DNC Sues Federal Government Over Alleged Unanswered FOIA Requests About Agents at Polls

The DNC sued several departments over 11 FOIA requests on potential federal deployments to polling places that it says went unanswered for nearly five months.

DNC chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 1, 2025. Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sued the Trump administration on March 10 over its alleged failure to respond to 11 public records requests on whether federal agents or troops could be deployed to polling places ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The DNC filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Departments of War, Justice (DOJ), and Homeland Security (DHS), alleging all three agencies violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by missing statutory response deadlines.