The legal battle over the Postal Service's mail ballot plan is gaining traction in the record, and a Supreme Court justice declined to disturb a state court's congressional map injunction.
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- Corroboration gain: The claim that millions of eligible voters face uncertainty about mail balloting for the midterms due to ongoing litigation over a Postal Service mail ballot plan is now reported by 3 outlets, up from 1.
- Newly contested: Whether Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh refused to lift the block on Missouri's new congressional map is now in dispute — the underlying claim (injunction left in place) is contested, so treat it as unresolved.
- New, contested: One outlet disputes the RNC's characterization of its Dallas gathering as the first-ever midterm convention. No corroboration yet; the record hasn't settled it.
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- New, contested: Two outlets report President Trump said the U.S. war with Iran will end immediately after November's midterm elections, quoting him as saying "They can't hold out any longer." The claim is contested and carries no corroboration beyond those two outlets.