B1 English News | Judge Blocks DOJ Bid to Set Aside 20,000 Ballots

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: A federal judge rejects the Justice Department's request to separate and stop processing California ballots linked to 20,000 likely noncitizens. Also: President Trump announces plans to roll back methane rules for oil and gas companies, including rules on leaks from lower-producing wells.
Today’s English focus: while, at the same time = while, at the same time. Vocabulary: leak (gas or liquid that escapes), trap (to keep heat from escaping), atmosphere (the layer of gases around Earth).
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