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  "id": 7300407,
  "title": "Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge – US politics live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/trumps-mail-in-voting-restrictions-blocked-by-a-second-judge-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:41:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/14/donald-trump-mail-in-voting-supreme-court-blocked-ukraine-oil-diplomat-latest-news-updates"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A second federal judge has halted Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a new US Postal Service rule aimed at tightening mail-in voting requirements. This comes after a previous judge blocked a similar order. Trump recently urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and infrastructure used for diesel production, claiming the attacks are causing a global shortage. The price of diesel in the US reached a record high of over $6 per gallon. British officials are under pressure to act following the secret removal of a diplomat accused of possessing child pornography, which involved flying him out of the UK without informing UK authorities. In Phoenix, Arizona, a statue of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was defaced with red spray-paint, along with a nearby memorial. Pennsylvania witnessed the death of a 40-year-old woman linked to a measles outbreak, marking the third fatality in the state. Meanwhile, a Republican congressman had to swim to safety after his plane made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau. Former President Barack Obama called for Democrats to focus on a broad framework discussing AI management and safety during a private fundraiser in Manhattan.",
  "summary": "The US Supreme Court is still weighing the administration’s request to overturn a separate order blocking the rule A second federal judge has prevented Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new US Postal Service rule that would tighten mail-in voting…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/trumps-mail-in-voting-restrictions-blocked-by-a-second-judge",
        "published": "2026-09-14T10:57:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/trumps-mail-in-voting-restrictions-blocked-by-a-second-judge-7312026",
        "published": "2026-09-14T12:20:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "The Latest: 2nd judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with Supreme Court poised to rule",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/the-latest-2nd-judge-freezes-trump-mail-ballot-order-with-supreme",
        "published": "2026-09-14T12:33:12.000Z"
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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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