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  "id": 5674616,
  "title": "Federal judge extends block on Trump order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/federal-judge-extends-block-on-trump-order-seeking-to-limit-mail",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T00:19:17.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-extends-block-on-trump-order-seeking-to-limit-mail-voting-in-the-midterms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A federal judge has extended a block on a US Postal Service plan to limit mail voting in the midterms. The plan, introduced by President Donald Trump, faced opposition from several states and had been temporarily blocked by Judge Indira Talwani, who was appointed by Barack Obama.\n\nThe judge's preliminary injunction replaces a previous temporary order and presents a major setback for the Trump administration. According to The Guardian US, the administration has already asked the Supreme Court to lift the temporary order and will likely appeal the latest ruling.\n\nNorth Carolina began sending out its first mail ballots on Friday, with more states set to follow. Nearly a third of US voters cast mail ballots, and election officials argue that there is not enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new postal service directives.",
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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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