Trump loses supreme court bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots as justices refuse to take up emergency request – as it happened
The Guardian's live blog leads with the US supreme court refusing, hours after the request, to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots from voters the Trump administration flagged as likely noncitizens, without explaining its reasoning. On the eve of the midterms, it also covers reported US defensive strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, Haley Stevens' endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers, James Talarico's rally against Ken Paxton and Elon Musk, and Trump's 32% approval in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
