The Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s bid to halt a judge’s order that blocked the federal government from implementing mail-in ballot restrictions for the midterm elections. MS NOW's Ari Melber reports and is joined by Andrew Weissmann, former FBI general counsel. (The Beat's YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)
President Trump on Tuesday slammed the Supreme Court ruling that blocked his mail-in voting plan, singling out the conservative justices who ruled with the majority. Trump referred to the ruling, which upheld a judge’s block finding the plan unlawful, as “a bad decision” in a lengthy Truth Social post. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6090174-trump-slams-supreme-court-mail-in-voting/ #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #MailInVoting #MailInBallots #Trump #Voting
The first general election mail-in ballots ahead of November's midterms go out on Friday, as new reporting confirms they're being rejected for late arrival in roughly a dozen states. Marc Elias, Founder of Democracy Docket, joins The Weeknight to explain what’s at stake ahead of the crucial election.