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  "id": 3878204,
  "title": "Federal judge again halts Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting in midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/federal-judge-again-halts-trumps-executive-order-limiting-mail-voting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T02:31:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/federal-judge-halts-trump-executive-order-mail-voting-midterms"
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  "summary": "President’s directive stalls for a second time about a week before the first postal ballots are due to be sent out A federal judge on Thursday halted – at least for the moment – attempts to implement Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting. The president’s directive stalled for a second time about a week before the first mail ballots are due to be sent out for the rapidly approaching…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/judge-again-blocks-trump-mail-ballot-executive-order-in-ruling-thats",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:43:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/judge-again-blocks-trump-mail-ballot-executive-order-in-ruling-thats-3868064",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:53:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge temporarily blocks new Postal Service rules for mail voting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/judge-temporarily-blocks-new-postal-service-rules-for-mail-voting",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:02:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Lake Ontario in Canada is now ‘Lake America’ — Trump’s renaming order is a ‘joke’ for Canadians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/lake-ontario-in-canada-is-now-lake-america-trumps-renaming-order-is-a",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:35:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to curb mail-in ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-judge-blocks-rule-implementing-trump-plan-to-curb-mail-in-ballots",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:51:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in voting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/judge-temporarily-blocks-trump-administrations-attempt-to-restrict",
        "published": "2026-08-28T04:05:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/judge-blocks-rule-implementing-trump-plan-to-restrict-mail-in-voting",
        "published": "2026-08-28T04:48:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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