DOJ Monitors All States

What happened

Updated 10:05am ET

The Justice Department announced plans to send about 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states for the first time, under a court order barring sworn law enforcement officers from serving as monitors.
A federal judge rejected the NAACP’s request to block the deployment Monday night but required monitors to be unarmed, out of uniform and without insignia identifying them as federal employees.
The department said the monitors would watch for violations of federal voting laws as part of its effort to protect election integrity.
The NAACP and some local election officials warned that the monitors’ presence could intimidate voters, while the department released its full list of monitoring locations on Election Day morning.
A Justice Department spokesperson said officials would review monitors’ reports after Election Day and act where appropriate.

How the left told it

Left-leaning outlets emphasized concerns about voter intimidation and scrutiny of the deployment. Democracy Now! highlighted the NAACP’s challenge and Kristen Clarke’s description of the court restrictions as “a victory for voters.” Raw Story stressed that releasing monitoring locations on Election Day left almost no time for court challenges.

How the right told it

Right-leaning outlets generally emphasized the deployment’s record scale and election-integrity mission. The Washington Examiner and Washington Times highlighted the unprecedented nationwide reach, while Just the News stressed the Justice Department’s direction to “only observe and take notes.” Fox News led with the judge allowing the deployment while barring sworn law enforcement officers.