President Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for tips about voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms that lead to an arrest and conviction. He did not explain how the reward would be funded, administered or how claims would be assessed; reports also describe a separate Justice Department bounty program announced recently. The offer comes amid stepped-up federal election oversight, including plans to deploy about 1,000 Justice Department monitors to polling places, and disputes over voter-registration checks. Democrats and some election officials have warned that the administration’s actions could amount to federal overreach or intimidate voters, while officials say oversight is intended to enforce election laws. Trump also criticized Brazil’s recent election and renewed election-fraud claims, which critics say risk undermining confidence in voting.
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