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Claim Text: Earlier this month, he went further, saying agents could be at the polls if "we're serving a warrant on someone that we have been actively tracking down."
Simplified Text: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that federal agents could be present at polls if they were serving a warrant on a person they had been actively tracking.
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: Marc Elias
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "event": "Debate over federal agents at polling places", "person": "Markwayne Mullin", "organization": "Department of Homeland Security" }
Subject Tags: US Politics Law Enforcement Elections
UUID: 90faa4a5-bd12-46fd-943b-bfd80cf6283c
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Created: September 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM (2 weeks ago)

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