WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - With less than 100 days until the midterm elections and amid ongoing threats from President Trump to nationalize, militarize, and interfere with election administration, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Mark Warner (D-Va.), Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, led a group of colleagues in pressing the Department of Justice (DOJ) on their compliance with federal voting laws. The letter also cautions against the misu...