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  "id": 17834158,
  "title": "Trump asks Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 California mail ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-sideline-20-000-california-mail-ballots-17834158",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T18:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261103/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-sideline-20000-california-mail-ballots"
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  "account": "Washington — President Donald Trump's administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Monday in an effort to exclude thousands of questionable California mail ballots from being counted just before the critical midterm elections. The urgent request came after an appeals court rejected their plea to exclude around 20,000 ballots belonging to individuals the federal government suspects are not U.S. citizens. The government maintains that these ballots must not be counted until the voters' citizenship can be confirmed. California authorities argue that the list is unreliable and likely includes many genuine U.S. citizens. The Republican Trump administration has made targeting noncitizen voters a priority this year, even though they are scarce. A district court judge firmly rejected the Justice Department's request and cautioned that the demand could disenfranchise citizens during the November 3 midterm elections aimed at determining control of Congress. The Justice Department sought a \"limited injunction\" from the high court, asking California to \"halt mixing suspected illegal ballots with legal ones\" while the lawsuit proceeds.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm elections. The emergency appeal came after an appeals court rejected the request to set aside some 20,000 ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens. The federal government…",
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