House Republicans have released a new package of election security bills ahead of the 2026 midterms. Fulton County elections workers process absentee ballots at the new Fulton County Elections Hub and Operations Center in Union City, Ga., on Nov. 4, 2024. Fulton County elections workers process absentee ballots at the new Fulton County Elections Hub and Operations Center in Union City, Ga., on Nov. 4, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images House Republicans have released a new package of election security bills ahead of the 2026 midterms. Rep. August Pfluger...

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are rolling out a new package of election security legislation this week, with GOP lawmakers already setting eyes on 2026. Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, introduced the bills this week, with four lawmakers co-sponsoring the entire package and various other members supporting specific pieces. The three pieces of legislation are a bill to prohibit noncitizen residents of Washington, D.C.

As Gov. Bill Lee’s immigration enforcement plan moves swiftly through the Tennessee Legislature, one component of the bill — aimed at arresting local officials who support sanctuary policies for immigrants — drew scrutiny Tuesday. Included in the governor’s wide-ranging proposal to coordinate with the Trump Administration on mass immigrant detentions and deportations is a provision that creates a Class E felony for public officials who vote to adopt or enact sanctuary policies.