attorney General of the United States sent a letter to the state of California warning of potential criminal exposure for tabulating ballots identified by the administration as likely from non-citizens.Said by 2CMultiple tier1 outlets (AP, CNN, ABC, Democracy Docket) report that the Justice Department sent letters warning that officials who knowingly tabulate ballots from people identified as likely noncitizens could face criminal exposure, and the letter quoted by AP was from Trent McCotter. The claim departs slightly from the sources: McCotter was the acting Deputy Attorney General, and the criminal-exposure letters went mainly to county officials (Los Angeles, San Bernardino), while earlier Reuters-reported letters went to Secretary of State Weber, so the core assertion holds but the addressee is imprecise.True85% confidence8 sourcesOct 20, 2026Mike Rogers advocated for the RNC to hire former police officers and sheriffs to stand watch at polling places in Michigan.Said by AMultiple sources, including Detroit News reporting quoted by several outlets and a Bridge Michigan fact check, report Rogers saying on an April 17 audio recording to Kalamazoo County GOP that he had advocated with the RNC for retired or off-duty police officers to serve as poll watchers in Detroit. The claim's 'former police officers and sheriffs' and 'Michigan polling places' wording is a slight broadening: the recorded remarks specify retired or off-duty police officers and Detroit, not sheriffs or all Michigan polling places, but the core assertion of advocating with the RNC for former/off-duty police to watch polls holds as of 2026-10-20.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True70% confidence5 sourcesOct 20, 2026Democrats are making investigating Elon Musk and his role in DOGE a signature campaign promise if they win control of the House or Senate.Said by 2BPolitico's October 20, 2026 reporting, which the post cited, says Democrats plan to probe Musk over his DOGE tenure, and later October coverage from The Washington Post, The Week, and others confirms the plan. No source uses the phrase 'signature campaign promise' or says the probes are one of several promises, so the 'signature' framing is only loosely supported, and the claim drops the post's 'one of' qualifier. The sources report plans for investigations of Musk and DOGE as of 2026-10-20, so the core assertion holds on that date.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.