Trump takes fight to Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court seemed ready to revive a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump.
The Trump administration says lower courts are interfering with the president's attempt to protect federal officers tasked with enforcing immigration law.
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow deployment of the National Guard in the Chicago area.
In a dispute over a Louisiana voting map, the conservative majority signaled it might prohibit using race as a factor in creating election districts. Resulting redistricting could let states cement Republican control of Congress.
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday refused to hear the appeal of Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who wanted his judgment of $1.44 billion overturned.