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Here’s more background on the Texas lawsuit that the Supreme Court had rejected, from Reuters:
Texas was suing the states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in an unlikely bid, calling changes that the states had made to election procedures amid the coronavirus pandemic unlawful.
The suit was backed by Trump and more than 100 Republicans in Congress, including the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy.
The court’s order marked its second this week rebuffing Republican requests that it get involved in the 2020 election outcome. The justices turned away an appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday.
Related: Supreme court rejects Trump-backed Texas lawsuit aiming to overturn election results
Donald Trump signed a temporary funding measure to avert a government shutdown. The stopgap measure, known as a continuing resolution, will expire in a week.
The short-term measure buys lawmakers time to reach an agreement on a delayed Covid relief bill. Lawmakers are at odds over whether or not to send out another round of direct payments to Americans, as coronavirus cases rise and the economic crisis deepens.
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