{
  "id": 16338918,
  "title": "DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/doj-orders-some-california-counties-to-set-aside-ballots-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T14:49:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/doj-orders-some-california-counties-to-set-aside-ballots-from-suspected-noncitizens"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "DOJ demands California counties identify noncitizen voters: Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/doj-demands-california-counties-identify-noncitizen-voters-reports",
        "published": "2026-10-24T13:10:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}