Day: June 29, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Oregon’s vote-by-mail law, preserving the state’s seven-day grace period for ballots mailed by Election Day.

In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled that states like Oregon and Washington may continue counting ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive in the days afterward.

Oregon officials say the decision protects thousands of legally cast ballots from being rejected because of postal delays. Since the state’s grace period took effect in 2022, approximately 160,000 ballots have been counted after arriving following Election Day.

In this report, we explain:
– What the Supreme Court decided in Watson v. Republican National Committee
– How Oregon’s vote-by-mail system works
– How many ballots could have been affected
– Why election officials say the ruling preserves current election procedures
– Why voters are still encouraged to return ballots early or use official drop boxes

State leaders say the ruling keeps Oregon’s existing election laws in place while ensuring legally cast ballots continue to be counted.

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Today as it Happened on Monday, June 29, 2026:

Monday marked opinion day at the U.S. Supreme Court, where eight cases remained pending. Seven of them were considered major cases.

The remaining cases fell into three main categories: elections, presidential power, and transgender rights.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against President Donald Trump in his effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, leaving her on the central bank’s board while her lawsuit continues.

Trump fired Cook in August 2025 over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud. Cook has denied the allegations and has not been charged with a crime.

The court also upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day and received up to five business days later.

In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that federal election law requires ballots to be cast by Election Day but does not require election officials to receive them by that date.

Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will now begin in January, a judge said Monday, delaying it from the fall.

U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett said she was postponing the federal trial so Mangione’s lawyers can focus on his state murder trial, which is scheduled to begin on Sept. 8.

And President Donald Trump downplayed the importance of a newly passed bipartisan housing bill aimed at making homeownership more affordable.

Speaking with reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump called the bill “unimportant” and “a yawn.”

“I think it’s so unimportant compared to the SAVE America Act,” Trump said.

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