The court also agreed Monday to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, a target of Trump. A ruling is expected in time to govern the counting of ballots in the 2026 midterm congressional elections.
Meanwhile, the administration has demanded that states "undo" full benefits paid under SNAP during a one-day window between when a federal judge ordered full funding and a Supreme Court justice put a temporary pause on that order. A federal appeals court is now considering whether to impose a longer halt to the full benefits, and funding SNAP is part of a proposal some Senate Democrats are making to end the shutdown.