{"id":"8a1c905e-568a-46eb-8d6d-4c6611e73913","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/us-news/doj-moves-to-block-20k-disputed-california-ballots-from-count/","domain":"nypost.com","outlet":{"name":"New York Post","country":"US","cred":2,"lean":1,"curated":true},"title":"LA feds move to halt ballot counting over 20K suspected noncitizen voters","plainHeadline":"DOJ seeks emergency order to halt counting of 20,000+ suspected noncitizen ballots","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The Trump administration seeks an emergency court order to stop California from counting ballots linked to over 20,000 suspected noncitizens.","Justice Department argues ballots should be sequestered and citizenship verified before tabulation.","First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli and AG Todd Blanche lead the DOJ effort to the 9th Circuit.","DOJ claims more than 20,000 registered voters received mail-in ballots and are highly likely noncitizens.","LA County has processed over 331,000 mail-in ballots; DOJ warns mixed ballots could dilute citizen votes."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T23:26:37.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T23:53:37.644Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/7d4f42a7-0846-4431-b654-690a61887d33","storyId":"7d4f42a7-0846-4431-b654-690a61887d33","image":"https://nypost.com/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F10%2FCOMP-Ballot-Block.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall","author":"dfarrcap","dek":"“Every minute that goes by, American citizen votes are being diluted in the state of California,” Essayli said Thursday."}