New Jersey finds 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote, and 400 who did vote in last election.

Thousands of non-citizens registered to vote in NJ due to software error, governor says

"Let me be clear: this entire situation is unacceptable," Gov. Mikie Sherrill said.

"Let me be clear: this entire situation is unacceptable," Gov. Mikie Sherrill said.

TRENTON, New Jersey — More than 6,000 non-citizens were accidentally added to New Jersey’s voter rolls due to a software error at the state Motor Vehicles Commission, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced Tuesday, with “fewer than 400” of them casting ballots in various elections since 2023.

The stunning announcement comes amid a push by Republican President Donald Trump’s administration to crack down on non-citizen voting, which the president claims — frequently without factual basis — aids Democrats in elections. Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security alleged that New Jersey had more than 35,000 non-citizens on its voting rolls.

Sherrill, a Democrat, said on Tuesday that the MVC error — which lasted from June 2023 until June 2024, predating her own tenure as governor by several years — arose during the application process for driver’s licenses and ID cards. Around 6,600 individuals marked themselves as non-citizens when they applied but were added to voter rolls anyway. The accidental voters were “scattered across the state” and registered under a variety of party labels, according to Sherrill, with the “majority” being unaffiliated voters.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/21/thousands-of-non-citizens-registered-to-vote-in-nj-due-to-software-error-governor-says-01006373

Graham to Be Honored in US Capitol

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., announced Tuesday that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will be honored in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on July 28.

Thune said additional details of the Capitol ceremony will be released later, but added the ceremony will recognize Graham’s more than three decades of congressional service and a public career that also included military service and state government.

“For so many of us in the Senate and the House, myself included, Lindsey was more than a colleague, he was a friend,” Thune said in a statement announcing the tribute.

The South Carolina Republican, who served for decades in the Senate after earlier service in the House of Representatives, was described by Thune as a public official who devoted his career to military service, state politics and representing South Carolinians in Congress.

“From the military to state politics to decades of representing South Carolinians in Congress, Lindsey dedicated his life to giving back through public service,” Thune said. “As we say our final goodbyes, it seems fitting for his friends and colleagues to give back to him through this special Capitol honor.”

Additional information about funeral arrangements are to be announced separately, the majority leader said.

https://www.thewellnews.com/in-memory/graham-to-be-honored-in-us-capitol/

Speaker endorses ban on lawmaker relationships with all staff — not just subordinates

His comments come amid a broader push to police bad behavior among House members.

CHRIS MARQUETTE

07/21/2026, 12:15PM ET

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he supports a more extensive ban on lawmakers having sexual relationships with any congressional aides — not just subordinates in a personal office or on a committee.

Johnson replied “yeah,” when asked at a news conference whether he’s on board with remarks made over the weekend by House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain of Michigan in support of establishing new rules barring membersfrom having sex with any congressional staff.

It’s unclear what the path forward is for such a change, but it would require a revision to the House Code of Official Conduct — and an endorsement from two of the top lawmakers in the House is a promising sign there could be action.

The staff director for the House Ethics Committee did not respond to a request for comment.

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, the House in 2018 opted to formally ban members from having intimate relationships with their subordinates in personal offices or on the committees on which the lawmakers serve, with an exception for lawmakers who are married to staffers.

This latest push from McClain, and now the speaker, to expand the prohibition is partly a response to recent reporting on Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), outlining that Gallego had relationships with staffers who were not under his supervision.

There has also been a swell of misconduct allegations earlier this year, in which it was reported that former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) sexually assaulted a staffer and that former Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) had a sexual relationship with a woman in his congressional office who later died by suicide. Both men were forced to resign amid the allegations.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/21/congress/speaker-backs-ban-on-members-dating-staff-01006175

Why wasn’t this a rule 70 years ago?