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Over 148,000 Mail Ballots Rejected In California's Primary Election, Data Show Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Election data that was provided by California state officials for last month's primary elections show that more than 148,000 mail-in ballots were rejected, an uptick of more than 40,000 from the 2024 primary. Election workers conduct ballot tabulation at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California's state primary election in the City of Industry, Calif., on June 2, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images All in all, 148,241 were rejected in...

Cracking Up And Joining Up By Michael Every of Rabobank Geopolitics is front and center, even in Argentina–England at the World Cup, where the contested Falklands/Malvinas, which could have oil reserves, saw jingoist 1980’s language. Yet it’s Hormuz, where 1980’s-style tanker wars are underway, that’s the penalty spot. The US is striking Iran again night and day, as Tehran warns of an “existential war”. Reports have Trump leaning towards expanding US military operations; others say what he’s been hitting widen his options for escalation; and Trump has stated Iran “will be defeated...

Supreme Court To Decide If Federal Ballots Received After Election Day Are Counted Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 will hear Mississippi’s appeal against a lower court ruling striking down its law counting ballots received after Election Day. The counting of ballots received after Election Day has become an increasingly contentious political issue in recent years. Those who support the practice say it is necessary to maximize participation in the democratic process and that states should be able to craft ballot rules to accommodate...