NPR News: 06-30-2026 1AM EDT

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Live from NPR News, I'm Joel Snyder. Tuesday marks the final opinion day for the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court has four cases left to decide, including President Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship. Voting rights groups, meanwhile, are applauding a Supreme Court decision that preserves the ability of states to count postmarked ballots that arrive after Election Day. This is a victory for some veteran groups who intervened in the case. Here's NPR's Ashley Lopez reporting.

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Republicans were challenging a Mississippi law that allows officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day, but arrive after. But in a five-four vote, the Supreme Court upheld the law. VetVoice Foundation was among the groups that intervened in this case. They argued eliminating ballot receipt grace periods would have disproportionately harmed military and overseas voters, who often face postal delays. In a statement, the group said this ruling is a major victory for voters. About 30 states have laws that allow election administrators to count postmarked ballots that arrive after Election Day from overseas and military voters. Ashley Lopez, NPR News.

Joel Snyder· Host1:06

The heat wave that has the Midwest sweltering is poised to move eastward. Some of the worst conditions expected Thursday and Friday in the Ohio Valley, the Mid-Atlantic region, and the Northeast. Temperatures are forecast in the 90s, with heat index values expected to exceed 100 degrees. A National Weather Service meteorologist, Mark Boudreaux, warns that there will be little relief