The vote, which failed in a 212-206 split, comes as calls to pack the court have grown in recent years, largely due to the success of Republicans in confirming conservative justices to the bench, who have gone on to rule in landmark cases.
Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.
Colorado Attorney General –and Democratic gubernatorial nominee– Phil Weiser joins Morning Joe to discuss mail-in voting and what he describes as the Trump administration’s attack on elections, after a whistleblower reported that the U.S. Postal Service is working to enforce President Trump’s plan to exert federal control over ballots.
A spokesperson for democrats on the House Oversight Committee tells MS NOW exclusively that committee lawyers met with individuals familiar with a USPS whistleblower report raising concerns about a new mail ballot system. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, joins Alicia Menendez to share more details.
A whistleblower complaint alleges USPS’s rollout of President Trump’s mail-in ballot order could trigger a “catastrophic failure which could derail the midterm elections”. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports.
The Supreme Court this week allowed him to continue construction on the project, vacating lower court stays that came as part of a suit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.
The Federalist reporter Brianna Lyman weighs in on the Supreme Court green lighting President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction, arguing it will a ‘constant reminder of his presidency.’
The Supreme Court gave a green light to the new White House ballroom, but several of the president’s other Washington projects remain stalled.
The ruling comes after Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley submitted an amicus brief to the Eleventh Circuit last year backing the provision.