# SCOTUS Says States Can Take Their Time Counting Ballots — Big Loss for Trump. Plus Newsom's Pay-to-Play Scandal Could Follow Him Straight In

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Podcast: [The Tom Sullivan Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show-7354798)
Published: 2026-06-29T17:26:33+00:00
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The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that states can count mail-in ballots received days after Election Day as long as they were postmarked on time — a real defeat for the Trump administration's push for faster nationwide counting. States make the rules, and that is not changing anytime soon. We break down what it means for how fast we know election results going forward. And Gavin Newsom is facing real pay-to-play questions over behested payments tied to his wife's charities. He calls it political payback. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't — but if authorities don't get to the bottom of it now, opposition researchers absolutely will once Newsom's expected 2028 presidential run gets underway. Big show today. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support . Remember to call with your money and investing questions 855-295-6600 for the Financial Friday podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/7102919/episodes/feed

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