Politics● Elevated5d ago · Oct 30, 2026, 2:03 PM
The Justice Department’s Unusual Election-Year Activity
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Federal prosecutors have targeted President Trump’s political opponents and sued states over election administration just before the midterms. Devlin Barrett, a reporter for The New York Times, explains how this activity is compared with the Justice Department’s usual election-year behavior.
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