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  "id": 14796911,
  "title": "DOJ sues California after pushing state to match voter list with USB drive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/doj-sues-california-after-pushing-state-to-match-voter-list-with-usb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T20:56:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/6152422-doj-sues-california-election-officials/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of California on Thursday after giving it a USB drive and demanding that within 48 hours it compare 20,000 names its data rolls with information provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DOJ sent the letter to the state and local election officials Tuesday, threatening...",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "DOJ sues California over alleged non-citizens on voter rolls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/doj-sues-california-over-alleged-non-citizens-on-voter-rolls",
        "published": "2026-10-15T16:07:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump administration sues California over alleged noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/trump-administration-sues-california-over-alleged-noncitizens-on-the",
        "published": "2026-10-15T17:17:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "US justice department sues California over alleged noncitizen voting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/us-justice-department-sues-california-over-alleged-noncitizen-voting",
        "published": "2026-10-15T18:29:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Justice Department sues California over noncitizens getting ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/justice-department-sues-california-over-noncitizens-getting-ballots",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:52:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Trump administration sues California to block counting of alleged noncitizen mail ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/trump-administration-sues-california-to-block-counting-of-alleged",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:54:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump administration sues California over noncitizens on voter rolls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/trump-administration-sues-california-over-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls",
        "published": "2026-10-15T21:44:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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