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Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died

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According to ABC News’s source item, Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge, The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who’ve died
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- Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purgeABC News - 2026-05-17T14:50:07+00:00
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