The Supreme Court on 2026-09-14 blocked sweeping federal restrictions on mail ballots for the November 2026 midterm elections, with reporting through 2026-09-18 showing Republican senators rebuffing Trump's attacks on the court despite his opposition to the decision. Other litigation over election administration remains active.
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused the Trump administration’s emergency request to revive new U.S. Postal Service requirements for mail-in ballots, leaving a lower-court injunction in place for the November 3 midterm elections [npr.org#1][abcnews.com#1][cbsnews.com#1][csmonitor.com#1]. The decision allows states to continue mailing ballots under existing procedures; Alabama, North Carolina and Wi
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In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballots Reuters
The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections.
The Supreme Court left intact a ruling that blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new regulations for mail voting, rejecting the Trump administration's effort to move forward with the rules in the midterms.
The Supreme Court kept in place a lower court decision blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new restrictions.
The Trump administration had said the plan was necessary to protect against voter fraud, while states and voting rights groups said it could inject chaos in contests that will determine control of Congress.
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The Trump administration had asked the court to lift a federal judge's temporary block on new rules for mail-in ballots.
Restricting mail-in ballots would stand to benefit Republicans given that Democratic voters disproportionately use mail-in ballots, surveys show.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Trump’s request to allow the U.S. Postal Service to enforce new mail-ballot requirements before the November midterm elections. The unsigned order left a lower-court injunction in place, allowing states to continue sending ballots under procedures they have used for years. Mail ballots account for nearly one-third of votes cast [wsvn.com#1][thegu
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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting by imposing new Postal Service regulations for the midterm elections.
The Supreme Court declined to let the Postal Service enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, dealing a setback to President Trump's effort to restrict voting by mail ahead of November's midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. # us # usa # news # minimarketonlineltd # minimarket # America # AmericaNews # AmericaFirst # SaveAmerica # trump # donaldtrump # SupremeCourt # postals
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections in November. NBC’s Laura Jarrett joins TODAY to break down what’s at stake with the decision.
The Supreme Court ruled late Monday that the Trump administration cannot change mail voting rules before November's midterm elections. Weijia Jiang reports.
President Trump blasted his three Supreme Court appointees for blocking a Postal Service rule that would have allowed mail-in ballots in November's elections.
Trump had sought to limit mail-in voting ahead of November's key midterm elections, which will determine the makeup of Congress for his final two years in office.
The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.
The Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision to block President Trump's plans to restrict mail-in ballots. CBS News election law expert and contributor David Becker explains the ruling and its impact.
Trump slams Supreme Court for blocking Postal Service rules for mail ballots; Congress reacts to AI safety warnings.
Election officials continue push to assure Americans mail ballots are safe after supreme court rules against president After the US supreme court halted Donald Trump’s efforts to make it significantly harder to vote by mail in the midterms, US election officials are redoubling their efforts to convince Americans it is safe to cast their ballots by mail. The supreme court’s Monday ruling, which sen
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President Trump on Tuesday denounced all three of his appointed Supreme Court justices because they joined a ruling nullifying Mr. Trump's attempt to dramatically restrict mail-in balloting. Major Garrett reports.
The US Supreme Court refused to clear the Postal Service to enforce new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the congressional midterms, in a rebuff to the Trump administration. Jeff Mason has more on "Balance of Power: Evening Edition." (Source: Bloomberg)
President Trump attacked the Supreme Court's decision blocking his effort to restrict mail-in voting with less than two months before Election Day. Amna Nawaz discussed the decision with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe.
Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted the White House press briefing on Tuesday, commenting on the Supreme Court's ruling that blocks President Trump's new postal service rules for mail ballots. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more.
Monday's ruling came after North Carolina and Alabama began mailing ballots to voters and many more states prepared to do the same in the coming days.
The Supreme Court has struck down tighter mail-in voting regulations championed by President Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. CBS News' legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks it down.
Supreme Court keeps Trump's plan for mailed ballots on hold www.jsonline.com/story/news/p... The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let the Postal Service tighten the use of mail-in ballots for the midterm elections.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/supreme-co... The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal, leaving in place a $5 million judgment and the civil jury’s finding that he sexually abused and defamed Carroll.
www.rawstory.com/samuel-alito... Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was prepared to let the Trump administration strip millions of voters of their ability to cast mail ballots in the 2026 midterms — and when the court's majority stop...
Election watchers brace for Trump’s next move after Supreme Court ruling www.politico.com/news/2026/09... THE GOP LAWMAKERS WHO CONTINUE TO ALLOW TRUMP TO ATTACK OUR ELECTIONS PROCESS THAT HAS WORKED GREAT FOR MANY DECADES BEFORE TRUMP NEED REPLACED AT NEXT ELECTIONS The legal whiplash over mail-in ballots has deepened worries about voter confidence and what the administration may do next.
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Trump Spirals as Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Mail-In Voting. Donald Trump also freaked out about the other major losses the Supreme Court has dealt him. newrepublic.com/post/215421/... Donald Trump also freaked out about the other major losses the Supreme Court has dealt him.
US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/15/r... The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. The u...
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Don't think Trump won't try again with his Post Office scam, and these two will be right there telling him how to get it through the courts. Defining Alito and Thomas. lawrencegoldstone.substack.com/p/defining-a... When the Supreme Court, in a single paragraph, refused to lift a lower court order preventing the United States Postal Service from implementing Donald Trump’s power grab for mail-in ba
Cry more. ‘A big loss for Republicans’: Trump, MAGA attack conservative Supreme Court over mail voting ruling - Democracy Docket www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... The target of the president's ire? His own nominees to the Supreme Court, who he claims have become a “shell of their original selves.”
"Election officials have said there was simply no way to carry out a complete overhaul in the weeks before the midterms. Indeed, AL, NC and WI began sending mail ballots to voters over the past week while the new system was still not active." www.pbs.org/newshour/amp... The decision allows states to continue sending ballots under existing processes used by nearly one-third of voters.
www.propublica.org/article/mail... The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from imposing new rules on mail-in voting before the November midterm elections. That means nothing has changed for voters — and mail-in voting can p...
What a stupid story. What just happened (and is still ongoing) was full press to end our democracy, but sure, CNN, let's talk about a horse race, not the party and its demagogue attempting to destroy the Constitution. www.yahoo.com/news/politic... The reactions to the US Supreme Court putting an end to President Donald Trump’s efforts to significantly restrict mail ballots in the 2026 midterm elec
> Rachel Maddow warned viewers on Monday that President Donald Trump plans to interfere with midterm election results, following the Supreme Court’s recent 7-2 ruling against his executive order instructing the US Postal Service (USPS) to block states from distributing and collecting mail-in ballots. > > Trump’s order, which he signed last March, would’ve directed the USPS to refuse to deliver mai
The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of Trump's effort to dramatically overhaul of the nation's mail voting processes. But the case was just one example of the Republican president's numerous attempts to assert federal control over the upcoming midterms.
The Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country, rebuffing a proposal that election officials warned would have had catastrophic consequences if allowed to take effect for this year’s midterms. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent t
Republican senators are siding with conservative members of the Supreme Court who came under withering attack from President Trump this week after ruling against Trump’s plan to have the U.S. Postal Service screen mail-in ballots to guard against non-citizens voting. Republican senators say the Supreme Court made the right decision to reject the plan to...
The extraordinary danger is that a president who believes he is the law, and the law is him, remains intent on disrupting the electoral process This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inbox For the millions of Americans who vote by mail – almost a third of the country – the week began with significant uncertainty that th