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  "id": 16989383,
  "title": "Judge rebuffs Trump DoJ’s bid to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/judge-rebuffs-trump-dojs-bid-to-force-california-to-set-aside-20-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T00:48:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/federal-judge-trump-california-ballots"
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  "summary": "Justice department had demanded state segregate ballots from people it claimed were non-citizens A federal judge declined to order California election officials to segregate ballots from people the Trump administration claimed were non-citizens, rebuffing a legally thin request from the justice department that appeared designed to cast doubt over the results of the midterms. The ruling from US…",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/judge-rejects-dojs-push-to-force-california-to-set-aside-ballots",
        "published": "2026-10-29T00:59:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "DOJ's California ballot fight rejected by another judge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/dojs-california-ballot-fight-rejected-by-another-judge",
        "published": "2026-10-29T00:59:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Judge rejects Trump admin request for order to segregate 20,000 Calif. ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/judge-rejects-trump-admin-request-for-order-to-segregate-20-000-calif",
        "published": "2026-10-29T01:06:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US court rejects initial bid to block alleged non-citizen voting in California",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/us-court-rejects-initial-bid-to-block-alleged-non-citizen-voting-in",
        "published": "2026-10-29T01:32:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "US judge rejects Trump admin interference in California midterm vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/us-judge-rejects-trump-admin-interference-in-california-midterm-vote",
        "published": "2026-10-29T03:15:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Judge rejects US Justice Dept bid to block votes from alleged noncitizens in California",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/judge-rejects-us-justice-dept-bid-to-block-votes-from-alleged",
        "published": "2026-10-29T03:46:51.000Z"
      }
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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."
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