Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court in push to sideline 20,000 California mail ballots

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The Guardian left
Lawyers file opposition to Trump’s request, telling supreme court justices they do not need ‘to bail out this president’ E Jean Carroll’s lawyers are fighting Donald Trump’s efforts to toss her $83m damages verdict in the US supreme court, telling the justices that they do not need “to bail out this president from the consequences of his repeated litigation choices”. Jurors delivered Carroll the huge award on 26 January 2024, less than one year after the journalist and author won $5m in her sexu
The New York Times left
Breaking News: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to order California to hold 20,000 mail-in ballots for further scrutiny, claiming the ballots have been provided to noncitizens. California officials have said the voter list provided by the Trump administration is filled with errors.
The Washington Post left
Breaking news: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to order California to temporarily set aside ballots from more than 20,000 people the Justice Department claims may be noncitizens who illegally cast votes.
NPR Politics left
On the eve of the Nov. 3 election, the Trump administration is hoping the Supreme Court will reverse lower courts that rejected its request to order California to set aside the ballots of thousands of people it says are "likely" noncitizens.
ProPublica left
Election lawyers fear that actions by the Trump administration in the run-up to the midterms suggest the government will aggressively pursue postelection challenges if the results are not to the president’s liking.
CBS News left
Supreme Court rejects Trump's effort to force California to separate mail ballots from alleged noncitizens
CNN left
Trump’s California ballot appeal puts Supreme Court in center of fight over allegations of noncitizen voting
Orlando Sentinel left
Trump administration promised US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before the midterms

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Unrated, estimated and state media 5

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