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California pushes back on DOJ ballot demand; UCF stuns BYU

Federal prosecutors sent letters to at least eighteen California counties demanding ballots be set aside and verified; a federal hearing is set for Tuesday, and counties are not thrilled.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCalifornia leaders are pushing back on a federal demand to verify about twenty thousand ballots from suspected noncitizens within forty-eight hours, less than two weeks before the midterms.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA Contra Costa County clerk called it an unenforceable deadline delivered late on a Friday, and a federal hearing on the lawsuit is set for Tuesday.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorForty-eight hours, Hank. I've had tea steep longer than that, and it ended in disaster too.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFine.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFine! Did you hear that? That's the nicest thing he's ever said.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn college football, unranked UCF beat number two BYU thirty-nine to thirty-one in double overtime, after a replay overturned a sack and BYU blocked a forty-seven-yard field goal on the last play of regulation.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBackup quarterback Keyone Jenkins had four touchdowns.

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The story so far

  1. Trump suggests he could be 'arbitrator' in DoJ anti-fraud… · The Guardian
  2. DOJ asks appeals court to step in on California mail ballots · The Hill
  3. Trump says he ordered DOJ suit in Alaska Senate race · Washington Examiner
  4. DOJ orders California counties to set aside ballots · The Guardian
  5. Eagle's Nest fire suspect arrested; California ballot fight · CBS News
  6. Trump votes early in Florida; two ex-FBI officials charged · The Daily Caller
  7. California pushes back on DOJ ballot demand; UCF stuns BYU (this story)

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