️Supreme Court appears to favor limiting voting by mail
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears ready to limit voting by mail in the U.S., a move that would be in line with their past actions to narrow voter protections and benefit Republican interests. During oral arguments on Monday, the Conservative justices questioned whether a Mississippi law permitting ballots with a timely postmark to be received within five business days of the election is valid under federal election laws. The conservative justices seemed to side with those who say there should be a cutoff at election day. Liberal justices, meanwhile, seemed to support existing practices that allow mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they have been postmarked by election day.
Donald Trump votes by mail
Although he has been doing his best to eliminate voting by mail for U.S. voters, it turns out that President Donald Trump votes by mail. According to records in Palm Beach County, Florida, Trump voted by mail in the special election for House of Representatives a week ago and voted by mail in a January primary. On Monday, while participating in a roundtable discussion in Memphis on crime, Trump lied when he said, “You know, brought to my attention today that we’re the only country that does mail-in voting. Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, and we got to do something about it all.” In fact, Trump has falsely claimed numerous times in the past that the U.S. is the only country that does mail-in voting. In fact, dozens of countries use mail-in voting.
ICE agents largely idle at airports
Hundreds of ICE agents were deployed to 14 airports on Monday but they were seen to largely wander around without performing specific tasks. The ICE agents are not trained and qualified to screen passengers and have not filled-in for TSA screeners, many of whom have called in sick or quit as a result of not being paid. Homeland Security officials say the ICE agents will monitor exits and help with crowd control. Some airports have seen three or four hour delays at security checkpoints. Donald Trump said Monday that the ICE agents will also conduct immigration arrests at airports but then claimed that it is not their priority while at U.S. airports.
Runway collision investigation
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have converged on New York’s LaGuardia Airport after an Air Canada plane that was in its rollout after landing collided with a fire truck late Sunday night, killing both pilots and injuring dozens of others. Hundreds of flights have been canceled at the airport, and Runway 4 where the accident occurred will remain closed until Friday morning as crews sift through the wreckage, officials said. Pilots have also raised concerns in recent years about miscommunication, air traffic control missteps and other safety risks at LaGuardia, according to a CNN review of government records.
Iran denies Trump’s claim about negotiations
President Trump on Monday backed down from his threat to immediately start bombing Iran’s power plants, claiming the U.S. and Iran had held “productive conversations” to end the war he started. Iran, however, denied that any dialogue with Washington had taken place, according to state-affiliated media outlets citing the foreign ministry. A senior military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said the war will continue until the country receives full compensation for the damage it has sustained. Trump subsequently claimed that Iran has agreed not to develop nuclear weapons.
Oil prices go back up
Oil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel today following a series of military strikes overnight between Israel and Iran. This comes after prices dropped sharply on Monday after President Trump said he would postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants “subject to the success of ongoing meetings and discussions.” But Iran, which again has denied any talks were underway, dismissed Trump’s claims as an attempt to lower energy prices and buy time, according to state media reports. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose almost 1.8% to $101.7 a barrel — and analysts caution that even a deal with Iran is unlikely to bring relief at the pump anytime soon.
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