{"id":"63a69a98-1cc8-41aa-bb45-b865c1354007","url":"https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-smacks-down-trump-goons-threat-to-election-officials","domain":"thedailybeast.com","outlet":{"name":"The Daily Beast","country":"US","cred":2,"lean":-2,"curated":true,"owner":"People Incorporated"},"title":"Judge Smacks Down DOJ Threat to Election Officials","plainHeadline":"Federal judge bars DOJ from threatening election officials over ballots","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson barred the DOJ from issuing threats to election workers.","The ruling cites Likely violations of Voting Rights Act and overstepping constitutional authority.","The decision comes four days before the midterm elections in 2026.","Election worker unions filed the complaint alleging intimidation by high-ranking U.S. officials.","DOJ and DHS may seek relief or appeal the ruling."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T14:56:59.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T15:32:02.213Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","storyId":"00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","image":"https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/526LUGTSOFFF5NE2XGO3RWWVXA.JPG?auth=025e8cac7bd13d58b29dfa30dae830fa1fd8fa99213af1ef5ef81969a19979be&smart=true&width=3958&height=2227","author":"Tom Porter","dek":"A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from issuing additional threats to election officials."}