Mail Ballots, Maps, and a Crackdown — Sept. 7, 2026
About this episode
Trump files third SCOTUS emergency appeal on mail-in ballot rules, Missouri Supreme Court unanimously blocks Republican congressional map, Trump administration expands immigration enforcement through banking system and state welfare agencies
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Sources & Citations
Trump again turns to SCOTUS to revive mail-in ballot restrictions | Politico
www.politico.com
Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Restrictions | The New York Times
www.nytimes.com
Trump again asks supreme court to restrict mail-in voting as midterms loom | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com
Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions | Los Angeles Times
www.latimes.com
Missouri Supreme Court pauses GOP gerrymander, likely netting Democrats 1 House seat | Politico
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Missouri AG asks the Supreme Court to block map ruling | Politico
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Missouri Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map can't be used for November elections | NBC News
www.nbcnews.com
Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered congressional map, orders referendum vote | Missouri Independent
missouriindependent.com
Trump signs $70bn immigration act ensuring ICE funding through 2029 | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com
Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System – The White House
www.whitehouse.gov
Trump Administration Ramps Up Efforts to Debank Immigrants – NCLC
www.nclc.org
DOJ says states must report all undocumented immigrants — or lose federal funds | POLITICO
www.politico.com