The Supreme Court issued an emergency order allowing President Trump to move forward with plans to restrict mail-in voting. The justices permitted Trump to implement an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to create state-by-state lists of U.S. citizens to monitor voter rolls for noncitizens. The order also called on the Postal Service to use state-provided lists to determine mail-in voting eligibility. With little more than two months until Election Day, it remains unclear whether these rules will be in effect for this year's midterms. The Court cautioned that this order was not a final decision on whether Trump's order will necessarily be lawful once complete, suggesting the legal battle may return to the Supreme Court quickly. The three liberal justices dissented, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warning the majority "needlessly injects chaos and uncertainty into the upcoming midterm elections."

In other news, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled a plan to further isolate Iran by imposing sanctions on every source or facilitator of its revenue. The administration billed the effort as an economic apocalypse for Iran, but offered few details, calling it more of a warning shot beginning a period of quiet diplomacy. Much of the work will take place through private negotiations with other countries to cut ties with Tehran, with the most complicated talks likely involving China, the largest buyer of Iranian oil. Meanwhile, about 45,000 people were ordered to evacuate the Reno area as the Hawk fire burned more than 15,000 acres in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Standardized testing requirements are being revived at colleges amid the shift away from Covid-era policies.