U.S. Supreme Court lifts pause on Trump mail-ballot order

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 1,007

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — With just over two months until the November midterms, the U.S. Supreme Court gave way Monday for President Donald Trump to have a hand in regulating mail-in ballots nationwide, a voting method he has falsely claimed is rife with corruption since he lost the 2020 presidential election.

In an unsigned emergency docket opinion, the court’s conservative majority wrote the Trump administration is likely to prevail on its argument that 23 Democratic-led states do …

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