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  "id": 17886546,
  "title": "Trump admin asks top court to set aside 20,000 California ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/trump-admin-asks-top-court-to-set-aside-20-000-california-ballots",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T01:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261103/trump-admin-asks-top-court-to-set-aside-20000-california-ballots"
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  "account": "Washington — The Trump administration petitioned the United States Supreme Court on Monday to compel California to set aside ballots from over 20,000 individuals it asserts may not be American citizens. This maneuver, occurring a day before pivotal midterm elections, follows prior rejections by lower courts and again on Monday by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Judge William H. fully dismissed the DOJ's demand as a brazen pre-election interference. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued in an urgent brief to the Supreme Court that once California mixes the disputed ballots with legitimate ones, there is no means to retrieve the disputed ballots. The sole method to maintain the district court's capacity to grant relief to the United States following a comprehensive merits proceeding is to isolate the disputed ballots immediately, according to Sauer. This California ballot case seems to be another effort by the administration to cast doubt on the outcomes of Tuesday's vote, in which President Donald Trump's Republican Party faces the potential loss of control over Congress. Trump, who has never confirmed his own election victory, continues to allege widespread voter fraud.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to force California to set aside the mail-in ballots of more than 20,000 people it claims may not be American citizens. The move, one day ahead of crucial midterm elections, comes after lower courts last week -- and again on Monday -- rejected the demand by the Department of Justice (DOJ), with one judge calling it brazen…",
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        "title": "Trump admin asks top court to set aside 20,000 California ballots",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Supreme Court rejects Trump's request in California mail ballots dispute",
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        "published": "2026-11-02T23:03:00.000Z"
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        "title": "Supreme court rules against Trump over bid to force California to set aside ballots",
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        "title": "Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block 20,000 California ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-block-20-000-california-ballots",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "US Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Push To Set Aside California Ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/us-supreme-court-rejects-trumps-push-to-set-aside-california-ballots",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:26:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to invalidate more than 20,000 California ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/supreme-court-rejects-trumps-push-to-invalidate-more-than-20-000",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:52:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block California ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-block-california-ballots",
        "published": "2026-11-03T01:01:31.000Z"
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