{
  "id": 16908904,
  "title": "Former election official weighs in on DOJ suit trying to force California to set aside ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/former-election-official-weighs-in-on-doj-suit-trying-to-force",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T13:10:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-election-official-weighs-in-on-doj-suit-trying-to-force-california-to-set-aside-ballots/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A federal judge will rule on a Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel California to separate mail ballots from suspected noncitizens. California officials have denounced the lawsuit as a political stunt intended to cast doubt on their election process. Kathy Boockvar, the former Pennsylvania secretary of state, weighs in on this and more.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}