{"id":"1794013133921-news-headlines","slug":"doj-drops-california-ballot-lawsuit","title":"DOJ Drops California Ballot Lawsuit","summary":"The Justice Department moved to dismiss its lawsuit against California. The suit sought to force state officials to set aside about 20,000 ballots from voters the DOJ alleged were noncitizens until their status could be verified. The Supreme Court had declined to intervene, a federal appeals court rejected a similar request, and U.S. District Judge O. Carter denied an emergency request, saying last-minute intervention would disrupt election processing.\n\nCalifornia officials argued the DOJ's list was outdated and included legitimate U.S. citizens. An outside analysis by an immigrant-rights group found that more than 4 in 10 flagged names were not on California's voter rolls and that thousands of U.S. citizens were wrongly flagged. The DOJ's dismissal also came after significant Republican losses in the midterm elections.\n\nThe Fox News clip shows Trump noting the shared Rubio last name and joking that Secretary of State Marco Rubio should shake NASA astronaut Frank Rubio's hand “just in case.”\n\nThe Justice Department moved to dismiss its lawsuit that sought to force California to set aside roughly 20,000 ballots from people it alleged were noncitizens. The move came after the Supreme Court, a federal appeals court, and a district judge had all rejected DOJ efforts.\n\nFox aired Attorney General Todd Blanche telling Laura Ingraham that Stephen Miller has a lawyer and it is “me and the entire Department of Justice,” after Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia warned Miller.\n\nAP reported that Emmy Rossum spoke at the Women in Film Honors and said she wants her crime drama “Furious” to help take shame out of conversations around sexual violence.\n\nReuters reported that Google executive Donald Harrison has resigned from SpaceX's board.\n\nFox News reported that Knicks guard Tyler Kolek called Taylor Swift's Knicks support “very performative” during a livestream, and the Knicks organization defended Swift.\n\nIran's Supreme Leader is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, not “Mojtaba Khamenei.” Mojtaba","publishedAt":"2026-11-07T00:58:53.921Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: The Fox News clip shows Trump noting the shared Rubio last name and joking that Secretary of State Marco Rubio should shake NASA astronaut Frank Rubio's hand “just in case.”\nSource: Fox News NAMES: Frank Rubio = NASA astronaut; Marco Rubio = U.S. Secretary of State. (https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2118868763235791350)\n\nTRUE: The Justice Department moved to dismiss its lawsuit that sought to force California to set aside roughly 20,000 ballots from people it alleged were noncitizens. The move came after the Supreme Court, a federal appeals court, and a district judge had all rejected DOJ efforts.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/california-noncitizen-voting-trump-midterm-lawsuit-09e1048507008385dae20160786dc490) NAMES: DOJ = U.S. Department of Jus (https://x.com/AP/status/2118867861066162307)\n\nTRUE: Fox aired Attorney General Todd Blanche telling Laura Ingraham that Stephen Miller has a lawyer and it is “me and the entire Department of Justice,” after Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia warned Miller.\nSource: Fox News NAMES: Todd Blanche = U.S. Attorney General; Stephen Miller = White House senior adviser/Deputy Chief of Staff; Laura Ingraham = Fox News host; Robert  (https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2118867107030995386)\n\nTRUE: AP reported that Emmy Rossum spoke at the Women in Film Honors and said she wants her crime drama “Furious” to help take shame out of conversations around sexual violence.\nSource: AP NAMES: Emmy Rossum = actress and star/creator of “Furious”; “Furious” = her crime drama. (https://x.com/AP/status/2118865972236878277)\n\nTRUE: Reuters reported that Google executive Donald Harrison has resigned from SpaceX's board.\nSource: Reuters NAMES: Donald Harrison = Google executive; SpaceX = private rocket/spacecraft company. (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118861037667561558)\n\nTRUE: Fox News reported that Knicks guard Tyler Kolek called Taylor Swift's Knicks support “very performative” during a livestream, and the Knicks organization defended Swift.\nSource: Fox News NAMES: Tyler Kolek = New York Knicks guard; Knicks = NBA's New York Knicks. (https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2118867316754858417)\n\nFALSE: Iran's Supreme Leader is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, not “Mojtaba Khamenei.” Mojtaba Khamenei is his son and a cleric, not the Supreme Leader, and no reliable source supports the directive as worded.\nSource: Encyclopaedia Britannica — basic leadership fact NAMES: Mojtaba Khamenei = son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, not Iran's Supreme Leader. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"The Justice Department is dropping its California ballot case."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The Associated Press reports the move came as a court filing."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It had demanded California set aside about twenty thousand ballots."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The claim was that those ballots could have gone to noncitizens."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The Supreme Court, a federal appeals court, and a district judge all rejected similar requests."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A district judge said last-minute intervention would disrupt election processing."},{"host":"Brian","text":"California officials said the list was outdated and included legitimate U.S. citizens."},{"host":"Bella","text":"An outside analysis found more than four in ten flagged names were not on the voter rolls."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The dismissal follows significant Republican losses in the midterm elections."},{"host":"Bella","text":"In Yemen, at least thirty people are dead after strikes on a market in Taiz."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Al Jazeera reports government forces and Houthi rebels are trading blame."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Houthi rebels say the strikes hit al-Hadara market."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Neither side's account has been independently confirmed."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Al Jazeera also reports Russia's land gains in Ukraine are shrinking."},{"host":"Brian","text":"U.S. traders are reportedly refusing to honor a diesel deal involving Trump and Putin."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That leaves Russian diesel unsold, according to the report."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That is being framed as added pressure on Moscow on the battlefield and in energy markets."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's the news this hour."}]}