<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/10/23/alaksa-senate-trump-midterm-lawsuit-justice/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-23T21:58:34.99Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/SCJZUVOLRFETPCATZRDRQQOTZI.jpg?auth=3e987821671ff9ce11aef5a27e007eee388c6d67a618a6aff05d8f6d6cf7c3e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3300&amp;height=2200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dan Sullivan, left, is a former teacher running for U.S. Senate in Alaska against Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, right. President Donald Trump said Friday he directed the Justice Department to file a lawsuit that seeks to block certification of the race if the Republican incumbent loses. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2026/10/23/department-of-justice-noncitizen-voting-charges-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-23T21:50:49.716Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/2TPVVPHIXBAQXHVZWFTSUXAVDE.jpg?auth=f9c9562c331f9f72a85c16697d88e9312e022bf5c921afc8a5e3cbbac624429d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news conference at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in September in Washington, D.C. The DOJ has been pursing noncitizen voting crimes around the country, including in Pennsylvania, ahead of the 2026 election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/10/23/nebraska-rural-mail-voting-republican-secretary-state/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-23T21:13:23.877Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/UEYJPD6IVFDTBMN5U3RO7OQTE4.jpg?auth=28a82369825bef39684e4160892bcd3b205bd305c88e3f8d3a6e3f35836a2d6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ballot drop boxes outside the Buffalo County courthouse and government center in Kearney, Nebraska. Unlike 11 smaller rural counties that conduct elections entirely by mail, Buffalo County voters must request a mail ballot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2026/10/23/duplicate-mail-ballots-westmoreland-2026-human-error/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-23T14:07:43.881Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/QXOMHAFYTJHMLHGWP2DGDGTKBA.jpg?auth=4d59b55bb2b1922b66553593ab8229d202a53f424e2c0aff52b508ae2522b01b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters of President Donald Trump visit the Westmoreland Fair in 2024. This year, Westmoreland County mistakenly sent out more than 150 duplicate mail ballots to voters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026/10/22/dane-county-election-commission-ice-fbi-polls/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-23T14:07:42.917Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.votebeat.org/resizer/v2/Y6S2RUGWOBEMDGZNV6EGLFA2UY.jpg?auth=0f3224635158a376537d297555f6a112311f1bb400b7c1fa0fe7a8902e443efa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2123&amp;height=1411</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wisconsin election officials are divided over how to handle the possibility of unarmed federal immigration or law enforcement agents arriving at polling places this November and asking to observe voting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>