An election denier who tried to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss is facing scrutiny over his new role in the Justice Department as part of a team investigating the president’s foes.

Democrats say the latest case is in their primary contest for Maine’s Second Congressional District, pointing to a mysterious out-of-state group that has poured more than $500,000 into a race that is one of the country’s most competitive general-election battles.

By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - Prediction market watchdogs may struggle to police betting on the U.S. midterm elections, with thousands of races offering ever more ways for insiders to make a quick buck on a rising number of platforms,

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