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Nevada secretary of state fires back at Justice Department letter threatening election officials · Las Vegas Sun

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  SPEAKER_00: It's Tuesday, Las Vegas.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's what's making news from Las Vegas Sun.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar is firing back at the Department of Justice.
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  SPEAKER_00: The DOJ sent letters to election officials in every state warning of possible criminal prosecution if non-citizens are knowingly allowed to remain on voter rolls or cast ballots in federal elections.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a two-page response dated Monday, Aguilar told the DOJ's civil rights division that Nevada already addressed these same questions in a letter last July, and the latest DOJ letter didn't identify a single flaw in Nevada's voter list procedures.
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  SPEAKER_00: Aguilar says Nevada is ready to run a safe and secure November election.
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  SPEAKER_00: And other news, with Las Vegas temperatures expected to hit 111 degrees Saturday, U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: Senator Jackie Rosen is pressing federal officials for answers.
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  SPEAKER_00: She sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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  SPEAKER_00: Kennedy Jr.
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  SPEAKER_00: and acting FEMA Administrator Robert Fenton urging coordinated response, community outreach, and resources to help residents survive the extreme heat.
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  SPEAKER_00: Additionally, Nevada immigrant advocacy groups are asking state lawmakers to limit ICE enforcement.
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  SPEAKER_00: In testimony last week to a state legislative committee, they called for protections at sensitive locations, schools, workplaces, and places of worship, requiring a judicial warrant before ICE could enter.
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  SPEAKER_00: And lastly, in Utah, President Donald Trump has reduced the size of Bears Air and Grand Staircase Escalane National Monuments, rolling back protections on lands sacred to many Native Americans and containing coal and uranium deposits.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's your briefing.
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