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E. Jean Carroll returned to the witness stand in her rape and defamation civil case against Donald Trump, after the judge denied a defense request for a mistrial.

Officials are concerned that Republican Party training sessions calling for aggressive scrutiny of the voting process could lead to disruptions at the polls and intimidate poll workers.