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How they overlap
Of the articles on each keyword in the last 7 days, with the same text and sources, how many also mention the other. Per lean: the share of its outlets' articles on election that mention Justice Department.
8.2% of the 527 articles on election also mention Justice Department, as do 25.8% of the 167 articles on Justice Department.
- Left-leaning21 of 207 articles
- 10.1%
- Least biased8 of 89 articles
- 9.0%
- Right-leaning14 of 231 articles
- 6.1%
Who picked it up when
It was already in the news on Oct 20, when this period starts, so who reported it first is not shown.
One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Results
43 articles mention election and Justice Department in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).
| Article | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UPI | Appellate court panel grills DOJ lawyers on Calif. voter fraud suitUPI A federal appellate court panel posed skeptical questions to Trump administration lawyers Sunday as they pressed a California voter fraud suit. | 0.60 | |
| Fox News | Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballotsFox News A Ninth Circuit panel grilled Justice Department lawyers over forcing California to set aside mail-in ballots tied to suspected noncitizens. | 0.60 | |
| Newsmax | 9th Circuit Questions DOJ Demand to Set Aside 20,000 California Mail BallotsNewsmax A panel of federal appellate judges on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality, and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens. | 0.60 | |
| The Hill | Tillis accuses California of being 'guilty' of ballot harvesting: 'They have a system there that is ripe for abuse'The Hill Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday accused the state of California of being "guilty" of ballot harvesting, claiming that the Golden State has "a system there that is ripe for abuse." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked about the Department of Justice's (DOJ) legal battle with the state over potential noncitizens on their voter... | 0.40 | |
| The New York Times | Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive PhaseThe New York Times A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results. | 0.75 | |
| Breitbart | Schiff: DOJ 'Complicit' in Trump's Attempts to 'Subvert the Elections'Breitbart Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said the Department of Justice is “complicit” in President Donald Trump’s “campaign to try to subvert the elections.” Host Kristen Welker said, “President Trump says he told the DOJ to sue The post Schiff: DOJ ‘Complicit’ in Trump’s Attempts to ‘Subvert the Elections’ appeared first on Breitbart . | 0.60● | |
| PBS NewsHour | California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballotsPBS NewsHour The administration has insisted that immigrants voting is a major problem nationwide, when in fact it is quite rare, as even its own investigations have shown. | 0.70● | |
| The Hill | Blanche: DOJ lawsuit not trying to 'stop the certification of Alaska's election'The Hill Attorney General Todd Blanche said Saturday that the Justice Department is not trying to stop the certification of Alaska’s election, referring to a lawsuit filed this week which claimed to “protect the integrity” of the election. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, claims that the inclusion of a candidate... | 0.73● | |
| Washington Examiner | DOJ election monitors dispatched nationwide ahead of 2026 midterms: What to knowWashington Examiner The Justice Department aims to send poll monitors to all 50 states in the 2026 midterms, marking an ambitious expansion of a longstanding federal initiative aimed at ensuring election integrity. Details about the effort, announced in August, have been fairly sparse. However, a handful of both Republican and Democratic states in recent days have reported […] | 0.70 | |
| The New York Times | Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s DemandsThe New York Times With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power. | 0.85● | |
| TIME | Trump Thinks Alaskans Could Vote for the Wrong Sullivan. What Can the DOJ Do?TIME The Justice Department filed a lawsuit saying Alaska voters could confuse candidates with similar names. Experts question its authority. | 0.65 | |
| PBS NewsHour | DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizensPBS NewsHour The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections. | 0.55 | |
| The Hill | DOJ demands California counties identify noncitizen voters: ReportsThe Hill The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday sent letters to election officials in every California county asking that they identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls, according to several reports. The letter warned local officials would “risk significant federal scrutiny” if they failed to comply with this request, The New York Times reported, citing a... | 0.75 | |
| Politico | Trump makes Alaska the latest frontier in his election power grabPolitico The move by the Justice Department to try and preemptively block Alaska’s Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses stunned officials in both parties. | 0.75 | |
| Vox | Trump is trying to overturn an election that hasn’t happened yetVox President Donald Trump’s Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola’s victory in the 2026 US Senate election. If you’re confused by this development, you should be. Because the election won’t happen for more than a week. The case arises out of an odd candidacy that might undercut […] | 0.65 | |
| Fox News | California must respond to DOJ's emergency request over ballots mailed to alleged noncitizens, court rulesFox News The DOJ says roughly 20,000 noncitizens received mail-in ballots in California and is demanding the state sequester those votes before they are processed. | 0.55 | |
| NBC News | DOJ demands that California counties help identify noncitizen votersNBC News The Department of Justice is warning local election officials in California to cooperate with the administration to identify noncitizens on a list of registered voters or face potential legal action, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. | 0.75 | |
| CBS News | DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballotsCBS News Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens. | 0.75 | |
| The New York Times | Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen VotersThe New York Times Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.” | 0.75 | |
| Breitbart | DOJ Moves to Preemptively Block Certification of Alaska Senate RaceBreitbart The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to preemptively block certification of the Alaska U.S. Senate contest should the state certify "electoral results tainted by the inclusion" of liberal activist Daniel J. Sullivan, who is being propped up by left-wing Democrats due to sharing the same name as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. The post DOJ Moves to Preemptively Block Certification of Alaska Senate Race appeared first on Breitbart . | 0.65 | |
| PBS NewsHour | DOJ has monitored elections for decades. Here's why some state officials are concerned this yearPBS NewsHour The agency regularly monitors polling places. But this year's effort on Nov. 3 will more than double the number of federal monitors deployed during the 2022 midterms. | 0.85● | |
| The Hill | Trump on Alaska election lawsuit: 'I'm the one who said do it'The Hill President Trump said Friday he directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in November. DOJ filed the suit Thursday, claiming the existence of a candidate with a similar name to Sullivan's would make a win by Democrat... | 0.55 | |
| Washington Examiner | DOJ files lawsuit to block results in Alaska Senate race after two Dan Sullivans land on November ballotWashington Examiner The Justice Department on Friday filed a lawsuit to block the results of Alaska’s highly competitive Senate race in November should it be impacted by “voter confusion.” Republicans have said they are worried about the race, which features Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Democrat Mary Peltola as the primary contenders, because of the presence of […] | 0.55 | |
| CNBC | DOJ sues to block Alaska from certifying Senate race winner if Republican narrowly losesCNBC The Alaska race is one of several contests around the United States that could determine whether Republicans retain their slim majority in the Senate | 0.60 | |
| NewsNation | Blanche says DOJ could block election certification in 'doomsday scenario'NewsNation Blanche added the DOJ has no intention "to improperly interfere with elections or the state confirmation process or certification process." | 0.80● |
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Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
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Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| Vox | 2.9% | 1 | 34 |
| The New York Times | 1.2% | 3 | 257 |
| TIME | 1.9% | 1 | 53 |
| NBC News | 1.2% | 2 | 169 |
| The Guardian | 0.5% | 3 | 605 |
| ABC News | 0.8% | 1 | 119 |
| CNBC | 0.4% | 1 | 280 |
| NPR | 3.2% | 3 | 94 |
| Politico | 3.6% | 1 | 28 |
| Bloomberg | 0.3% | 1 | 315 |
| PBS NewsHour | 2.9% | 4 | 137 |
| The Hill | 2.0% | 7 | 350 |
| UPI | 0.7% | 1 | 135 |
| NewsNation | 0.7% | 1 | 140 |
| CBS News | 0.2% | 1 | 413 |
| Washington Examiner | 1.1% | 3 | 281 |
| The Washington Times | 0.3% | 1 | 319 |
| Newsmax | 0.7% | 2 | 279 |
| Fox News | 0.6% | 4 | 644 |
| Breitbart | 0.5% | 2 | 371 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning11 of 15 sources
- 1.3%
- Least biased2 of 8 sources
- 0.3%
- Right-leaning7 of 15 sources
- 0.3%
Lean index −2.0: covered more by left-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.
3 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.