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  "id": 5706180,
  "title": "US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-midterms-begin-with-chaos-over-mail-voting-crackdown-5706180",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T03:36:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/05/us-midterms-begin-with-chaos-over-mail-voting-crackdown_6757188_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US midterm elections have begun amidst confusion over mail voting rules. A federal judge has extended a temporary block on President Trump's plan to impose new restrictions on mail ballots, which had been blocked by the judge previously.\n\nVoters and election officials are still uncertain about the rules governing millions of mail ballots. Trump has asked the Supreme Court to revive the curbs. States are scrambling to prepare for potential changes that could come after voting has begun.\n\nNorth Carolina has become the first state authorised to begin sending out ballots. The election season will culminate on November 3 and determine control of Congress for the final two years of Trump's term. According to the New Straits Times, whistleblower allegations have raised concerns about a new Postal Service verification system, which could delay or disqualify batches of ballots due to a single barcode problem.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-midterms-begin-with-chaos-over-mail-voting-crackdown",
        "published": "2026-09-05T00:45:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-midterms-begin-with-chaos-over-mail-voting-crackdown-5710410",
        "published": "2026-09-05T03:52:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/us-midterms-begin-with-chaos-over-mail-voting-crackdown-5712150",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:11:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}