First mail-in ballots being sent amid challenge to Trump’s restrictions
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A federal judge today temporarily blocked a Trump-directed Postal Service rule that would exert control over mail-in ballots.
What to know today
- FIRST BALLOTS MAILED: The first ballots of the 2026 general election are going out in the mail today even as President Donald Trump appeals a challenge to his executive order seeking to restrict mail voting to the Supreme Court. North Carolina will begin sending absentee ballots this afternoon to voters who have requested them in all 100 counties.
- JOB NUMBERS: The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs last month, far more than expected, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1%. Meanwhile, employment for June and July were revised upwards.
- MAIL-IN BALLOTS: A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump-directed Postal Service requirement that would exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections as one state is beginning mailing ballots out. The action comes a day after the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to override a temporary order halting the rule issued by Talwani last week.
Judge allows lawsuit against former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ law
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina’s homewrecker law over her relationship with a member of her security detail, a judge ruled today.
Sinema has acknowledged having a romantic relationship with Matthew Ammel but argued that she can’t be sued in North Carolina because she has no connection to the state.
U.S. District Judge David A. Bragdon rejected that argument, saying nine text messages she sent Ammel while he was in the state give North Carolina jurisdiction over her. He found it implausible that she was unaware of Ammel’s whereabouts when she texted him.
Judge allows Pentagon to fire three Stars and Stripes journalists
A federal judge ruled today allowing the Pentagon to proceed with firing three journalists at Stars and Stripes, showing skepticism of the journalists' challenge that their First Amendment rights were violated.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden wrote in a 24-page ruling that he could not rule in favor of publisher Max Lederer, editor in chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte, who sought to block the Pentagon from firing them while their lawsuit continues through court proceedings.
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Slavin and Korte both participated in interviews for a CBS News segment that aired in July, during which they were asked to speak about the traditional independence of the newspaper, which is partially funded by the Pentagon. Both journalists made comments that they would reject potential censorship by the Pentagon in their roles, if that were to happen.
The pair were both dismissed for insubordination over that interview, and Lederer also received a notice of proposed separation after he spoke out about refusing to be the one to deliver Slavin and Korte's terminations.
In his ruling, McFadden analyzed whether the journalists had been acting within their official capacities when they made the remarks.
"Plaintiffs’ own pleadings and the CBS News segment suggest that they spoke as part of their official duties and not as private citizens," McFadden wrote. "They are thus unlikely to succeed on the merits of their First Amendment claim and do not demonstrate irreparable harm."
McFadden wrote that it seemed the journalists' "real complaint seems to be that they were victims of a cruel bait-and-switch."
"They are being fired for giving pre-approved interviews on their paper’s behalf in which they largely toed the company line. Whatever else such a scheme may violate, it does not clearly offend the First Amendment," McFadden wrote.
Judge orders Trump officials to disclose who set up the $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
A federal judge today ordered the Trump administration to identify the people who came up with the structure for the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that Attorney General Todd Blanche has said is now “dead.”
U.S. Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis of the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order that granted part of a motion from plaintiffs to compel discovery from the federal government, a person who was in the courtroom when the order was issued confirmed to NBC News. The order includes disclosing the names of the fund’s architects, the person said.
The New York Times reported on the details of the judge’s order.
“Today’s order granting discovery is a significant step in getting to the bottom of the slush fund,” Aman George, senior counsel at Democracy Forward, a nonprofit organization representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement. “We will continue to meet the government in court until our investigation is complete and the slush fund is permanently halted.”
Judge again blocks Trump’s effort to restrict voting by mail as ballots start going out
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A federal judge today temporarily blocked a Trump-directed Postal Service requirement that would exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections as one state is beginning mailing ballots out.
Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who previously blocked a related effort by Trump on mail voting, found the new U.S. Postal Service rule dictating how mail-in ballots can be sent is likely unlawful and unconstitutional, prompting her to issue a preliminary injunction.
The rushed timeframe being pushed by the administration will make voter disenfranchisement “practically inevitable” if the rule is allowed to stay in place, the judge found.
Trump administration rolls out 5 voter fraud prosecutions ahead of midterms
The Trump administration today announced that federal prosecutors brought five voter fraud cases this week and released video of Homeland Security Investigations agents arresting a defendant at an apartment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
“What is it for?” the woman in the video asks, wearing pajamas.
“Voting,” one of the agents says, before the woman asks to change. Agents allow her to do so, and the video then shows agents placing a chain around her waist and handcuffing her before she steps into a vehicle.
The woman, 30-year-old Katya Rodriguez, is among three individuals charged in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and are each facing a felony charge. A federal grand jury also indicted a husband and wife — 68-year-old Thomas Holtzman and 50-year-old Marisol Guzman — alleging that Guzman illegally voted in the 2024 election. Holtzman is an American citizen but was charged with aiding and abetting in connection with his wife’s voting, the Justice Department said. Charging documents in those cases were not available.
Democrats mobilize an ‘unprecedented’ defense to combat potential election disruption
Early last month, more than three dozen people gathered in a conference room at former Attorney General Eric Holder’s law offices in Washington.
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Organizers asked them to keep the day’s speakers anonymous. Then came remarks from the person who convened them: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Republican state party leaders grumble about the timing, cost and planning of Trump’s midterm convention
Next week, Republican officials and party faithful will gather in Dallas for the GOP’s first midterm convention. The idea came directly from Trump, who said it was a chance “to show the great things we have done.”
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The Republican National Committee, which includes all state party chairs, enthusiastically went along with the idea. Members voted unanimously in January to change their rules to make the convention happen.
But now, some of them are having a bad case of buyer’s remorse.
Supreme Court backs Republicans in election ad rate dispute
The Supreme Court handed a win today to Republicans by ensuring that party committees paying for TV advertisements in the upcoming midterm elections can take advantage of the same discounts that candidates get.
The Supreme Court is seen through the viewfinder of a television camera. Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images
The justices blocked a ruling by the Richmond, Virgina-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that had invalidated a recently announced Federal Communications Commission policy.
Only one member of the court, liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, objected to the majority’s decision.
The decision means that the often sharply discounted rates will apply to committees and candidates alike as litigation continues.
Four House Democrats will meet with voters in Dallas during the GOP midterm convention
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., announced today that a group of four Democrats will travel to Dallas next week while the GOP hosts its first midterm convention there.
“The lawmakers will engage with everyday Americans who are drowning in the Republican economy, publicly highlight broken GOP promises, discuss the cost of living crisis and continue to expose the Trump Cartel corruption,” Jeffries said in a statement.
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif. Andrew Harnik / Getty Images
Reps. Robert Garcia and Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California, Jason Crow of Colorado and Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania will make up the Democratic delegation. They will join forces with local community leaders, members of the Dallas area congressional delegation and the Texas Democratic Party, Jeffries said.
“Americans are drowning in the failed Republican economy. Rather than taking a single step to lower costs, MAGA extremists are partying with their super rich donors in Dallas," Jeffries said of the upcoming convention.
He added that the Democratic representatives will be in Dallas to "hold them accountable" and that House Democrats "remain focused on fighting for an affordable America, ending the cost of living crisis, making healthcare affordable for every single American and holding the crooks accountable.”
The GOP's midterm convention will take place on Sept. 9 and 10 after the idea was presented by Trump, who said the convention was an opportunity "to show the great things we have done." However, as the convention draws near, many Republicans have been hesitant to commit to showing up to the event.
No 'giant' trade deal expected during Trump-Xi summit, Greer says
Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative. Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images
The U.S. and China will make announcements on agriculture and non-tariff barriers when Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Washington later this month, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.
“We’re not looking for a giant comprehensive trade agreement with China. We’re looking to manage this relationship,” he told Fox News last night.
“When President Xi comes, we expect that we will probably have some more announcements on agriculture and non-tariff barriers related to agriculture to incentivize American sales into China,” he said.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson declined to comment directly on Greer’s comments today, saying, “China and the United States should jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and maintain the stable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.”
Trump says his PAC will spend up to $500 million in midterms
The president said he could spend up to $500 million on Republican candidates in the midterms.
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"We have around a billion dollars I can spend," Trump said of his super PAC MAGA Inc.
"I'm allocating probably $400-$500 million," he said. "We're going to spend a lot of money because we don't want to lose our country."
"I'm going to be making contributions to various campaigns and people that I think are good," he continued, saying he'd focus on "people that I think that'll win and can win or who are close to winning."
"I'm going to spend whatever amount of money" is necessary, and can use the rest in future races, including in 2028. "I expect to have money left over," he said.
The super PAC has been funded by Republican donors, and has hosted $1 million-per-person fundraisers. "This is money from MAGA Inc. This is my money," Trump said.
Trump says new Air Force One will be 'maxed out' in October
Speaking to reporters at the White House, the president called the new Air Force One, which was gifted to the U.S. by Qatar, a "magnificent plane."
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He added that it hasn't yet been "maxed out," or retrofitted with defense capabilities that make it safe to fly throughout the globe, but that the plane will be sent away for upgrades in October.
"To max it out ... it'll take about 60 days and it's being sent in October to be maxed out," Trump said.
His use of the new plane has faced scrutiny after reports that he left a NATO meeting in Turkey on a different plane, not the Qatari-gifted one, due to security concerns about Air Force One.
Trump brags: 'We have essentially taken over Iran'
Trump this afternoon praised his administration's handling of foreign conflicts, telling reporters, "We took over Venezuela and we have essentially taken over Iran."
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He pointed to recent U.S. strikes in the region, specifically praising a U.S. military "hit to take out their radar."
Trump went on to deflect from criticism of his handling of the conflict, saying, "What matters is the fact that we have had tremendous success. We stopped Iran form having a nuclear weapon."
Trump calls Iran war 'small potatoes'
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the president said he wouldn't call the ongoing military conflict with Iran a "war," saying instead, "it's small potatoes for us, it's not a big thing."
His comments come as oil prices surged again this week, leading diesel prices in the U.S. to peak at their highest level so far this year. The remarks also come as military service members who had been aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln finally disembarked in Thailand this week after a record-long deployment to the Middle East that the president earlier downplayed as well.
Jan. 6 defendant who posed for photo in attorney general's office didn't meet with Todd Blanche, source says
A Jan. 6 defendant who posted a photo of himself inside of Todd Blanche's conference room this week didn't meet with the attorney general, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Treniss Evans III is one of many Jan. 6 defendants who want taxpayer-funded payouts from the Trump administration, and is seeking at least $1 million as part of a lawsuit that was served on Blanche last month.
Evans posted a photo of himself inside of the attorney general's conference room, which features a famous portrait of former Attorney General Robert Kennedy above a historic fireplace. But a person familiar with the matter said Evans didn't actually meet with Blanche.
Blanche's nomination was held up over his involvement in a proposed $1.8 billion fund that would've gone to Trump allies, including potentially to Jan. 6 defendants.
Evans was sentenced to 20 days behind bars and three years of probation. Evidence showed him taking shots of Jack Daniels and Fireball inside of what he incorrectly thought to be Nancy Pelosi's office.
Evans also posted a photo of himself meeting with Ed Martin, who is departing as Pardon Attorney this week, roughly six months after he was stripped of his role as head of the Trump administration's "weaponization" group. Martin, a longtime advocate for Jan. 6 defendants, was heard telling a Trump ally that Jan. 6 rioters would receive taxpayer payouts even if it took until 2028, NBC News previously reported.
Exclusive: House Democrats ask DHS to respond to their concerns about the midterms
Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee are asking Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to respond to their concerns about the agency’s activities leading up to the midterm elections.
In a letter sent this morning that was shared with NBC News, the Democratic lawmakers address recent reporting about DHS’s plans, which they characterize as ranging from “ambiguous threats to deploy DHS law enforcement to polling places to executing unprecedented investigations into the President’s conspiracy theory of noncitizen voting to spending millions of dollars on a national voter database.” The 15 lawmakers say these steps are “beyond what Congress has authorized and outside the limits of the law.”
The letter calls on DHS to explain how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, is spending the $39 million Congress approved to secure the elections. The members also question why DHS eliminated CISA’s team on election security.
A DHS spokesperson responding to a request for comment on the letter said the agency will respond through "official channels," but added department personnel will only be seen at a polling place if the agency believes there's an "active public safety threat" there.
“ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations," the spokesperson said. "ICE conducts intelligence-driven targeted enforcement."
Arrests are possible "if an active public safety threat endangered a polling location," the spokesperson said.
Ossoff condemns use of artificial intelligence in a GOP video targeting him
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., who is locked in a tight re-election race, today blasted an ad produced by a GOP super PAC that used AI-generated video of him.
“The ad is weak and ineffective, but it is deeply troubling to see these deepfake videos used to fabricate political advertising. And it’s, it’s a slippery slope toward the destruction of truth in political debate," Ossoff told reporters today, adding that he was calling for his opponent, Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., to condemn the video, too.
Sen. Jon Ossoff. Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images file
In the video, posted by the Senate Leadership Fund, a group affiliated with the chamber's GOP leaders, a man tells viewers that Ossoff has spent thousands of dollars on hair and makeup. The video then displays several fake video snippets of Ossoff getting a manicure, getting his hair blow-dried and using a face mask.
Collins responded on X to Ossoff's criticism of the ad, writing that "Jon needs to stop crying about Georgians finally seeing his true colors before his makeup starts to run. No amount of concealer can cover up his ugly record."
This is not the first use of deepfakes — or fake AI images or audio clips — of candidates this cycle. In fact, several states have banned their use in political communications.
SLF did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
AI chatbots frequently flub voting questions ahead of midterms, study finds
Leading AI chatbots provided inaccurate, unclear or outdated replies on 29% of basic questions about elections and voting procedures in tests this year ahead of the midterm elections, according to a new report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, an international advocacy and research center.
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Answers to questions in Spanish were significantly less accurate than answers to English questions across all models, while one of the AI systems, Meta’s Muse Spark, misidentified the date for Election Day twice, according to the report.
At least 4 candidates under consideration for Army secretary, sources say
At least four candidates have emerged as potential replacements for former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, including the Pentagon’s top spokesperson and a Republican congressman, according to three U.S. officials, three people familiar with the selection process and two congressional staffers.
President Donald Trump has been briefed on one of the candidates — Marc Andersen, the Army’s chief financial officer — and some other possible replacements for Driscoll, two of the people familiar with the process said.
Former labor secretary created ‘toxic’ atmosphere, drank at work and misused funds, report says
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated multiple department policies under her tenure, including by creating a hostile work environment, using government funds for personal travel and having an inappropriate relationship with an employee, according to a department watchdog.
The Labor Department inspector general’s 44-page report, released yesterday, is the culmination of an exhaustive investigation that began in early January after an anonymous complaint alleging misconduct. The report also accuses other former top department officials who worked with Chavez-DeRemer of multiple violations of Labor Department policy.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
More than three-dozen witnesses described working with Chavez-DeRemer, who led the department from March 2025 to April 2026, as “toxic, intimidating and humiliating,” according to the report. The inspector general’s office, however, didn’t “determine whether the conduct described in the evidence above was sufficient to constitute unlawful discrimination, retaliation, or a hostile work environment” under federal law.
The report touched on the previously reported inappropriate relationship that Chavez-DeRemer had with a member of her security detail. The inspector general said they “developed and maintained an inappropriately close and unprofessional relationship,” but that it “did not, however, obtain sufficient direct evidence to establish that the relationship was romantic or sexual.”
Lawmakers behind the strictest state AI laws urge tech companies to slow down
The architects of the country’s strongest state AI laws are calling on the largest AI companies to rein in the speed of AI development until their safety-focused efforts can match their technological advances.
Trump threatens to stop some international trade if U.S. interest rates aren't lowered
Responding to the news this morning that the U.S. added far more jobs than expected in August, the president called for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and threatened to cut trade with some countries if interest rates remain high.
"Great jobs number just announced, breaking all estimates (except mine!) by double and triple — And you haven’t seen anything yet! EMPLOYERS ADDED 162,000 JOB IN AUGUST. Lower the interest rates because the U.S.A. is a much stronger credit than it was just a short time ago! A STRONG COUNTRY MEANS A LOWER INTEREST RATE," Trump wrote.
He added, "LOWER THE RATE OR I’LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT."
Trump has spent much of this term calling for lower interest rates, but the Federal Reserve — an agency independent of the president — has so far not heeded his calls. In July, the Fed kept interest rates steady for the fifth meeting in a row.
Melania Trump will be absent from GOP midterm convention
First lady Melania Trump is not expected to attend next week’s GOP midterm convention, according to a White House official. The president is expected to speak on both Wednesday and Thursday night at the convention in Dallas.
The absence of the first lady was first reported by the Washington Examiner.
Melania Trump’s public appearances have been far fewer and farther between in this term than they were in the first — as NBC News reported last month.
Trump commutes sentence of convicted union leader John ‘Johnny Doc’ Dougherty, lawyer says
Former Philadelphia union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty could soon get out of prison after Trump signed a commutation ending his six-year sentence Thursday, his attorney, George Bochetto, told NBC10.
Dougherty was convicted in 2023 of bribing a City Council member and embezzling nearly $600,000 from Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, but wage growth continues to lag inflation
The U.S. economy in August added 162,000 jobs, far more than expected. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1%.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected overall hiring of just 53,000 roles and a steady unemployment rate.
Meanwhile, employment for June was revised up by 11,000 roles to a total addition of 31,000. July, which had previously been recorded as a negative 23,000, was revised up sharply by 44,000 to a total net job additions of 21,000.
Taken together, the strong August number and the upwardly-revised June and July numbers will give economists significant added confidence on the stability of the labor market.
Price of diesel hits all-time high as wars in Iran, Ukraine constrict global supply
The price of diesel fuel hit an all-time high today as wars on two continents and a global refinery shortage combined with higher seasonal demand to push prices upward.
The average nationwide price was $5.85 per gallon, up from $5.78 on Thursday, according to AAA’s gas price tracker.
Virginia Democrat says the FBI, Justice Department surveilled his phone calls
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said yesterday that the FBI and Justice Department monitored phone calls he had with Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas.
Subramanyam, a first-term congressman and former member of the Virginia Senate, said in a statement that the two federal agencies recently informed him of the recordings, saying the conversations were monitored as part of a corruption investigation into Lucas.
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam. Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
“This is deeply concerning,” Subramanyam said in the statement. “Trump’s DOJ has become his own personal law firm, with his former personal attorney carrying out vendettas on Trump’s political enemies.”
He alleged that the timing of the wiretap and the investigation “is extremely suspicious,” as it overlapped with the state’s vote on a new Democratic-drawn congressional map and a subsequent court ruling.
According to the documents provided in Subramanyam’s statement, the government conducted surveillance of his conversations with Lucas from March 6 to April 5 and again from April 14 to May 14.
Virginia voters narrowly approved the new congressional map on April 21 before the state’s Supreme Court blocked it from taking effect in a ruling May 8.
The FBI declined to comment on the matter. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow Trump’s USPS action on mail-in ballots to proceed ahead of midterm elections
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to green-light a new Postal Service rule that would exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani last week issued a temporary restraining order blocking parts of the rule from being implemented.
Trump says he hopes White House ballroom will be named after him
In a new interview, Trump dismissed criticism that his White House ballroom project is a distraction from more pressing issues.
“Most of my time is doing other things, like the markets, Iran, Venezuela, the military. A lot of people who don’t do construction, it drives them crazy. For me, it’s actually relaxing because I’m really good at it," he said in an interview with New York magazine published this morning.
Trump said that he meets once a week, for an hour or longer, about the ballroom construction and said that he hopes one day it will be named after him. “It should,” he said. “I don’t know if it will, but it should.”
Construction of the ballroom continues Tuesday. Win McNamee / Getty Images
The interview included an impromptu tour of the White House grounds to visit the ballroom construction site and the helipad construction. Trump said this week that the helipad construction is finished. Meanwhile, the president has said the ballroom’s construction will be finished in the summer of 2028.
In the interview, Trump again stressed the security importance of the ballroom, saying there is “not much” of an alternative bunker and that with the ballroom, “If you’re making a speech and bullets start getting aimed at the windows, all you’ll hear is ‘ping ping ping.'"
August jobs report could show another weak month for hiring
The federal government’s August jobs report is widely expected to show a continuation of this summer’s soft hiring numbers, just one month after the labor market contracted by 23,000 jobs.
Ahead of the report’s release today at 8:30 a.m. ET, economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected overall hiring of 53,000 roles in August and the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%.
Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army secretary following the departure of Driscoll
Adam Telle Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg via Getty Images file
Trump named Adam Telle, a civilian leader in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the acting Army secretary yesterday following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works. But he spent more than 20 years working for Republican senators as well as in the White House during Trump’s first term, serving as the president’s chief liaison to the Senate, according to an Army bio.
Maryland’s top court allows Democratic-backed congressional redistricting measure on November ballot
Maryland voters will get to decide in November on a congressional redistricting amendment being pushed by Democrats as part of a nationwide battle for control of the U.S. House in future elections.
The Maryland Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the proposed constitutional amendment must be placed on the November ballot, reversing two lower court rulings that had blocked it from going to voters. But the court directed the ballot summary to be rewritten.
Missouri Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map can’t be used for November elections
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the state’s redrawn congressional map cannot be used in this year’s midterm elections, dealing a blow to Republicans.
The court ruled that a referendum on whether the state can use the map going forward must be included on the November ballot, meaning Missouri’s fall elections will take place under its previous district lines.
First midterm ballots set to go in the mail amid uncertainty over Trump’s executive order
The first ballots of the 2026 general election are starting to go out in the mail, even as the ultimate legal fate of Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting is up in the air.
