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Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge

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Judge Carl Nichols blocked President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new US Postal Service rule that would tighten requirements for mail-in voting. This decision follows another judge's ruling and comes as Republicans work to maintain control of Congress in the November 3 midterms. The Democrats requested this injunction, arguing it was an unlawful intrusion by the federal government into election administration, and Nichols agreed, stating the new regulation could hinder voter access and exceeded the Postal Service’s authority.

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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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Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge The decision comes as Trump’s Republicans battle to retain control of both houses of Congress in the November 3 midterms A second federal judge late on Sunday moved to block President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new US Postal Service (USPS) rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements, though the US Supreme Court is still weighing the administration’s request to overturn a separate order blocking the rule.

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🔮 Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge The decision comes as Trump’s Republicans battle to retain control of both houses of Congress in the November 3 midterms A second federal judge late on Sunday moved to block President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new US Postal Service (USPS) rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements, though the US Supreme Court is still weighing the administration’s request to overturn a separate order blocking the rule.

2026-09-14 · South China Morning Post

Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge · mixed framing

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Court → mail → rule

Washington-based US District Judge Carl Nichols’ decision comes as Trump’s Republicans battle to retain control of both houses of Congress in the November 3 midterms. asserted

Republicans → base → midterms

Trump, who falsely claims that his 2020 presidential election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud, has for years called for restrictions on voting by mail. uncertain

defeat → claim → mail

Nichols granted a request from the Democratic Party for a preliminary injunction blocking the rule, which the party called an unlawful intrusion by the federal government into election administration. asserted

party → grant → administration

The judge, who was appointed by Trump during his first term in the White House, wrote that the new rule could make it harder for some people to vote by mail and that the new regulation exceeded the Postal Service’s authority. uncertain

regulation → appoint → authority