Trump, Election Day and Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to a Mississippi law.
MAGA world has erupted in fury at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett after the Trump appointee helped thwart the president’s bid to change election rules. Barrett joined Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court’s three liberal justices in a 5-4 ruling allowing states to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive afterward.
June 25, 2026 • President Trump blew up what could have been a win for his party — and he did it to force lawmakers to pass an elections overhaul bill that has been all but doomed in the Senate. June 24,
Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s liberal justices and Chief Justice John Roberts in rejecting a GOP challenge to post-Election Day ballot receipt deadlines.
President Donald Trump has tried many ways to tighten his grip on U.S. elections, from signing executive orders to pushing restrictive legislation in Congress.
The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office held 15 tours to give local residents a behind-the-scenes look at the ballot-counting process.
