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  "id": 16992712,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T00:59:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6179970-judge-rejects-trump-ballot-challenge/"
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  "summary": "The Trump administration's bid to separate 20,000 mail ballots in California that it says are likely noncitizens met another defeat on Wednesday as a trial judge refused to intervene. U.S. District Judge David Carter ruled California can continue to accept the questioned ballots like any other. “This request violates longstanding constitutional principles mandating that states have control over...",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-29T00:48:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
      },
      {
        "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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