The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's request to set aside thousands of California votes in the midterm elections. The move was a high-profile setback as the president continued to insist on his unconfirmed claims about widespread illegal voting by non-citizens. On Monday local time, the Supreme Court Justice declined to intervene in the clash and gave no explanation or record of objections. Earlier, the US government claimed to have identified 20,000 “probable” non-citizens in the California electoral roll. The California side said the list is full of inaccuracies and accuses President Donald Trump of trying to spread doubts in the country's democratic process. The Supreme Court's refusal came on the eve of the midterm elections. Current polls show that widespread public dissatisfaction with Trump's leadership may cause the Republican Party to lose control of the first or both houses of Congress. The Supreme Court acted only hours after the Government submitted the request. Normally, when the justices think the case may be disputed, they will ask the California side to submit a defense opinion, but this time they chose not to do so.

The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's request to set aside thousands of California votes in the midterm elections. The move was a high-profile setback as the president continued to insist on his unconfirmed claims about widespread illegal voting by non-citizens. On Monday local time, the Supreme Court Justice declined to intervene in the clash and gave no explanation or record of objections. Earlier, the US government claimed to have identified 20,000 “probable” non-citizens in the California electoral roll. The California side said the list is full of inaccuracies and accuses President Donald Trump of trying to spread doubts in the country's democratic process. The Supreme Court's refusal came on the eve of the midterm elections. Current polls show that widespread public dissatisfaction with Trump's leadership may cause the Republican Party to lose control of the first or both houses of Congress. The Supreme Court acted only hours after the Government submitted the request. Normally, when the justices think the case may be disputed, they will ask the California side to submit a defense opinion, but this time they chose not to do so.