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As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms

Raw Story and NC Newsline describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms.
The headline split Florida Phoenix frames it as "As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midte...". NC Newsline frames it as "As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midte...".
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Left / center-leftAs a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms

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Florida PhoenixNews report · Nov 2, 10:19 PM

As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms

American democracy faces one of its biggest stress tests of the modern era, as President Donald Trump’s sprawling campaign for power over elections encounters a firewall of judges, state el...

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Michigan AdvanceNews report · Nov 2, 10:21 PM

As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms

American democracy faces one of its biggest stress tests of the modern era, as President Donald Trump’s sprawling campaign for power over elections encounters a firewall of judges, state el...

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NC NewslineNews report · Nov 2, 10:39 PM

As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms

American democracy faces one of its biggest stress tests of the modern era, as President Donald Trump’s sprawling campaign for power over elections encounters a firewall of judges, state el...

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Raw StoryNews report · Nov 3, 12:14 AM

Trump DOJ humiliated as grand jury rejects another indictment

Grand jurors in Washington on Friday refused to indict a person the Justice Department accused of casting ballots in two places in the 2024 election, The New York Times reports, citing four...

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Nov 2, 10:19 PM: Florida Phoenix joined the source map.

Nov 2, 10:21 PM: Michigan Advance joined the source map.

Nov 2, 10:39 PM: NC Newsline joined the source map.

Nov 3, 12:14 AM: Raw Story joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.