The Trump administration has again asked the Supreme Court to temporarily allow the U.S. Postal Service to enforce new requirements for mail-in ballots, escalating a legal fight over federal authority over election mail less than two months before the November midterm elections. The administration filed its latest emergency application Sunday, …
Read More »Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let USPS Withhold Mail Ballots
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to give the U.S. Postal Service broad power to withhold mail ballots from voters whose information does not meet new federal requirements, escalating a major election fight less than two months before the midterms. The emergency appeal seeks immediate permission to enforce …
Read More »Whistleblower Warns Postal Service Ballot System Could Delay Millions of Mail Votes
An anonymous federal official has warned Congress that a rushed and insufficiently tested U.S. Postal Service system could prevent large numbers of Americans from receiving mail ballots this fall if courts allow President Donald Trump’s plans for the midterm elections to take effect. The whistleblower disclosure, made public Tuesday by …
Read More »Judge Reinstates Pause on Trump Order Limiting Mail Ballots
A federal judge froze for two weeks a Trump administration regulation to restrict mail voting late Thursday, calling the U.S. Postal Service rule a violation of states’ power to administer elections. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s temporary restraining order reinstated a pause that she had lifted just a day earlier, following …
Read More »Supreme Court Allows Trump Mail-Voting Restrictions to Move Forward
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward, for now, with plans to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, handing the White House a significant legal victory while leaving the ultimate fate of the policy unresolved. The divided court issued an unsigned emergency …
Read More »Trump Votes by Mail in Florida Primary Despite Attacks on Mail-In Voting
President Donald Trump voted by mail in Florida’s Republican primary Tuesday, marking the second time this year he has used a mail-in ballot despite years of criticizing the practice and pushing Congress to impose new restrictions on mail-in voting. Trump, who maintains his legal residence in Palm Beach, requested a …
Read More »Courts Issue Conflicting Rulings on Trump Executive Order Restricting Vote-by-Mail
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can continue implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting vote-by-mail, reaching the opposite conclusion that another appeals panel decided over the weekend. The conflict appeared to make it even more clear the issue will have to be settled by the …
Read More »Trump Turns to Supreme Court After Mail Voting Order Is Blocked
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to revive President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting vote-by-mail after a federal appeals court refused to allow the policy to take effect ahead of November’s midterm elections. The emergency appeal comes just two days after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court …
Read More »Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump’s Voting Order Ahead of Midterms
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that blocks key portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order overhauling federal election procedures in nearly half the country, preventing the administration from implementing the changes ahead of November’s midterm elections. In a decision issued Saturday, the 1st U.S. Circuit …
Read More »Federal Judge Declines to Block Trump Mail-In Voting Executive Order
A federal judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting, dealing a setback to Democrats who argued the measure could disenfranchise millions of voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, rejected a request from …
Read More »Democrats Sue Over Trump Order Targeting Mail Voting
A coalition of Democratic groups and lawmakers filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging an executive order from Donald Trump that seeks to impose new restrictions on voting by mail, setting up a major legal battle over control of U.S. elections. The complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, argues …
Read More »Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Mail Voting, Prompting Constitutional Clash
Trump signed an executive order targeting mail voting and voter lists, a move experts say could violate the Constitution and face swift court challenges.
Read More »‘Because I’m president’: Trump Explains Why he Voted by Mail Yet opposes Voting by Mail
President Donald Trump, who wants to ban mail-in voting, said he had the right to vote by mail-in ballot in Florida’s special election Tuesday “because I’m president of the United States.” The president’s statement at his Cabinet meeting Thursday comes as he aggressively pushes U.S. Senate Republicans to break the …
Read More »Trump Casts Mail Ballot Despite Calling It “Cheating”
President Donald Trump cast a mail ballot in a Florida special election, according to county records, even as he continues to publicly denounce the voting method as prone to fraud. Records from Palm Beach County Elections Office show Trump’s ballot was received and counted ahead of Tuesday’s election. The records …
Read More »Supreme Court Weighs Legality of Counting Late-Arriving Mail Ballots
Conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court signaled skepticism Monday toward state laws allowing mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day, as the court heard arguments in a case that could significantly impact voting procedures nationwide. At issue is a Mississippi law permitting ballots to be counted if they …
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