Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump criticized the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to uphold a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterward to be counted. Trump labeled the ruling a "tremendous loss" and leveraged it to push for "THE SAVE AMERICA ACT," a voting restriction bill he asserts is necessary to combat "CHEATING." The proposed "SAVE AMERICA ACT" faces significant opposition in the Senate, lacking support from all Democrats and several Republicans due to its restrictive provisions on voter registration and postal ballots. Justice Amy Coney Barrett penned the majority opinion, affirming that federal statutes do not override Mississippi's measure, which was originally enacted in 2020 to accommodate voting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump has consistently misrepresented mail-in voting as a fraudulent practice favoring Democrats, despite the absence of evidence for widespread voter fraud, as these ballots statistically tend to lean Democratic. In full‘CHEATING!’: Trump unleashes after Supreme Court smacks him down on mail-in ballots and rages at RepublicansThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

In a surprise decision across ideological lines, the Supreme Court is saving a grace period for ballots received after Election Day.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.

A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Mississippi can continue to count some…

Mail-in voting has huge bipartisan support among voters because it is safe and secure, and has been part of the American experience since the Civil War.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with the court’s three liberal justices

Amy Coney Barrett wrote the 5-4 majority opinion handing Trump what he called a "tremendous loss" months before the midterms.

Trump reacted to a major Supreme Court loss by pressuring five Republicans to flip their positions on the SAVE America Act.

Donald Trump had previously vowed to end mail-in voting before November’s congressional elections

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump criticized the Supreme Court's…

In a 5-4 decision, the Court said states can allow post–Election Day receipt of mail ballots. It will boost Trump’s crusade for the SAVE America Act.

In a crucial victory for democracy, the US Supreme Court ruled that states can count ballots received after Election Day if postmarked on time.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after election day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump suffered a number of setbacks from the Supreme Court on Monday, including a decision allowing states to count some ballots that come in after Election Day.

As the Supreme Court deals a blow to Trump’s election-rigging schemes, a veteran court watcher explains why this ruling is a big deal—and how he’s trying to corrupt the court…

The justices in a 5-4 ruling overturned a lower court's decision that had deemed a Mississippi law inconsistent with US statutes that set the timing of federal elections.

US President Donald Trump criticized a Supreme Court decision on Monday (June 29) that allows mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted, calling it “surprising”…

President Donald Trump has tried many ways to tighten his grip on U.S. elections, from signing executive orders to pushing restrictive legislation in Congress

Monday's Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots reignited frustrations within Trump's coalition regarding Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

Washington Examiner's Byron York said Trump is fighting to get the SAVE America Act passed amid controversy in Mississippi about mail-in ballots.