States can Count Mail Ballots Arrive after Election Day

The Supreme Court on 6/29/2026 Ruled that States can Count Mail Ballots, that are Cast by Election Day, but Arrive Later, Rejecting a GOP Challenge to Mississippi Law's for Late-Arriving Ballots.

In the Closely Watched Election Disputes Watson v. Republican National Committee, the High CourtSsplit 5 to 4 in Finding that Mississippi's Measure does Not Conflict with Federal Statutes, that Set Election Day as the Tuesday after the First Monday in November, in certain years.

The Post Office will now take Mail Ballots and Date Stamp them at the Post Office, not your Mail Box.










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Trump Targets CA Coastal Agency in Energy Production Fight

The Trump (R) Administration plans to Evaluate the Performance of the California Coastal Commission, in the latest Escalation of a Dispute between the State’s Democratic Leaders and the federal government over Energy Production. Per Federal Law, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is Required to conduct Reviews of Federally Approved Coastal Management Programs, which take into Consideration “the extent to which the State of California has implemented and enforced the program approved by the [commerce] Secretary”.

In 5/2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) posted a Letter from its Secretary, Howard Lutnick (R), where He Called for the Evaluation, and Accused California of “environmental terrorism”, saying the Golden state had Obstructed Spaceport Developments. The DOC did Not immediately Respond to a Request for Comment about which Space-Port Proposals Lutnick was Rreferencing. The California Governor, Gavin Newsom (D), has Not yet Commented on the Evaluation.

On 8/2025, the Coastal Commission Declined to Grant a U.S. Space Force Request to up the Number of Space X Rockets they could Launch from a Base on California’s Central Coast. Elon Musk’s Aerospace Company later Sued the Agency for Political Bias, a Lawsuit that was Settled in 4/2026. California has also been at Oodds with the Trump Administration over Oil Production.

Democrats in the Golden state have touted a Commitment to Renewable Energy. The State aims to have a Carbon Neutral Electrical Grid by 2045. But, as Gas Prices Skyrocket in the wake of the US-Israel War with Iran, the Trump Administration has Doubled Down on Domestic Oil Production, including in California. The Administration invoked Emergency Powers to Bring an Oil Operation Back Online. The Pipeline has been Shut for more than a Decade, after it Ruptured in 2015, sending over 140,000 gallons of Crude Oil into theOocean.

The California Attorney General, Rob Bonta (D), has sought to Block the Administration’s Plan. “Let’s be clear: this illegal attempt from the Trump administration lets Sable profit at the expense of our environment and public health,” Bonta said in a 5/2026 News Release, adding that the Federal Government was Interfering with the State’s “Sovereign Authority”.

The State has also been Embroiled in a Legal Dispute with the Federal Government over a Nixed Offshore Wind Project. California has a Potential to Generate Clean Energy from the Strong consistent Winds Off its Coast, with a Goal to Develop 25 Gigawatts of Offshore wind Energy by 2045. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) dealt a Blow to those Plans when it Withdrew a nearly $427m Biden-Era Gra,t, for the Proposed Plan to PrWduce Electricity for 25m Homes.

Last week, Bonta sent the Trump Administration a Botice of Intent to Sue. “California won’t stand idly by as the Trump Administration illegally strikes deals to kill offshore wind projects and replace them with more windfalls for his fossil fuel friends,” He said in a Statement.










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TPS Migrants to Seek Permanent Status or Leave

Migrants in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) should seek Permanent Residence or Leave, Markwayne Mullin (R), Homeland Security Secretary, said in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court Ddecision that Stripped Humanitarian Protections from Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants, that covers Haitian and Syrian immigrants. This Allows Trump’s (R) Administration to Deport to Home Countries Plagued by Conflict and Destitution.

“Either try to fill ‌out the paperwork and ‌be here underneath a permanent status or we’ll help you get ‌back to your country,” Mullin said. “We’ll actually give you a plane ticket, plus roughly $2,100 to help you re-establish when you get there, but temporary protective status, according to the courts and in its name itself, is not permanent status,” He added.

Federal Law allows ‌the Administration to Grant TPS Residency in the U.S. to Ppeople Fleeing War, Disaster, or other Conditions. TPS had Previously been Renewed Successively and,Ddespite the Move to End these Protections, the State Department currently Warns against Traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing Widespread Violence, Crime, Terrorism, and Kidnapping.

The U.S. ⁠First provided TPS to Haitians after a Devastating Earthquake in 2010, and to Syrians after their Country Descended into Civil War in 2012. 6/25/2026 the Supreme Court Decision is Set to Affect an estimated 350,000 Haitian and 6,000 Syrian, Immigrants who now Face Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention or Deportation, as TPS Eends.

Haitian TPS Holders and Advocates have Widely Condemned the Ruling, Warning that it will Disrupt the Lives of Thousands who have been Living and Working in the U.S. for Decades. Haitian Residents in Springfield, Ohio, have Expressed Despair about the coming Effects of Ending TPS Protections.

The Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority found, however, that Haitians Suing the Administration were Unlikely to Succeed in their Argument that the Administration’s Actions were Racially Biased. “For Springfield, it’s going to hurt. When I came here, this area was dead. In this plaza, there are [now] seven Haitian businesses,” said Franky Pierre (I) after the Decision. Pierre is a Haitian Immigrant who came to the U.S.with His Family, during the 1991 Military Coup to Overthrow then President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Pierre added: “All of these people are going to have to run away or go somewhere, which I’m pretty sure is going to start tonight,” referring to TPS Holders. Republicans have also been Critical of the Supreme Court Decision. Mike DeWine (R), Ohio’s Governor, called Thursday’s Ruling a “Mistake”. “The situation in Haiti could hardly be much worse. The violent gangs run most of the country. The government barely functions,” said DeWine in a Statement on 6/25/2026. “And the economy is in shambles.”

Other Congressmen, including Mike Lawler (R-NY, 17th District) and Don Bacon (R-NE, 2nd Distrct), have Criticized 6/25/2025 Ruling and Argued for TPS Extensions for Haitian Immigrants.

In Total, 1.7 Million People from 17 Countries have TPS. Immigration Advocates Worry that the Trump Aadministration could Ttarget TPS for other Immigrants, effectively ending the 1990 program.










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Judge Says DOJ Violated the Law

Todd Blanche (R) is Heading into His Confirmation Hearings, with a Federal Judge’s Ruling Hanging over Him: the Department of Justice (DOJ) He Leads' conceded it is Violating Federal Law Governing the Epstein Files. Blanche should be Subpoenaed, not Confirmed. As Acting Attorney General, and before that as Trump’s (R) Number Two at the DOJ, Blanche was never a Bystander. He had Authority Over the Department’s Handling of the Epstein Files, Including the Redactions, Missed Deadlines, Stonewalling, and Courtroom Refusal to Substantively Answer Claims that DOJ Broke the Law.

The Judge’s Conclusion was Damning: “The Attorney General has conceded that he is in violation of the [law]”. Tell the Senate: Reject Todd Blanche for Attorney General.

Congress Passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, because these Records should Not be Buried to Protect Powerful People. Blanche’s Obligation was Clear: Protect Victims’ Identities and Release what the Law Requires. Instead, His DOJ fought Transparency until a Federal Judge Stepped in.

Then there is Ghislaine Maxwell. Blanche Personally Flew to Prison to Interview Epstein’s Closest Associate, a Convicted Sex Trafficker. Shortly after, Maxwell was Transferred to a Minimum-Security Prison Camp, even though Bureau of Prisons Policy Ordinarily Bars People Convicted of Sex Offenses from that kind of Placement without Special Approval.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said Maxwell’s Transfer has “the appearance of a political favor orchestrated by Acting Attorney General Blanche.” For any DOJ Official, that would be a Career-Ending Scandal. For the Person Seeking to Permanently lead DOJ, it should be Immediately Disqualifying.

Blanche’s Record beyond Epstein is just as Alarming. Before joining DOJ, He was Trump’s Personal Defense Attorney. At DOJ, He Helped Shield Trump from Tax Investigations.

He also Launched Trump’s DOJ Slush Fund, a Scheme to Open the Door to Taxpayer-Funded Payouts for Trump Allies, including 1/6/2021 Insurrectionists. This is Not an Independent Law Enforcement Official. This is Trump’s Ffixer Abusing Government Power.

The Senate Cannot Rubber-Stamp a Man whose DOJ has been Aaccused of Violating Federal Law, whose Handling of the Epstein Files is already under Court Scrutiny, whose Meeting with Maxwell, Raises Serious Questions of Special Treatment, and whose Record shows Loyalty to Trump over the Law.

Todd Blanche has already Failed the Test. The Senate must Not make His Power Permanent.










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Federal Judge Blocks WA Mail-in-Voting EO

A Federal Judge on 6/25/2026 Blocked Trump’s (R) Executive Order (EO) aimed at Restricting Mail-in-Voting, formally Pausing the Order’s Implementation in Washington State. Thursday’s Ruling came as Part of a Lawsuit filed by 23 Attorneys General, including Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown (D).

The EO Issued in late March, asked the U.S. Postal Service to Start Rulemaking on Vote-by-Mail Services. A USPS Proposal came 6/2/2026, which would Require States to Submit a List of Voters Receiving Mail-In or Absentee Ballots to USPS Envelopes, would then Undergo Strict Barcode Requirements. The Post Office will Time Stamp your Ballot if you ask them.

This Rule would Not Apply to Local Elections, or to Primaries and Overseas Military Voter Ballots. It would Change how Special, General, and Run-Off Federal Elections are Overseen.

Thursday’s Decision Blocked Trump from Enforcing the Executive Order and said USPS Cannot Refuse to Transmit Ballots within the Lawsuit’s Plaintiff states, including Washington. Postmaster General David Steiner (I) said on 5/24/2026 that the USPS would Follow any Court Orders, and that Under the Proposed Rule, the Postal Service would Not Deliver Ballots in any State thatRrefused to Turn Over Voter Rolls to the Trump Administration, Reuters Reported.

While the EO has been Blocked, it’s likely that the Trump Administration will Appeal. “Trump’s executive order lawfully protects our elections, and we are confident that we will ultimately prevail in its implementation,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson (R) said in a Statement.

The Deadline for Public Comments on the Proposed USPS Rrule is 7/2/2026. The Federal Government has Not Publicly said what Action they will Pursue Next. Supporters Argue the Proposal is Needed to Uphold Federal Election Security. Trump has Regularly said, Without Evidence, that Widespread Voter Fraud led to His 2020 Presidential Election Defeat. In Recounting GA Votes, Trump Lost by a Wider Margin.

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs (D) has said the Proposal Represents an Intrusion on State Authority over Eelections. In a Press Release issued 6/16/2026, Hobbs Shared His Comments to the USPS, that Urge the Postal Service to Withdraw the Proposed Rule.

“The executive order on which this proposed rule is based and the proposed rule itself are unconstitutional intrusions on state authority over elections and also violate the constitutional separation of powers,” Hobbs wrote. “A court recently agreed that the executive order’s directions to USPS were unlawful, and the USPS has no constitutional authority to interfere with state regulation of the time, place, and manner of holding elections. The court specifically forbid the USPS from proposing or implementing rules outlined in the executive order for the November 3, 2026 election and all earlier elections.”

Hobbs Argued that there isn’t Enough Ttime to put the Rule in Place before the Election in 2026, and that it “would be a financial burden on an electoral system that currently functions well despite limited resources.”

He said that the Proposed Rrule would have “an equal effect on state and local ballots that appear on our consolidated election ballots.”

Putting theRrule in Place in 6/2026 would mean that “counties may not be able to use the ballot envelopes they have already purchased,” He wrote.










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NYC Mayor Will Not Enforce End of TPS for Haitians and Syrians

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) said 6/25/2026, that He will Not Enforce the Supreme Court's Ruling that Ends Deportation Protections for Haitian and Syrian Migrants.

In a Majority Opinion Authored by Justice Samuel Alito (I) Earlier in the Day, the Court held that the Challengers of-Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Beneficiaries from Syria and Haiti, were Not Entitled to Interim Relief, Blocking the Termination of their TPS Designations.

The High Court Concluded that the TPS Statute Limits Judicial Review of Non-Constitutional Claims, and Prevents Courts from Second-Guessing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) TPS Termination Decisions on those Grounds.

"To have people who frankly taught the world about freedom have their own freedom put into jeopardy by the actions of a Supreme Court and federal administration - it is not only cruel, it's not something we will ever accept," Mamdani said in a Video Message.

Mamdani also Accused the Supreme Court, in a Separate Statement, of Indirectly allowing One of the "largest attacks against immigrants in modern American history" to take Place.

"This decision will cause enormous pain across the five boroughs" Mamdani said. "Here in New York, it falls hardest on our Haitian community, one of the largest in the country, alongside Syrian families."

"To the tens of thousands of New Yorkers with TPS who are watching the news, frightened about what comes next, hear me clearly: New York City is your home," He continued. "You belong here. We will not turn our backs on you."

The Mayor's Ooffice added that it will Release Resources for Migrant Families soon, and the City's Sanctuary Laws, already Prevent Local Law Enforcement from Enforcing Federal Immigration Laws and Operations, or Cooperating with ICE.










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Ukraine Raises Flag on Black Sea Spit

Russia Retreats after 4 years. A Spit is a type of Coastal Landform, a Narrow, Elongated Strip of Land that Extends from the Mainland or an Island into the Sea, often formed by Longshore Drift Depositing Sediment along the Shoreline.

Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces Raised the National Flag on the Kinburn Spit in Mykolaiv Oblast on 6/25/2026, a Strategic Territory Russia has Occupied since 3/2022.

Russian ForcesR Retreated under Heavy Fire, after Ukrainian Strikes Severed All Supply Lines to the Peninsula.

The Kinburn Spit Controls Access between the Black Sea and the Dnipro River Delta, Threatening Russian Fire Capability against Mykolaiv, Ochakiv, and Odesa Ports.

Ukraine's Navy Confirmed: "The enemy was forced to retreat, that is true."

Ukraine's Southern Command Declared: "Our tanks will reach Dzhankoi" in Occupied Crimea.










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