The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reprimand a lower court for repeatedly stepping into a dispute over which party can secure cheaper television advertising rates ahead of an election. The case pits the GOP against Democrats in a battle over advertising costs. The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the GOP, siding with their position in the conflict.


The Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to chastise a lower court for intervening — again — in a legal fight between the two major political parties over who can access cheaper television advertising rates in the lead-up to an election. The Supreme Court sided with the GOP last month, ruling that Democrats...