Courts reject DOJ bid to set aside California mail ballots

What each leads with

The Guardian US ↗ — Headline: 'Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballots'; lede and body quote Newsom on 'assault on democracy' and note Democratic criticism of 'unlawful overreach'

Washington Times ↗ — Headline leads with 'Appeals court rejects Trump bid to block 20,000 ballots of suspected noncitizens'; summary stresses procedural flaw that administration 'didn't give a lower court enough time'


Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballots

Left: The Guardian US

Newsom accuses Trump of ‘assault on democracy’ as DoJ claims 20,000 registered voters in state are non-citizens A US federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s move to block California from counting the ballots of 20,000 registered voters that the justice department claims are non-citizens. The court on Monday ruled 2-1 against Donald Trump’s…

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Appeals court rejects Trump bid to block 20,000 ballots of suspected noncitizens

Right: Washington Times

A federal appeals court refused Monday to order California to sequester 20,000 ballots of people President Trump says likely are noncitizens, saying the administration didn't give a lower court enough time to weigh the case.

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