Trump attacks Supreme Court after it strikes down his mail-in voting restrictions

Trump Erupts After Supreme Court Blocks Mail-In Voting Restrictions

President Donald Trump launched a furious attack on the Supreme Court Tuesday after the justices struck down his administration's efforts to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections.

In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump raged against what he called "another bad decision" from the Court.

"It is a big loss for Republicans, and America itself, and makes cheating by the Radical Left 'Dumocrats,' on Mail-In Ballots, a much easier thing to do—And now they have an open field to do so!" Trump wrote. "The Supreme Court has really let our Country down!"

The president continued his tirade by referencing the Court's previous decisions to undo his "Liberation Day" tariffs and block his efforts to scrap birthright citizenship.

"The damage done to America is incalculable, and they know this, just as everyone else does—It is an irreparable and unrecoverable harm!" Trump wrote. "The Court's inability and unwillingness to do the right thing for our Country will go down, in a very negative way, in the annals of History."

Trump claimed that certain justices were "petrified of these craved and depraved Democrats" and had been "cajoled by the Radical Left."

"These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves, a Court that is costing the United States Trillions of Dollars with shockingly bad rulings that are of such magnitude that it won't be easily possible for our Country to recover or heal," Trump wrote, referring to Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and Neil Gorsuch—all of whom he appointed to the bench.

Justice Kavanaugh wrote a brief concurring opinion, noting that "there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority." However, he added that "applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections."

Trump claimed that "it is not easy for me to write this criticism of the United States Supreme Court—it will likely cost me dearly for years to come—but I feel it my obligation and duty, as President, to do so for the America we love!"

Despite this claim, the president has spent months railing against the Supreme Court, including its conservative justices.

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McConnell Returns to Capitol Hill After Three-Month Absence

Senator Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday for a vote, ending a stretch of nearly 100 days without public speaking—but his staff took steps to keep him out of view of cameras.

It has been over three months since McConnell was heard publicly, after he was found unconscious in his Washington, D.C., home in June. He spent the summer collecting a paycheck while offering few updates on his health.

Upon returning to Capitol Hill, his team ensured he appeared in a corridor where press is banned from recording video—likely a strategic move, given that McConnell still does not appear lucid or coherent. Determining his condition would be easier if he would address the public, one of the most basic tasks of his job.

"Reporters aren't allowed to film in the hallways outside the Senate chamber, which is where this pic is, except for at weekly leadership press conferences held here," HuffPost's Jennifer Bendery wrote on X. "In other words, you can lose your credentials over this.… My best guess is his staff is avoiding all press in the halls and using more private ways into and out of the building."

Various Republican colleagues have claimed to have spoken with McConnell since June. However, while rumors about his condition circulated, he released just two photos of himself and his wife, along with two press statements—none of which offered evidence that his language and cognition were adequate. This is a concern for an 80-year-old senator with years of health problems who was found passed out on the floor.