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sentences that state something as happening or true
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Trump administration on Monday (October 26, 2026) asked Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship.
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it → ask → citizenship
In a letter to the Washington Secretary of State's Office, the Justice Department said it had identified 1,500 votes cast by over 400 people in prior elections.
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it → say → elections
It asked the state to set aside any ballots the people might cast in next month's midterm until state officials can confirm they are legally eligible to vote.
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they → ask → midterm
The state has more than 5 million registered voters.
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state → have → voters
“We are asking the state to set aside those ballots until we can confirm they are legal voters,” Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd said in a news conference.
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Floyd → ask → conference
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs was reviewing the administration's demand.
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Hobbs → review → demand
His office noted that it had received about 60 subpoenas from the Justice Department since last month seeking information about voters.
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it → note → voters
“We take our responsibility to protect voter information seriously and will only respond to requests that follow due process,” Hobbs said in an emailed statement.
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Hobbs → take → statement
“We see what's happening in California and don't want Washingtonians to be harassed.”
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Washingtonians → see → California
The effort is the latest by the administration to identify noncitizen voters, even though noncitizen voting is exceptionally rare.
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voting → identify → voters
President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to undermine public confidence in elections.
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Trump → seek → elections
The request in Washington is similar to Justice Department attempt to require California to sequester mail ballots from up to 20,000 people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.
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government → require → people
California has challenged that, and during rare Sunday arguments, a panel of federal appellate judges questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department's demand.
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panel → challenge → demand
The Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures the power to set the time, place and manner of congressional elections.
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Clause → give → elections
Los Angeles County Assistant Registrar-Recorder Monica Flores said in a court filing that her staff went through a sample of 200 records from the Trump administration's list.
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staff → say → list
They found the sample included canceled or inactive registrations, people with no voting history and voters who appeared to have been born in the United States.
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who → find → States
The Justice Department told Washington it anticipates sending the state an additional list of people it suspects are not citizens prior to Election Day.
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it → tell → Day
It also noted that some of the people it suspects registered without citizenship may have since become naturalized.
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it → note → citizenship
Investigations into prior allegations of noncitizen voters have revealed far fewer instances than the Trump administration has claimed.
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administration → reveal → instances
In Nevada, Trump's administration alleged there were 1,500 potential noncitizen voters on the rolls, but subsequent investigation found zero.
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investigation → allege → zero
In Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, the county Recorder, who is a Trump supporter, announced that there were 207 possible noncitizens on the county's rolls.
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who → include → rolls
The Republican County Attorney determined there were actually eight.
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Attorney → determine → ?
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