{
  "id": 15072877,
  "title": "DOJ says California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/doj-says-california-officials-who-process-ballots-from-suspected",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T23:30:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/doj-says-california-officials-who-process-ballots-from-suspected-noncitizens-risk-prosecution"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month's midterm election, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential prosecution.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/california-officials-who-process-ballots-from-suspected-noncitizens",
        "published": "2026-10-16T22:30:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump administration threatens California officials if noncitizens vote in midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-administration-threatens-california-officials-if-noncitizens",
        "published": "2026-10-16T23:11:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}