Court hears arguments on California mail ballots

What each leads with

CNN ↗ — Headline stresses "skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots"; Body excerpt highlights judges questioning DOJ authority under Elections Clause and reliability of the 20,000 noncitizen list

Fox News ↗ — Headline centers on "Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots"; Body excerpt notes panel scrutiny of jurisdiction, constitutional authority, and one judge's focus on noncitizen voting concerns


Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots

Left: CNN

A three-judge US Circuit Court of Appeals panel expressed significant skepticism Sunday over the Justice Department’s desire to inject itself into California’s midterm vote-counting process by forcing election officials to set aside the votes of suspected noncitizens who have been issued mail ballots.

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Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

Right: Fox News

A Ninth Circuit panel grilled Justice Department lawyers over forcing California to set aside mail-in ballots tied to suspected noncitizens.

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