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Why judges are growing more skeptical of Trump’s Justice Department

First seen Oct 20, 2026, 12:13 PM ET · Updated Oct 21, 2026, 8:00 AM ET · 4 outlets

Topics: Voting & Election Law

4 outlets (The Hill, PBS NewsHour, NPR and Fox News) are covering this story.

How outlets are covering this: 4 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “DOJ”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “Department” and “skeptical”; PBS NewsHour uses “clashes” and “Federal”; NPR uses “unreliable” and “noncitizen”; Fox News uses “discrimination” and “favorite”. (Computed from the headlines below.)

• The Hill reports: “A federal judge pressed Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers this week on whether she should believe them or President Trump when it comes to the administration's plans for a golf course in the nati…”
• PBS NewsHour reports: “In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge clashed with Justice Department lawyers in the latest legal standoff over the fate of a Washington, D.C. golf course, the Supreme Court will review a Recons…”
• NPR reports: “The Justice Department's "likely" noncitizen voter list in California is "unreliable," according to officials. And, the United Nations reports a major increase in U.S. climate pollution.”

Read the full coverage

• The Hill: Why judges are growing more skeptical of Trump’s Justice Department
• PBS NewsHour: News Wrap: Federal judge clashes with DOJ over D.C. golf course
• NPR: DOJ's noncitizen voter list is unreliable, officials say. And, U.S. pollution rises
• Fox News: Food delivery favorite forced to fork over millions after DOJ alleged discrimination against American workers

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