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  "id": 1968930,
  "title": "The DOJ official behind a record number of federal monitors going to midterm polling sites",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/the-doj-official-behind-a-record-number-of-federal-monitors-going-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:57:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/record-number-of-federal-monitors-to-polling-sites/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Department of Justice plans to send out a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling sites across the U.S., a higher number than is usual. CBS News' Sarah Lynch explains what's behind the push.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}