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US Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Mail Ballot Rules Ahead of Midterm Elections
Sep 15, 2026 · 9 min · 14 segments
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Global News: Daily News Briefing
Sep 15, 2026 · 9 min · 14 segments
In a major legal defeat for the White House, the United States Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing sweeping new US Postal Service rules on mail-in ballots ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
The decision leaves intact lower court injunctions that halted the administration's attempt to overhaul mail voting procedures just weeks before voters head to the polls.
The controversial Postal Service regulation stemmed from an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year.
Under the proposed rule, state and local election authorities would have been required to submit ballot envelope designs for federal review, use specific barcode tracking systems, and upload intended recipients' names and addresses into a new federal online portal.
The Postal Service would then have had the authority to hold or return ballot mail that-
In a major legal defeat for the White House, the United States Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing sweeping new US Postal Service rules on mail-in ballots ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
The decision leaves intact lower court injunctions that halted the administration's attempt to overhaul mail voting procedures just weeks before voters head to the polls.
The controversial Postal Service regulation stemmed from an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year.
Under the proposed rule, state and local election authorities would have been required to submit ballot envelope designs for federal review, use specific barcode tracking systems, and upload intended recipients' names and addresses into a new federal online portal.
The Postal Service would then have had the authority to hold or return ballot mail that-
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