DOJ sues California to block votes from alleged noncitizens

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department sued California on Thursday, asking a federal judge to block the state from counting mail ballots ‌for the November 3 midterm elections from more than 20,000 voters the Trump administration alleges ‌are likely noncitizens. The lawsuit marks the latest effort by President Donald Trump's administration to boost the federal government's role in elections ahead ​of the midterms, with his Republican Party locked in a tight battle to retain control of both houses of Congress.The US Constitution assigns the responsibility of administering elections to individual states, though the federal government has some...