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Blanche says admin will comply with mail ballot ruling, defends Trump

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United States Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the Trump administration will follow the Supreme Court's ruling against implementing new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the November 3 midterm elections, despite President Donald Trump’s criticism of the decision. The court’s action, which left existing voting procedures intact, was met with praise from Blanche but faced harsh condemnation from Trump, who accused the justices of being influenced by the political left and failing to uphold their original principles.

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Postmaster General David Steiner announced that the U.S. Postal Service has halted work on a controversial computer system developed under President Donald Trump's executive order, aimed at limiting voting by mail. This decision follows Supreme Court rulings striking down the executive order and issuing injunctions against implementing it. The suspension was confirmed in an interview with The Associated Press, where Steiner, who previously worked as CEO of Waste Management, emphasized his agency’s role as independent from political directives despite navigating financial hardships and political turbulence caused by Trump's policies. Unlike Trump, who criticized the court decisions, Steiner avoided commenting on the rulings' merits or implications for voter eligibility ahead of critical midterm elections in November.

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United States Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration would comply with the Supreme Court’s decision blocking new restrictions on mail-in voting, while defending US President Donald Trump’s criticism of the justices.

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🔮 United States Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration would comply with the Supreme Court’s decision blocking new restrictions on mail-in voting, while defending US President Donald Trump’s criticism of the justices.

2026-09-15 · Al Jazeera

Blanche says admin will comply with mail ballot ruling, defends Trump · assertive framing

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administration → say → justices

On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s plan to implement new US Postal Service (USPS) restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, leaving existing voting procedures in place. asserted

Court → reject → place

appeals court rejects Trump bid to implement new vote-by-mail rules - list 2 of 3US asserted

court → reject → rules

Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms - list 3 of asserted

Court → reject → midterms

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plans on postal ballots: Why it matters asserted

it → reject → ballots

“Of course we are going to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision,” Blanche told reporters on Tuesday, a day after the court dismissed the new requirements. asserted

court → go → requirements

The court’s decision left in place a lower-court order blocking a USPS rule that would have required states to provide voter-specific data and use agency-approved envelopes with barcodes. asserted

that → leave → barcodes

Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with the decision, saying state and local officials did not have enough time to implement the rule before the midterm election. asserted

officials → agree → election

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented. asserted

Alito → dissent → ?

Trump lashed out at the court on Tuesday, including the three justices he appointed during his first term, calling the decision among the “most destructive, hurtful, and damaging” in US history. asserted

he → lash → history

“This Supreme Court is bullied and cajoled by the Radical Left into making decisions that have set America back at least a hundred years,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. asserted

Trump → bully → post

“These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves.” asserted

they → interview → selves

Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, helping establish the court’s 6-3 conservative majority. asserted

Trump → appoint → majority

Blanche defended Trump’s criticism of the court, saying the president should voice concerns about another branch of government in a democracy. asserted

president → defend → democracy

“As far as President Trump’s truth about the justices, he is very frustrated,” Blanche said. asserted

Blanche → frustrate → justices

“He has every right. asserted

He → have → right

And indeed he should communicate his concerns with the Supreme Court whenever he has them.” asserted

he → communicate → them