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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to force California to set aside about 20,000 mail-in ballots it alleges belong to noncitizens, one day before the midterm elections.⁠[22, 23, 28 +1] The appeal came after lower courts rejected the request earlier Monday.⁠[30] A federal court in Washington said the administration's list is flawed and includes dozens, and perhaps thousands, of legitimate citizen voters.⁠[50]

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Of the 54 rated outlets that covered it, 19 are left of center (4 of them in the Left group), 16 are center and 19 are right of center (16 of them in the Right group). 6 more are not rated.

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Atlanta Black Star · Left · −2.03Ms. Magazine · Left · −1.42Vox · Left · −1.32Crooks and Liars · Left · −1.26Daily Kos · Leans left · −1.22NewsOne · Leans left · −1.18Slate · Leans left · −1.18AlterNet · Leans left · −1.16PoliticusUSA · Leans left · −1.16New York Magazine · Leans left · −1.13The New Republic · Leans left · −1.09HuffPost · Leans left · −1.06Raw Story · Leans left · −0.94Talking Points Memo · Leans left · −0.78MS NOW · Leans left · −0.76The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NPR · Leans left · −0.68The Daily Beast · Leans left · −0.64NBC News · Center · −0.49PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48TIME · Center · −0.40Newsweek · Center · −0.30Foreign Policy · Center · −0.20ABC News · Center · −0.19CBS News · Center · −0.14Axios · Center · −0.05Mediaite · Center · +0.04Roll Call · Center · +0.04Yahoo News · Center · +0.07Bloomberg · Center · +0.08The Hill · Center · +0.10UPI · Center · +0.17Forbes · Center · +0.19CNBC · Center · +0.40New York Post · Leans right · +0.64RealClearPolitics · Leans right · +0.87Reason · Leans right · +0.94PJ Media · Right · +1.26The Washington Times · Right · +1.27HotAir · Right · +1.27Washington Examiner · Right · +1.34WorldNetDaily · Right · +1.44Fox News · Right · +1.52Twitchy · Right · +1.58Blaze Media · Right · +1.71RedState · Right · +1.87Breitbart · Right · +2.03The Daily Wire · Right · +2.07The Western Journal · Right · +2.13The Daily Signal · Right · +2.20The Political Insider · Right · +2.65One America News Network · Right · +2.69Conservative Review · Right · +2.76
  • Left: Atlanta Black Star (−2.03), Ms. Magazine (−1.42), Vox (−1.32), Crooks and Liars (−1.26).
  • Leans left: Daily Kos (−1.22), NewsOne (−1.18), Slate (−1.18), AlterNet (−1.16), PoliticusUSA (−1.16), New York Magazine (−1.13), The New Republic (−1.09), HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), Talking Points Memo (−0.78), MS NOW (−0.76), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), TIME (−0.40), Newsweek (−0.30), Foreign Policy (−0.20), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Axios (−0.05), Mediaite (+0.04), Roll Call (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19), CNBC (+0.40).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64), RealClearPolitics (+0.87), Reason (+0.94).
  • Right: PJ Media (+1.26), The Washington Times (+1.27), HotAir (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), WorldNetDaily (+1.44), Fox News (+1.52), Twitchy (+1.58), Blaze Media (+1.71), RedState (+1.87), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13), The Daily Signal (+2.20), The Political Insider (+2.65), One America News Network (+2.69), Conservative Review (+2.76).

Not rated Al Jazeera, BBC News, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, NewsNation, Semafor. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Sources

Left

  1. 1 AlterNet · Leans left · Nov 2, 5:08 p.m. ETTrump’s 'loser' move suggests White House 'lost control of the president'
  2. 2 Atlanta Black Star · Left · Nov 2, 6:00 a.m. ETTrump Turns Final Midterm Rally Into a Trip Down Memory Lane, But His Remarks About Robert De Niro Leave Critics Asking One Question
  3. 3 Crooks and Liars · Left · Nov 2, 3:18 p.m. ETNew Alaska Lawsuits? What Else Can Go Wrong In Alaska Senate Race?
  4. 4 Daily Kos · Leans left · Nov 1, 7:00 p.m. ETThe danger of counting on a blue tsunami
  5. 5 HuffPost · Leans left · Nov 2, 4:15 p.m. ETTrump Spends Most Of His Final Appearance Before Midterms Talking About… Construction
  6. 6 MS NOW · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:47 p.m. ETAt the Reflecting Pool, Trump does a weird show-and-tell on election eve
  7. 7 Ms. Magazine · Left · Nov 2, 2:46 p.m. ETHere We Go Again… Trump Is *Still* Trying to Intervene in the Midterms, Courts Are Pushing Back
  8. 8 New York Magazine · Leans left · Nov 2, 5:04 p.m. ETTrump’s Closing Argument: Get a Load of the Reflecting Pool!
  9. 9 NewsOne · Leans left · Nov 2, 11:47 a.m. ETDOJ Wants Sanctions On Immigrant Group For Criticizing Their Voter Fraud Claims
  10. 10 NPR · Leans left · Nov 2, 11:34 a.m. ETDOJ asks for Supreme Court to intervene on California ballot demands
  11. 11 PoliticusUSA · Leans left · Nov 2, 4:39 p.m. ETTrump Just Lost The Midterm Election For Republicans With Reflecting Pool Speech Disaster
  12. 12 Raw Story · Leans left · Nov 2, 6:04 p.m. ETSupreme Court hands Trump an election-eve humiliation after rejecting his gambit
  13. 13 Slate · Leans left · Nov 2, 4:53 p.m. ETControl of Congress Is on the Line. Time for Trump to… Talk a Lot About Plumbing?
  14. 14 Talking Points Memo · Leans left · Nov 2, 5:46 p.m. ETPresident Trump’s Closing Midterm Message Was Mostly About Proper Pool Maintenance
  15. 15 The Daily Beast · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:54 p.m. ETTrump, 80, Goes on Insane Ramble as Republicans Fear Landslide
  16. 16 The Guardian · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:42 p.m. ETTrump unveils results of $14m reflecting pool makeover in final appeal before midterms
  17. 17 The New Republic · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:31 p.m. ETTrump Hosts Bizarre Show-and-Tell With Photos of Reflecting Pool
  18. 18 The New York Times · Leans left · Nov 2, 11:48 a.m. ETTrump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in California Ballot Case
  19. 19 Vox · Left · Nov 2, 6:00 p.m. ETTrump’s final midterms pitch: Look at my pool

Center

  1. 20 ABC News · Center · Nov 2, 7:32 a.m. ETWATCH: A look at the state of the midterm races
  2. 21 Axios · Center · Nov 2, 6:04 p.m. ETSCOTUS rejects Trump's bid over California disputed ballots
  3. 22 Bloomberg · Center · Nov 2, 5:48 p.m. ETTrump’s DOJ Rejected by Supreme Court on California Ballots
  4. 23 CBS News · Center · Nov 2, 6:03 p.m. ETSupreme Court rejects Trump's request in California mail ballots dispute
  5. 24 CNBC · Center · Nov 2, 3:29 p.m. ETTrump focuses on Reflecting Pool in final public speech before midterms
  6. 25 Forbes · Center · Nov 2, 10:42 a.m. ETFinal 2026 Midterm Polls: Democrats Lead Key Senate Races In Last New York Times Poll
  7. 26 Foreign Policy · Center · Nov 2, 5:03 p.m. ETTrump’s Closing Midterm Message
  8. 27 Mediaite · Center · Nov 2, 12:59 p.m. ET‘This is a Tsunami’: Final NYT Poll Sparks Celebration, Caution on the Left
  9. 28 NBC News · Center · Nov 2, 5:52 p.m. ETSupreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California
  10. 29 Newsweek · Center · Nov 2, 2:47 p.m. ETTrump Touts DC Renovations in Final Push to Voters on Midterm Election Eve
  11. 30 PBS NewsHour · Center · Nov 2, 12:53 p.m. ETTrump administration asks Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballots
  12. 31 Roll Call · Center · Nov 2, 12:18 p.m. ETTrump’s closing midterm argument, Reflecting Pool edition
  13. 32 The Hill · Center · Nov 2, 5:55 p.m. ETSupreme Court rejects Trump administration’s bid to set aside 20K California ballots
  14. 33 TIME · Center · Nov 2, 5:45 p.m. ET‘We Gave This a Very Strong Shot’: Trump Delivers Closing Appeal Before the Midterms
  15. 34 UPI · Center · Nov 2, 1:25 p.m. ETTrump asks Supreme Court to ‘segregate’ 20,000 California votes
  16. 35 Yahoo News · Center · Nov 2, 4:58 p.m. ETTrump brushes aside tough midterm prospects with visit to Reflecting Pool

Right

  1. 36 Blaze Media · Right · Nov 2, 4:50 p.m. ETNBC polling analyst finds MASSIVE problem for Democrats ahead of Election Day
  2. 37 Breitbart · Right · Nov 2, 11:15 a.m. ETNolte: NY Times, Washington Post Fret over Republicans Ignoring Pollsters
  3. 38 Conservative Review · Right · Nov 2, 4:50 p.m. ETNBC polling analyst finds MASSIVE problem for Democrats ahead of Election Day
  4. 39 Fox News · Right · Nov 2, 1:23 p.m. ETVance's campaign blitz puts him at the forefront of the GOP's midterm push, as insiders praise packed schedule
  5. 40 HotAir · Right · Nov 2, 3:24 p.m. ETNYT Senate Polls Under Fire As Democrats Turn on Haley Stevens
  6. 41 New York Post · Leans right · Nov 2, 3:36 p.m. ETTrump renews promise of $5K payout if GOP retains Congress in Midterm eve speech at Lincoln Reflecting Pool
  7. 42 One America News Network · Right · Nov 2, 4:07 p.m. ETTrump delivers closing Midterm remarks, celebrates reopening of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
  8. 43 PJ Media · Right · Nov 2, 3:24 p.m. ETNYT Senate Polls Under Fire As Democrats Turn on Haley Stevens
  9. 44 RealClearPolitics · Leans right · Nov 2, 2:23 p.m. ETTrump Confident, Issues Stark Warning If Democrats Win
  10. 45 Reason · Leans right · Nov 2, 2:35 p.m. ETTrump's Election Interference in California and Alaska Prompts a Series of Judicial Rebukes
  11. 46 RedState · Right · Nov 2, 3:24 p.m. ETNYT Senate Polls Under Fire As Democrats Turn on Haley Stevens
  12. 47 The Daily Signal · Right · Nov 2, 5:49 p.m. ET‘A Little Bit of Apple Pie’: Trump’s Final Pitch to Voters
  13. 48 The Daily Wire · Right · Nov 2, 10:59 a.m. ETCNN Analyst Has A Warning For Dems Counting On A Senate Takeover
  14. 49 The Political Insider · Right · Nov 1, 9:15 p.m. ETOnly 8 States Back Trump Days Before Midterms
  15. 50 The Washington Times · Right · Nov 2, 5:05 p.m. ETAnother judge blocks Trump's attempt to hold disputed ballots, saying they include legitimate voters
  16. 51 The Western Journal · Right · Nov 2, 8:42 a.m. ETDid CA Give Immigrant Activist Group Access to Voter Rolls? Objection to DOJ Report Suggests They Have Inside Info or Are Liars
  17. 52 Twitchy · Right · Nov 2, 3:24 p.m. ETNYT Senate Polls Under Fire As Democrats Turn on Haley Stevens
  18. 53 Washington Examiner · Right · Nov 2, 4:14 p.m. ETTrump teases ‘Trump Reflecting Pool’ at final midterm elections event, says he’s joking
  19. 54 WorldNetDaily · Right · Nov 2, 2:18 p.m. ET11th hour: DOJ seeks Supreme Court review in California 20,000 ‘likely’ noncitizen ballot dispute

Not rated

  1. 55 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Nov 2, 2:06 p.m. ETTrump asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California ballots before midterms
  2. 56 BBC News · Not rated · Nov 1, 11:04 p.m. ETTrump makes fevered campaign push in final weekend before election
  3. 57 Financial Times · Not rated · Nov 2, 1:12 p.m. ETTrump administration asks Supreme Court to block some California ballots
  4. 58 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Nov 2, 5:13 p.m. ETTrump's closing message to American voters highlights repairs to Reflecting Pool
  5. 59 NewsNation · Not rated · Nov 2, 2:06 p.m. ETNoncitizen voting fight intensifies between DOJ, California
  6. 60 Semafor · Not rated · Nov 2, 4:24 p.m. ETTrump touts DC renovations ahead of tough midterms
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