The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states may count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day even if they arrive later. The decision upholds Mississippi’s five-day grace period and preserves similar rules in more than a dozen states.
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New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to freeze rent increases on one- and two-year leases for roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The decision fulfills a key campaign promise by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and drew both praise from tenant advocates and criticism from property owner groups.
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether states can count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterward, focusing on Mississippi’s law allowing a five-day grace period. The Republican National Committee and others argue that federal law requires ballots to be received by Election Day, while Mississippi officials defend their law under the Constitution’s Elections Clause and warn that invalidating it could affect millions of voters, including military personnel. The ruling, expected before the November midterms, will address the tension between federal election uniformity and states’ authority over mail-in ballot deadlines.
Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying rioter from the Jan. 6 Capitol assault, has filed paperwork to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona's 8th Congressional District as a Libertarian. He is running for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko, who is not seeking re-election. Chansley is awaiting trial for several federal offenses related to the Capitol riot and it is unclear if he will be able to secure the party's nomination or run for office while awaiting trial.