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DOGE’s secret voter data deal was ‘alarming,’ court finds

A case challenging DOGE’s access to Social Security data has been sent back to a lower court after "alarming" new evidence revealed personnel of the faux-agency may have worked with an outside political group challenging election results — a fact not disclosed during earlier proceedings.
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Lawsuit seeks to force DOJ to turn over communications with election deniers

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