Supreme Court Turns Away Trump Bid to Scrap California Mail Ballots

The Supreme Court has rejected President Trump's effort to force California to set aside thousands of disputed mail ballots ahead of the midterms, according to a breaking report from the Associated Press. The justices declined to intervene, leaving those ballots where they are as the state moves toward its next election. It's a clear loss for Trump on a front he has fought on for years.

Trump's push targeted mail ballots his side has flagged as disputed, asking the high court to step in before voters head to the polls. The court said no. California, the most populous state in the country, has been a recurring battleground in fights over how mail-in votes are handled.

Mail ballots have been a flashpoint in American elections for several cycles running, with courts repeatedly asked to settle what happens to contested ones. This time the answer came from the nation's highest court, and it came quickly. The midterms are the next test, and the legal wrangling over balloting is unlikely to cool before then.