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Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill

U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls, as President Donald Trump and his administration refuse to rule out the idea. Fears of troops or other federal agents at voting sites have long loomed over the...

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What happened Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill.
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Georgia RecorderNews report · Jun 18, 10:37 PM

Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill

U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls, as President Donald Trump and his administration r...

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Source New MexicoNews report · Jun 18, 9:34 PM

Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill

U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls, as President Donald Trump and his administration r...

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Jun 18, 9:34 PM: Source New Mexico joined the source map.

Jun 18, 10:37 PM: Georgia Recorder joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.