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Trump faces setbacks in voting and immigration rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump's attempt to proceed with his plan to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections scheduled for November, citing the tight timeframe and the risk of implementing widespread changes that could cause significant disruption to the electoral process. Trump had signed an executive order in March aimed at tightening mail-in voting requirements, claiming that this method was susceptible to fraud. This led to legal challenges from Democratic-led states, which argued that election administration is a constitutional prerogative. Based on the court's decision, major changes cannot be made before the election, as states like Alabama, North Carolina, and Wisconsin have already begun sending out mail-in ballots. The legal uncertainty has caused administrative confusion ahead of the voting date. This ruling is part of a series of legal battles between Trump's administration and U.S. judicial authorities, highlighting deep political divisions over election management and the powers of the federal government versus the states.
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