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Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots

First seen Oct 28, 2026, 8:59 PM ET · Updated Oct 28, 2026, 9:57 PM ET · 6 outlets

Topics: Voting & Election LawCalifornia Politics

6 outlets (CBS News, NYT, The Hill, NBC News, The Guardian US and NPR) are covering this story.

How outlets are covering this: 6 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “California”, “Judge”, “ballots”, “DOJ's”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “push”; NYT uses “Officials'”; The Hill uses “rejected” and “another”; NBC News uses “noncitizen” and “segregate”. (Computed from the headlines below.)

• CBS News reports: “A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's bid to require California election officials to separate out mail ballots received from roughly 20,000 people it claims are not U.S.…”
• NYT reports: “The judge ruled that no immediate action was necessary, dealing another setback to the administration as it moves to target voting by noncitizens.”
• The Hill reports: “The Trump administration's bid to separate 20,000 mail ballots in California that it says are likely noncitizens met another defeat on Wednesday as a trial judge refused to intervene.  U.S. Distric…”

Read the full coverage

• CBS News: Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots
• NYT: Judge Rejects Trump Officials’ Bid to Set Aside California Ballots
• The Hill: DOJ's California ballot fight rejected by another judge
• NBC News: Judge denies Trump administration request to segregate alleged noncitizen ballots in California
• The Guardian US: Judge rebuffs Trump DoJ’s bid to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots
• NPR: Judge denies the Justice Department's bid to stop processing California ballots

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