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  "id": 16674246,
  "title": "Court dismisses DOJ's request to force California to set aside ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/court-dismisses-dojs-request-to-force-california-to-set-aside-ballots",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:09:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-dismisses-doj-trump-california-ballots/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A federal appeals court on Monday dismissed the DOJ's effort to force California election officials to set aside thousands of ballots that the Trump administration claims may have been cast by alleged noncitizens.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Appeals court declines to rule on federal bid to set aside California ballots of alleged noncitizens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/appeals-court-declines-to-rule-on-federal-bid-to-set-aside-california",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Appeals court rules against DOJ in California ballot fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/appeals-court-rules-against-doj-in-california-ballot-fight",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:25:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/appeals-court-declines-to-intervene-in-california-ballot-lawsuit",
        "published": "2026-10-27T00:04:44.000Z"
      }
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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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