Trump administration asks Supreme Court to order California to set aside 20,000 mail ballots before midterms
The Justice Department filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Monday asking the justices to require California to segregate roughly 20,000 mail ballots the government claims may have been cast by noncitizens. The request followed denials by a federal district judge and a divided 9th Circuit panel, and came one day before the midterm elections. California officials dispute the reliability of the government's list.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 25% of divergence this week. 10 outlets covered it, splitting into 10 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
10 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 10 outlets placed this story
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Washington Post
CNN
Washington Examiner
CBS News
New York Times
Globe and Mail
South China Morning Post
Axios
The Hill
NY Post
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Post
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California ballots for now
detailed procedural account with state pushback · neutral
Washington Examiner
DOJ pursues long-shot appeal at Supreme Court over bid to isolate 20,000 California mail ballots
amplifies DOJ data defense, notes contested list · positive
First to report
- Washington Postfirst
- CNN+6 min
- The Hill+8.0 h
- New York Times+8.0 h
- CBS News+8.2 h
- Globe and Mail+8.4 h
- Axios+8.5 h
- NY Post+8.8 h
- Washington Examiner+8.9 h
- South China Morning Post+9.2 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Most outlets report the same filing and lower-court losses; the split is over the list's validity, with some treating unfounded claims and little evidence as settled while others relay officials asserting confirmed noncitizen matches.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Trump's California ballot appeal puts Supreme Court in center of fight over allegations of noncitizen voting”CNN CNN LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“DOJ pursues long-shot appeal at Supreme Court over bid to isolate 20,000 California mail ballots”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Trump administration turns to SCOTUS in California ballot case” · Globe and Mail, South China Morning Post, Axios, The Hill
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WPWashington Post Trump administration asks Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California ballots for now 9h ago CNNCNN Trump's California ballot appeal puts Supreme Court in center of fight over allegations of noncitizen voting 9h ago TNew York Times Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in California Ballot Case 1h ago CENTER2
AAxios Trump administration turns to SCOTUS in California ballot case 1h ago HThe Hill Trump administration brings California ballot fight to Supreme Court 1h ago 5 tracked claims across 10 outlets
Fact ledger
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Whether the roughly 20,000 flagged individuals are actually noncitizens registered to vote in California
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