{
  "id": 17289803,
  "title": "Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/appeals-court-rejects-justice-department-request-for-california-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T20:56:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/appeals-court-rejects-justice-department-request-for-california-to-set-aside-disputed-ballots"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal appeals court has rejected the Justice Department's request for California to set aside disputed ballots received in the midterm election. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 against the administration's efforts to control state-run elections, stating that there is no feasible way to identify and segregate the ballots without potentially catastrophic effects on the entire system. The ruling comes amid broader federal scrutiny of local elections, with the Trump administration issuing subpoenas in Alaska and providing a list of alleged noncitizen voters to officials in Washington state.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Appeals court rules against Trump — again — on California ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/appeals-court-rules-against-trump-again-on-california-ballots",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:50:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Appeals court rejects DOJ bid to set aside disputed California ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/appeals-court-rejects-doj-bid-to-set-aside-disputed-california-ballots",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:52:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US appeals court again rejects Trump bid to set aside California ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-appeals-court-again-rejects-trump-bid-to-set-aside-california",
        "published": "2026-10-30T20:39:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}