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Judge to appoint special master in California voting case in setback to Trump admin

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The federal district judge overseeing the Justice Department's lawsuit asking California to segregate roughly 20,000 ballot belonging to individuals it claims are "likely" noncitizens appeared skeptical of the DOJ's efforts to seek emergency action just a week from the state's election.

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said in court Tuesday he intends to appoint a special master to probe DOJ's process that led it to compile the list of alleged 20,000 likely non-citizens, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's attempt to quickly intervene in the election.

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Bolsonaro lands in US days after election defeat: Sources

Former Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in the U.S., according to two sources familiar with the matter. Earlier Tuesday, amid reports Bolsonaro had left Brazil just two days after he lost his presidential bid, a senior State Department official told ABC News the department would allow Bolsonaro and his family to enter the U.S. and issue them visas. Earlier Tuesday, Brazilian authorities said they were unaware of Flávio Bolsonaro's whereabouts and were investigating whether he fled to the U.S., according to authorities familiar with the investigation.

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