Trump administration turns to SCOTUS in California ballot case
Topics: California PoliticsSupreme Court
6 outlets (Axios, CBS News, NYT, The Hill, NPR and Fox News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 6 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “California”, “ballot”, “Court”, “Supreme”. Distinct wording: Axios uses “SCOTUS” and “turns”; The Hill uses “brings” and “fight”; NPR uses “demands”; Fox News uses “segregating” and “appeals”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- Axios reports: “The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to mandate that California separate ballots of more than 20,000 voters the government suspects are "likely" non-citizens.The big picture: A federal …”
- NYT reports: “In an emergency application, administration lawyers asked the justices to immediately order California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.”
- The Hill reports: “The Trump administration on Monday brought its demand that California separate 20,000 mail ballots it says belong to likely noncitizens to the Supreme Court, thrusting the justices back into the ce…”
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- Axios: Trump administration turns to SCOTUS in California ballot case
- CBS News: Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case
- NYT: Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in California Ballot Case
- The Hill: Trump administration brings California ballot fight to Supreme Court
- NPR: DOJ asks for Supreme Court to intervene on California ballot demands
- Fox News: DOJ appeals to Supreme Court to reverse block on segregating 20K California ballots
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