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  "id": 5660855,
  "title": "How Trump's attempt to restrict mail ballots is being challenged in court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/how-trumps-attempt-to-restrict-mail-ballots-is-being-challenged-in",
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  "published": "2026-09-04T22:40:38.000Z",
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  "summary": "A federal judge indefinitely extended her order to prevent the Trump administration from implementing new restrictions on mail-in ballots. The Trump plan would require states to use scannable ballot envelopes and to provide the federal government with lists of voters eligible to receive mail ballots. Liz Landers discussed more with David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation and Research.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-ok-sweeping-changes-for-mail-ballots",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:32:29.000Z"
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        "title": "Brazilian Supreme Court justices at odds as election and probe into failed bank loom",
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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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