A batch of Supreme Court rulings just landed, mixed news for Trump and mostly bad for his push to control elections, the Fed, and federal regulators.

• The Court ruled that mail-in ballots postmarked by election day can still be counted if they arrive a few days late, a loss for Republican efforts to tighten voting rules before the midterms.
• The Court let stand the $5 million civil verdict against Trump in the E. Jean Carroll case.
• In a win for markets, the Court blocked Trump from firing Fed officials at will, protecting the central bank's independence and the trust that keeps markets calm.
• But it also gave Trump broad power to fire heads of other independent agencies like the FTC, SEC, and FCC without cause.

Outlook: Expect more legal fights over mail-in voting, and worry that gutting watchdog agencies could weaken consumer and financial protections down the road.