Most of the immigrants targeted by federal authorities in California this week for alleged voter fraud had applied for U.S. citizenship and now face charges related to lying on forms or during interviews. Those charges could lead to years in prison and thwart their efforts to naturalize. As of Thursday morning, the government had filed charging documents in 10 of the 28 cases. Federal authorities have charged more than two dozen legal permanent residents in California in a crackdown on people accused of illegally registering to vote or casting a ballot in U.S. elections.

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President Donald Trump is urging Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, to keep running a controversial ad. It features the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton. Trump criticized Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who called the ad “deeply troubling.” DeWine, who endorsed Ramaswamy, urged him to remove the ad but didn’t withdraw his support. The ad has sparked division among Ohio Republicans, with some expressing disgust and others supporting it. The ad has also drawn national attention, with mixed reactions from conservative media and political figures. The debate has threatened to spill into other races and states.

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Republicans have won every race for U.S. Senate in Kansas for nearly a century. GOP fears that this year could be different have put the race between Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democrat Adam Hamilton on track to be the most expensive in state history. Hamilton is the founder and senior pastor of the nation’s largest United Methodist church. He has raised significantly more money than Marshall, who is seeking his second term. Hamilton’s candidacy and voters’ disapproval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy have upended GOP hopes of seeing Marshall coast to victory as the GOP tries to hold its Senate majority.

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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote. U.S. District Court Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in Oakland found the effort is relying on data that’s full of errors and that it’s intimidating groups doing voter assistance efforts. She said it should be halted until polls close on Election Day, Nov. 3. But Martinez-Olguin put her ruling, which was made Wednesday, on hold until Friday to give the administration a chance to appeal. In response, the Department of Homeland Security said it has no plans to investigate people it believes are U.S. citizens.