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  "id": 17890345,
  "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-17890345",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T01:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261103/trump-admin-asks-top-court-to-set-aside-20000-california-ballots"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Trump administration has petitioned the US Supreme Court to compel California to set aside mail-in ballots of over 20,000 individuals it alleges may not be American citizens. This request, submitted one day before the significant midterm elections, transpired despite lower courts rejecting the demand on Monday and the previous day, with one judge labeling it as brazen pre-election interference.\n\nSolicitor General D. John Sauer made the emergency filing with the Supreme Court, asserting that once California amalgamates the challenged ballots with legitimate ones, there would be no means to retrieve the challenged ballots. The sole method to maintain the district court's capability to grant relief to the United States following a comprehensive merits proceeding, as per Sauer, is to segregate the challenged ballots immediately.\n\nThe California ballot case seems to be another attempt by the administration to cast doubt on the outcomes of Tuesday's vote. As Reuters reports, President Donald Trump's Republican Party is at risk of losing control of Congress. Trump, who has never conceded his own election, remains the subject of ongoing legal battles and political contention.",
  "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",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/supreme-court-rejects-trumps-request-in-california-mail-ballots",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:03:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Supreme court rules against Trump over bid to force California to set aside ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/supreme-court-rules-against-trump-over-bid-to-force-california-to-set",
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:18:00.000Z"
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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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