DOJ dismisses lawsuit over California's 20,000 disputed ballots
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2 outlets (The Hill and CBS News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “DOJ”, “ballots”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “California's” and “dismisses”; CBS News uses “noncitizen” and “dropping”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “The Justice Department (DOJ) requested Friday to dismiss its lawsuit against California, which sought to make the state's election officials set aside roughly 20,000 ballots for voters the federal …”
- CBS News reports: “The Justice Department moved to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens.”
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- The Hill: DOJ dismisses lawsuit over California's 20,000 disputed ballots
- CBS News: DOJ dropping suit over alleged noncitizen ballots
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