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Trump DOJ enforcer hedges on midterm meddling with ‘shocking’ caveat: ‘Well, I don’t know’

The Justice Department official leading Trump’s push for states’ voter rolls couldn’t rule out a challenge to midterm results on Sunday’s “60 Minutes,” two weeks before Election Day. “Well, I don’t know what is going to happen, but I can tell you that absent some shocking contingency that is unexpected, there should be no interruption in the usual course…

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Raw Story· Oct 19, 11:00 AMTrump DOJ enforcer hedges on midterm meddling with ‘shocking’ caveat: ‘Well, I don’t know’

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US Agents Arrest 11 in California Over Alleged Illegal VotingFederal agents across California on Monday arrested 11 non-citizens who were charged with crimes including fraudulently registering to vote in US elections, part of a dragnet that the government says bolsters its case against the state in the run-up to the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

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Schumer urges FCC to reject GOP group’s request to allow unsolicited political robocallsSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a petition from a conservative political group to ease restrictions on AI-generated robocalls ahead of November's midterm elections. “Under this change, campaigns could use their opponents’ voice to send out a message that is, at best,…

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