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  "id": 3941940,
  "title": "Swift appeal likely as judge blocks Trump mail voting order – US politics live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/swift-appeal-likely-as-judge-blocks-trump-mail-voting-order-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:40:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/28/donald-trump-mail-voting-tariffs-canada-space-nasa-march-on-washington-latest-news-updates"
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  "account": "U.S. Judge Indira Talwani issued a 14-day injunction blocking the implementation of former President Donald Trump's mail voting order. The ruling came as Democrats called for an investigation into allegations that Michael Boren, a senior official at the U.S. Forest Service, pressured agency staff to allocate additional resources to fight a wildfire near his Idaho ranch. Three Democratic senators sent a letter to Brooke Rollins, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, demanding an explanation from Rollins regarding Boren's actions.\n\nThe plaintiff states, including Texas, California, and New York, acknowledged the challenges they faced in quickly adapting to the changes required by the new mail voting rules. They highlighted the time and financial resources needed to design new mail ballots, obtain approval for the new designs, order their production, update their election management systems, train election officials to utilize the USPS portal, and upload voter data into the system—all before the midterm elections.",
  "summary": "Judge Indira Talwani placed a 14-day hold on government implementing Trump’s order to limit mail voting Sign up for the US Breaking News email Donald Trump’s administration is facing calls to launch an investigation into allegations that Michael Boren, a senior official who oversees the US Forest Service, pressed agency staff to deploy additional resources to fight a fire burning near his Idaho…",
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        "published": "2026-08-28T01:43:03.000Z"
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        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:31:24.000Z"
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        "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"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to curb mail-in ballots",
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        "published": "2026-08-28T02:51:40.000Z"
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        "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"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting",
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        "published": "2026-08-28T04:48:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Mail-In Ballot Restrictions Again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/federal-judge-blocks-trump-administrations-mail-in-ballot",
        "published": "2026-08-28T06:39:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "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-3935527",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:56:52.000Z"
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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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