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A federal judge, Emmet Sullivan, blocked the Postal Service from implementing President Trump's executive order that would require states to provide absentee-voter lists before ballots are mailed; Sullivan ruled the proposed rule would violate a 2020 NAACP settlement governing Election Mail and could lead to non-delivery of ballots in states that don't certify a list, extending the block nationwide after earlier state-level injunctions.
A federal judge blocked the USPS from implementing President Donald Trump’s plan to limit mail-ballot delivery nationwide, ruling the proposed regulation violated a 2020 settlement and would expand federal oversight of elections.
The Supreme Court declined to hear Donald Trump's appeal of the civil verdict against him in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case, leaving a $5 million civil judgment in place and noting Carroll's $83 million defamation award from a separate ruling. Trump blasted the decision on Truth Social and vowed to continue fighting as his lawyers pursue appeals. Separately, the Court issued a 5-4 ruling allowing late-arriving mail-in ballots to be counted, a decision Trump criticized as part of broader voting-law battles and related to efforts like the SAVE America Act.
House Speaker Mike Johnson fights to move Trump's signature election-security bill, clashing with hard-liners led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna; a plan to merge the SAVE America Act with the Pentagon policy bill faces resistance and may stall floor action, while Senate opposition blocks final passage, and a Supreme Court ruling allowing late-arriving mail ballots after Election Day heightens the political pressure around voting rules.
After the Supreme Court upheld counting late-arriving Mississippi mail-in ballots, Trump urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act to require nationwide voter ID and curb no-excuse mail voting. The bill, led in the House by Chip Roy and in the Senate by Rick Scott, is co-sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, who pushed back against the president’s critique as the effort faces mixed GOP support and potential clashes with a court ruling the bill could affect.
By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court allowed states to count mail-in ballots that were postmarked by Election Day but arrived afterward, upholding Mississippi's grace period and delivering a political setback for Trump ahead of the midterms.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold Mississippi's grace period allowing counted mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received within five business days, a decision that could affect similarly structured laws in other states and drew dissent from four justices and Trump’s criticism.
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court held that Mississippi’s law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to five days later does not conflict with federal law, keeping similar late-count rules in place in about a dozen states ahead of the midterms; Justice Barrett wrote the opinion, marking a setback for Trump’s criticisms of mail-in voting.
At a Senate hearing, Postmaster General David Steiner said a proposed USPS rule would block mailing ballots to states that refuse to share absentee-voter lists with the federal government, requiring states to provide a Mail-In and Absentee Participation List with voter barcodes; Sen. Gary Peters pressed the plan, while Steiner defended it as necessary to match ballots with actual mail-outs, though critics warn it could nationalize elections.
A US district court in Massachusetts blocked President Trump's executive order that would have required documentary proof of citizenship to register or change voter registrations, ruling it unconstitutional and reaffirming that election rules are largely set by states with Congress handling federal aspects. The order had not taken effect, and related efforts — including a proposed 2026 order to create a federal list of eligible voters and a USPS rule to share voter data — face ongoing lawsuits and concerns about disenfranchisement.
The Supreme Court is poised to issue a string of late-June rulings, including key decisions on birthright citizenship and whether mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted. Additional cases could affect Trump’s policies on independent agencies, immigration protections, and broader election-law issues, with roughly a dozen decisions still to come by June 30. The Court’s actions—and responses from Trump—could influence the political landscape as he seeks to channel skepticism about the judiciary into support ahead of the 2026 cycle.
Nithya Raman surged past Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, pulling to within roughly 3,100 votes as Raman stood at 27.1% to Pratt’s 26.7% in the latest tally, while Mayor Karen Bass held 34.7% and is headed to a runoff. About 368,000 ballots remain to be processed, with mail-in votes postmarked by June 2 still being counted. A head-to-head poll had Raman leading Bass 32% to 28% if they face off in November, suggesting Raman could be a strong challenger in a Bass-Raman runoff.
Nithya Raman closed the gap with Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral primary as mail-in ballots were counted, trimming Pratt’s lead to about 7,500 votes. The second-place finisher will face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in the Nov. 3 runoff, and analysts expect Raman to keep narrowing the gap as more ballots are tallied.
President Trump posted unsubstantiated claims that California Democrats are trying to 'steal' the gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primaries, alleging misuse of mail-in ballots and delays in tallying. California officials and party leaders dismissed the allegations as baseless, stressing that the state will conduct a fair count. With many mail-in ballots and signature verifications, counting is expected to take days to weeks, with final results due by July 3, 2026.
President Trump asserted, without proof, that Democrats are rigging California’s primaries and that federal prosecutors are investigating; California officials and election experts push back, noting the state’s mail-in voting system naturally slows counts and that there is no verified fraud evidence as races for governor and Los Angeles mayor continue to be decided by late-counted ballots.