{"id":"f88dc544-03ee-4e0a-80c0-ad2e5097d1d0","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/31/doj-threats-election-workers-trump-tele-rallies","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Judge bars DoJ from threats to election workers as Trump to hold tele-rallies three days before elections – live","plainHeadline":"Judge bars DoJ threats to election workers amid Trump tele-rallies","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A federal judge barred the DoJ from threatening or coercing election workers.","The order also stops demands to segregate or discount ballots deemed ineligible.","This follows a federal appeals court rejection of California ballot sequestration requests.","Trump is set to hold tele-rallies from Mar-a-Lago with three days to midterms.","Over 49 million Americans have already voted, a new early-voting record."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T13:00:03.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T13:13:23.224Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","storyId":"00ab1ee1-ad8c-4cde-9a47-b5e2d411d909","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c6e59587ac94bf60e28baa8d49f5de8aed2b38ad/293_0_4583_3667/master/4583.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c261e1f11007377197ed994532b8137f","author":"Chris Hippensteel","dek":"With control of Congress on the line, next week’s midterms amount to a referendum on Trump, who has urged voters to pretend he is on the ballot"}