{"id":"806f7b94-10be-4332-8ddc-8ee1b7cf6a87","url":"https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-blocks-trump-doj-threats-against-election-workers-ahead-2026-midterms","domain":"foxnews.com","outlet":{"name":"Fox News","country":"US","cred":2,"lean":2,"curated":true,"owner":"Fox Corporation"},"title":"Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ threats against election workers ahead of 2026 midterms","plainHeadline":"Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ threats to election workers before 2026 midterms","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Judge Trina Thompson temporarily barred threats of criminal prosecution over ballots tied to noncitizens.","Ruling found likely Voter Rights Act violations by intimidating election workers processing ineligible ballots.","Order cites Americans voting and ballots already issued as elections near.","Administration barred from halting ballot processing or removing voters solely on ineligible status claims.","Lawsuit filed by SEIU and NAACP, ruling issued days before midterm elections."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T05:57:05.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T06:15:33.052Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","storyId":"00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","image":"https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/10/931/523/president-trump-102326.jpg?ve=1&tl=1","author":null,"dek":"A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from threatening election workers with prosecution over ballots tied to suspected noncitizens."}