US Postal Service Appeals Order Halting Mail-in Ballot Curbs

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order halting new US Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots, moving quickly to reinstate the challenged rules after they were paused in a high-stakes clash that could shape the November midterms and the fight to control Congress.

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing its new requirements for mail voting for the November midterm elections.

In North Carolina, where a deadline to send out the ballots is imminent, state and local officials try to answer voters’ questions, as well as their own.

A federal judge said the government had not produced any evidence of fraudulent mail voting that his order was intended to fix.

August 28, 2026 9:37 AM ET An Obama-appointed judge once again temporarily barred the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out President Donald Trump’s restrictions on mail-in ballots in a Thursday ruling. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani lifted a preliminary injunction Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

The ruling by a US federal judge finds it 'practically impossible' for states to comply with the measure so close to November's miderm elections, while again noting no evidence of widespread mail-ballot fraud.

The ruling by a US federal judge finds it 'practically impossible' for states to comply with the measure so close to November's miderm elections, while again noting no evidence of widespread mail-ballot fraud.

After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 24 other Democratic attorneys general on Wednesday filed suit against the U.S. Postal Service over what they are calling an unlawful attempt to interfere with mail voting in the fast approaching midterm elections. But the new legal challenge came just as a federal judge in Bos

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “On the Line,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said the U.S. Postal Service and the president do not “have jurisdiction over the elections.” James said, “I and my Democratic attorneys general will continue to challenge

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States controlled by Democrats have filed a new challenge to Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year’s midterm elections

A federal judge in Boston canceled a nationwide ruling that blocked U.S. Postal Service work on President Trump's order to limit mail-in voting for the midterm election. But a new block may come soon.

California and a coalition of other Democratic-led states sued again to block the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new nationwide rules for mail ballots.

Judge chides US Postal Service over mail-in voting rule but will not block it  Reuters

Judge rules USPS violated order by adopting policy to track mail ballots  USA Today

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) bashed a recent Supreme Court decision to lift an injunction on President Trump’s mail-in ballot plan, saying it “threatens to silence” voters. “The right to vote is the foundation of our Democracy, and the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the President to move forward with this

Supreme Court Backs Trump’s Order to Curb Mail Ballots - The Source with Kaitlan Collins - Podcast on CNN Podcasts  CNN

The US Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump a temporary victory on Monday, lifting a lower court block on his executive order curbing the use of mail-in ballots.

Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to restrict mail-in voting but it was immediately met with multiple legal challenges.

The United States Postal Service has finalized new mail-in ballot requirements, but two injunctions block their use in the midterms.