# Supreme Court rejects Trump DOJ bid over California ballots

https://mins.news/en/item/126234

- Bloomberg News, 2026-11-02 23:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-02/trump-s-doj-rejected-by-supreme-court-on-california-ballots?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae91621a85655000117d79b

> The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to set aside thousands of California ballots in the midterm election. The decision dealt the president a high-profile setback as he promotes unproven claims of widespread illegal voting by noncitizens.

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