SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Mail-In Ballots, Trump Eyes Cuba, ICE Deploys to Airports: AM Update 3/24
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Tuesday, March 24th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
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The Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in a case that could limit how mail-in ballots are counted. I do believe I'll be the honor of having the honor of Taking Cuba. As Cuba struggles with fuel shortages, blackouts, and a collapsing electrical grid, the Trump administration publicly weighs taking action. President Trump in Memphis, Tennessee, highlighting a successful task force cracking down on violent crime in what was once one of the most dangerous cities in America. ICE agents arriving at airports nationwide, assisting overwhelmed TSA agents amid a partial DHS shutdown. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Starting something new, especially a business, is hard.
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all with 24-7 award-winning support. Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at Shopify.com slash Megan. Go to Shopify.com slash Megan. That's Shopify.com slash Megan. The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday hearing oral arguments in a case that could reshape how states handle mail-in ballots, specifically whether ballots postmarked by Election Day but arriving later can still be counted. At issue, a Mississippi law adopted in 2020 during the COVID pandemic allowing mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by Election Day and then received within five business days thereafter. Four years later, the Republican National Committee, the Mississippi Republican Party, a voter, and a county election official challenging that law, arguing it conflicts with a federal statute that sets a single national election day, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
a separate lawsuit by the Libertarian Party of Mississippi eventually combined with the Republicans' case. The Constitution grants states authority over the, quote, times, places, and manner of elections, but also gives Congress the power to override those rules. Mississippi arguing that an election occurs when voters cast their ballots, not when officials receive or count them, and that timely postmarking therefore satisfies federal law. The challengers arguing Election Day means when officials receive the ballots, making Mississippi's mail-in policy in violation of federal law. The case appealed all the way up to the Supreme Court where, after more than two hours of arguments, several of the more conservative justices appeared skeptical of Mississippi's position.
Right out of the gate, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett pressing Mississippi Solicitor General Scott Stewart with a rapid-fire round of questions.
If I give my ballot, mail-in ballot, to my neighbor, is that a choice? It's a choice. It's not a final choice that can be recognized in the context of an election. So when do I know whether or not a choice is final? Is there any limit to that? As to how early people could vote? Sure. You know, they fill out a ballot if you're giving them a ballot and, you know, drop it off two weeks before. Your Honor, I don't think there is a limit to how early that could occur. If I have someone in my neighborhood, in my HOA, who says, listen, I'm going to take everybody's votes in, what if the state said, that's fine, if you've cast your final vote and you've
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