{"id":"f0fcb601-64c0-49b4-9769-5150488dcd7d","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-california-supreme-court-ballots-gavin-newsom-b3077915.html","domain":"independent.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"The Independent","country":"GB","cred":3,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Newsom warns DOJ will try to seize ballots as Trump takes California battle to Supreme Court","plainHeadline":"Newsom warns DOJ may seize ballots in California, Supreme Court case","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["DOJ asks Supreme Court to order California to segregate about 20,000 suspected noncitizen ballots.","Newsom warns federal judges of potential warrants to seize ballots and voting materials.","California argues seizing ballots would interfere with lawful counting and certification.","Federal judges and experts warn of potential ballot-counting chaos if such actions occur.","California pledges to prosecute anyone who meddles with ballots or election materials."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T21:53:47.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-02T22:45:34.800Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/7f5d8921-1f2a-454d-94f7-dafb28ba0fc8","storyId":"7f5d8921-1f2a-454d-94f7-dafb28ba0fc8","image":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/08/04/16/30/GettyImages-2195134171.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C843%2C732%2C255","author":"Alex Woodward","dek":"Governor voices ‘grave concerns’ over election threats and says the state will prosecute anyone who ‘meddles’ with voters"}