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The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday sued the Trump administration to force it to give up its election plans, according to The New York Times.

The Trump administration has not denied whether armed federal agents or military personnel would be stationed at polling places or election offices in the United States, The Times reported. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., outlines how multiple Freedom of Information Act requests sent to the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security in October have not yet received any responses.

“To ensure that the American people obtain timely knowledge of potential threats to free and fair elections and to enable the D.N.C. to take appropriate action to ensure voting rights are protected, the D.N.C. now seeks this Court’s aid to enforce” Freedom of Information Act requirements stated in the requests, according to the lawsuit....

WASHINGTON — Police fatalities in the United States rose in 2011 for a second year running, with shootings overtaking traffic accidents as the principal cause of death, a year-end report said Wednesday.