{
  "id": 15073078,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T23:11:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/trump-administration-california-election-officials-noncitizen-voters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Justice department warns election officials of prosecution if they ‘knowingly tabulate ballots’ cast by noncitizens The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm elections , warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential…",
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    "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": "PBS NewsHour",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-16T23:30:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}