{
  "id": 16569530,
  "title": "US Justice Department challenges California over 20,000 ballots linked to suspected noncitizens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/us-justice-department-challenges-california-over-20-000-ballots",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T05:44:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-justice-department-challenges-california-over-20-000-ballots-linked-to-suspected-noncitizens-101792989665073.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to prevent California from counting about 20,000 ballots linked to people it suspects are noncitizens.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US appeals court sceptical of Trump’s lawsuit over California voter rolls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/us-appeals-court-sceptical-of-trumps-lawsuit-over-california-voter",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:32:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Appeals court skeptical over Trump administration lawsuit against California mail-in ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/appeals-court-skeptical-over-trump-administration-lawsuit-against",
        "published": "2026-10-26T06:58:51.000Z"
      }
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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."
}