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Judge blocks DOJ from threatening election workers before midterms
A federal judge Friday blocked the Trump administration from threatening election workers with criminal prosecution for counting ballots cast by registered voters the administration claims are ineligible. Why it matters: The emergency order, issued four days before the midterms , prohibits federal p
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Both outlets center on the same court order blocking DOJ threats to election workers over ballot counting, and both frame it around the approach of the midterms. The Guardian US foregrounds a ban on threatening or coercing election workers and mentions local officials not being forced to separate or stop counting ballots, while Axios emphasizes criminal prosecution and is the only one to mention the Trump administration in its extract.
Written by Crossfiled from the 3 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.
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