{
  "id": 16688386,
  "title": "Trump administration asks Washington to set aside hundreds of ballots from suspected noncitizen voters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/trump-administration-asks-washington-to-set-aside-hundreds-of-ballots",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T01:26:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-washington-ballots-aside-noncitizen-voters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Trump administration requested Washington state to hold back any ballots cast by individuals it claims are residing in the country without proper citizenship, less than two weeks after a similar request was made to California. This move is part of the administration's broader strategy to cast doubt on the election or its results in states with competitive mid-term races that could sway control of Congress. The Justice Department provided Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs with a list of 1,500 votes cast by over 400 individuals in past elections. Hobbs stated that this is likely just the \"tip of the iceberg,\" as limitations on the investigation have only revealed a fraction of the total number. The administration provided personal details such as addresses, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and partial social security numbers to aid in their investigation. The Washington request marks the third time this month that the Justice Department has directly challenged a state's election process as voting is underway. In California, a panel of federal appellate judges declined to rule on the expedited timeline requested by the Justice Department, sending it back to a lower court. California's Attorney General Rob Bonta vowed to fight this \"unlawful overreach.\"",
  "summary": "This is the latest sign of the administration’s attempts to challenge states with competitive midterm races that could determine control of Congress The Trump administration on Monday asked Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it alleges are registered to vote without US citizenship, less than two weeks after making a similar demand in California. The…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "What legal experts say about the Trump administration’s attempts to make a federal case out of state elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/what-legal-experts-say-about-the-trump-administrations-attempts-to",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:41:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Mississippi voters express desire for change as Trump visits red state",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mississippi-voters-express-desire-for-change-as-trump-visits-red-state",
        "published": "2026-10-27T00:13:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}