Arriving

• The Supreme Court rejected a Republican-led legal challenge that sought to ban the counting of mailed ballots arriving after Election Day. • The ruling upholds laws in the District of Columbia and more than half of U.S. states that allow late-arriving ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by the election date. • This decision prevents a significant shift in voting rules that Donald Trump and his allies had targeted ahead of the midterm elections.

• The US Supreme Court upheld a law allowing mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day to be counted, ruling against Republican challenges. • The decision ensures that voters who mailed their ballots on time are not disenfranchised by postal delays, maintaining the authority of states to determine ballot counting procedures. • This ruling is significant as it prevents potential confusion for voters and election officials during the current cycle of midterm primaries and general elections.

• In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to restrict the use of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. • The ruling centers on the constitutional balance between a state legislature's power to prescribe election manners and Congress's authority to override those rules for federal elections. • This decision ensures that California's existing voting system remains unaffected, preserving the legality of late-arriving mail ballots.

Court sides against Republican challenge after deciding earlier this term to let Louisiana effectively dismantle Voting Rights ActSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US supreme court sided against national Republicans and Donald Trump’s administration to allow mail-in ballots that arrive after election day to be counted, upholding the law in more than a dozen states.The Republican National Committee (RNC) had challenged a Mississippi state law allowing mailed ballots to be counted if they arrive within five business days of election day, so long as they were postmarked by election day. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Indonesia reports growing number of attempts by Chinese nationals to organise boat journeys, as Australian authorities refuse to reveal detailsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has refused to reveal how many Chinese nationals have arrived in Australia by boat since 2024, saying that disclosing the figure may harm relations with other countries.However, reports by Indonesian police show that there has been a consistent trend of Chinese nationals attempting to reach Australia through Indonesia as an alternative to “zouxian”, or “walking the line” – the illegal migration route from Mexico to the US through the Darian Gap. Continue reading...