Trump officials again urge US supreme court intervention on mail ballots
Aug 12, 2026
Justice department asks justices to pause decision that blocked Trump’s order to tighten voting-by-mail rulesDonald Trump’s administration again asked the US supreme court on Wednesday to intervene to fully implement the president’s executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballo
ts ahead of the November midterm elections that will decide control of US Congress.The US Department of Justice filed a request asking the justices to put on hold a decision made on Tuesday by US district judge Indira Talwani in Boston that blocks the US Postal Service from nationwide enforcement of the directive’s tighter rules for voting by mail. Continue reading... ...read more read less