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Trump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.

Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration’s sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security has been declared illegal by a federal judge. The blistering court decision comes after the Department of Justice pressur...

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What happened Trump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.
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Left / center-leftTrump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.

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NC NewslineNews report · Oct 13, 7:57 PM

Trump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.

Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration’s sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security has been de...

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Iowa Capital DispatchNews report · Oct 13, 6:57 PM

Trump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.

Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration’s sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security has been de...

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