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U.S. Supreme Court upholds legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law

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Ballotpedia

Trump's War on Mail-In Ballots Suffers 5-4 Blow as Two of His Own Supreme Court Picks Side Against Him

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow states to count mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day if postmarked on time, impacting upcoming elections and preserving voting access.

International Business Times UK

US supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day

Court sides against Republicans after deciding earlier this term to let Louisiana in effect dismantle Voting Rights Act

The Guardian - US

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First-of-its-kind GOP midterm convention coming to Dallas in September, Trump says

The Republican National Committee has not yet announced the midterm convention or its location, but it has teased the event as an opportunity to put Trump on the ballot.

The Texas Tribune

Trump tightens grip on GOP as Republicans fear midterm bloodbath

Donald Trump's formidable influence within the Republican Party is undeniable, evidenced by his recent endorsement of Ken Paxton, who secured a primary runoff victory in Texas

The Independent UK

Suspect accused of planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6 faces new charges

Brian Cole Jr, accused of planting the devices near the RNC and DNC buildings in DC, faces two more felony counts

The Guardian - US

SCOTUS litigates late mail-in ballots

Over a dozen states currently accept late mail-in ballots postmarked on election day. That could change

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Trump and the RNC move forward with planning unusual midterm convention

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The Independent UK

Trump and the RNC are moving forward on plans for a midterm convention and have a likely location

Republicans and Democrats typically hold conventions every four years to formally nominate presidential candidates but a midterm convention is unusual

The Independent UK

5 years of calling mail-in voting a fraud scheme later, Trump could get exactly what he’s been after

The decision is expected right before the election season.

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Mail-In Ballots, the 2026 Election, and the Supreme Court

What’s at stake in Watson v. Republican National Committee.

Reason

It's Elementary, My Dear Watson

The 2000 and 2020 elections are still on the Justices' minds.

Reason

US supreme court appears poised to limit mail-in ballots ahead of midterms

Case focuses on RNC’s challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots to count if they arrive after election day

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court to hear arguments over meaning of ‘Election Day’

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday over what the phrase “Election Day” means and whether states can accept ballots in federal elections that arrive after that date. Republicans challenged a Mississippi state law, passed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, that allows officials to count ballots that arrive up…

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The Guardian - US

From Run Nation to Power Slap: what is leading the dumbing down of sports?

From violent collision contests to celebrity-backed offshoots, spin-off sports are finding captive audiences. Their spectacle masks something more sinister

The Guardian - US

Democrats launch aggressive campaign to win back infrequent voters

DNC’s Local Listeners initiative will target one million ‘infrequent’ voters in battleground districts

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“Make It Stop”: Lara Trump Mercilessly Mocked After New Music Video Exposes Her Dance Moves

Lara Trump, who called it “such an honor” to call Donald Trump her father-in-law, was brutally roasted for her dance moves with an Arab singer.

The Guardian - UK

The Trump dynasty could run and run – but will Ivanka, Barron or Kai take the crown?

This week, Trump’s granddaughter announced she definitely doesn’t want to go into politics. Expect a run for office very soon, says Arwa Mahdawi

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The Guardian - US

Former Republican chair says US institutions yielded to Trump, ‘the bully’

Michael Steele argues law firms, universities and media capitulated with startling speed and voters want accountability

The Independent UK

Jan 6 pipe bomb suspect to remain in jail ahead of trial

Judge ‘lacks confidence’ that releasing Brian J. Cole Jr. before trial ‘can reasonably guard against the risk of future danger’

The Guardian - US

Suspected DC pipe bomber appears at detention hearing after alleged confession

Lawyers for Brian Cole argue he should be released ahead of trial for allegedly planting devices in DC in 2021

Axios

DNC, RNC pipe bomb suspect said something "snapped" after 2020 election, DOJ alleges

He thought the election had been "tampered with," DOJ alleges in filing submitted by Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for D.C.

The Independent UK

Jan 6 pipe bomb suspect confessed that ‘something just snapped’ after 2020 election, DOJ says

Brian J. Cole Jr. said he targeted RNC and DNC because ‘they were in charge,’ according to filing from Jeanine Pirro

International Business Times UK

Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber Could Have Been Caught in 2022: Sources Reveal Evidence Sat Unexamined for Years

Brian Cole Jr. was arrested for the Jan. 6 pipe bombs after FBI evidence sat unexamined since 2022. Virginia man, 30, could have been caught years earlier.

The Independent UK

Pipe bomb suspect believed in 2020 election conspiracies, reports say, as new details about his background are revealed

Agents arrested 30-year-old Brian J. Cole Jr. at his home in Woodbridge, Virginia

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