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sentences that state something as happening or true
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4 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Politics
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The US Justice Department deployed around 1,000 election monitors and observers across the country on Tuesday, describing the move as the largest monitoring effort in its history.
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Department → deploy → history
The deployment covered jurisdictions in all 50 states, including several predominantly Democratic areas, and drew criticism from voting rights groups and Democratic officials who raised concerns about possible voter intimidation.
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who → cover → intimidation
According to Reuters, the monitors were sent to jurisdictions where Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris defeated President Donald Trump in about two-thirds of the areas in the 2024 election.
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Black and Latino voters make up a majority in many of these jurisdictions, which are concentrated in states that could determine control of the US Senate.
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Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K Dhillon defended the deployment, saying the department was pursuing election transparency in an “assertive and nondiscriminatory manner”.
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The Justice Department said its observers would monitor compliance with federal voting laws.
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observers → say → laws
However, they cannot conduct investigations at polling locations or prevent anyone from voting.
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The deployment came amid a legal dispute between the Trump administration and California over more than 20,000 mail-in ballots that federal officials alleged were likely issued to noncitizens.
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officials → come → noncitizens
The Supreme Court rejected the administration's request to temporarily block California from counting the ballots on Monday night.
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In a series of subsequent rulings, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its position and allowed federal officials to threaten election workers with prosecution over the handling of ballots suspected of involving noncitizens.
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officials → reverse → noncitizens
The shifting decisions created uncertainty for local election administrators on polling day.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta pushed back against the federal deployment, saying state observers would be present to monitor the federal monitors.
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observers → push → monitors
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass described the move as an attempt to intimidate voters and alleged that the administration was preparing to challenge election results if it did not get the outcome it wanted.
Voting rights groups also questioned the department's approach.
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The NAACP Legal Defense Fund challenged the recruitment of sworn law enforcement officers as election monitors, arguing that their presence could intimidate voters.
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presence → challenge → voters
The department later removed several sworn officers from its pool of volunteer monitors.
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department → remove → monitors
The expanded monitoring effort is part of a broader dispute over federal oversight of elections, with the administration arguing that stricter measures are needed to protect confidence in voting and critics warning that its actions could interfere with election administration and discourage eligible voters.
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The Aporia
