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- •The Supreme Court rules that the National Trust for Historic Preservation generally lacks standing to block construction of Trump's White House East Wing ballroom, allowing work to resume.
- •The split decision, featuring varying opinions including 5-4 and 6-3 postures on related matters, leaves broader legal questions about the project unresolved even as immediate construction continues.

- •The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, lifts lower-court injunctions and allows Trump's mail-in voting restrictions to move forward for the midterms, while leaving room for further legal challenges.
- •Analysts note the mail-in voting fight is part of a wider set of 2026 midterm legal battles, including court fights over Confederate-named schools and an FDA nominee's confirmation.