{"id":"58cc9430-efb3-4511-a550-b30d6ccff457","url":"https://www.axios.com/2026/10/31/doj-threats-election-workers-midterms","domain":"axios.com","outlet":{"name":"Axios","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Judge blocks DOJ from threatening election workers before midterms","plainHeadline":"Judge blocks DOJ threats to election workers before midterms","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Federal judge issued emergency order four days before the midterms.","Order prohibits federal pressure to sideline ballots based on alleged ineligibility.","DOJ accused of intimidating state and local election officials under Voting Rights Act.","Judge Thompson requires disclosure of warrants, subpoenas and related demands.","Ruling notes high-ranking DOJ/DHS officials' campaign to coerce election administration."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T02:10:27.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T02:24:06.261Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","storyId":"00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","image":"https://images.axios.com/AiQEtBnlGRdYNVm6lcdeO2SjkhM=/1366x768/smart/2022/04/08/181118-1649441478428.jpg","author":"Andrew Pantazi","dek":"A federal judge Friday blocked the Trump administration from threatening election workers with criminal prosecution for counting ballots cast by registered voters the administration claims are ineligible."}