{
  "id": 17114796,
  "title": "Washington state secretary of state fires back at DOJ over noncitizen voter claim: 'Profoundly disappointing'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/washington-state-secretary-of-state-fires-back-at-doj-over-noncitizen",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T19:31:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6182189-washington-official-responds-doj-voter-order/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs shot back at the Department of Justice (DOJ) for asking him to order his election officials to set aside ballots for hundreds of people the federal government identified as alleged non-U.S. citizens. In a Wednesday response to the DOJ’s request, Hobbs said, “Without individualized proof of ineligibility, it would...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}