A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday blocked the U.S.Postal Service (USPS) from implementing part of President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting rules ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.U.S.
District Judge Indira Talwani granted a preliminary injunction preventing the USPS from implementing or enforcing Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 for the Nov.3 midterm elections, or any earlier federal election.The ruling prevents USPS from refusing to transmit mail-in or absentee ballots under the challenged section and blocks rulemaking to implement certain regulations outlined in the executive order for the November elections.The injunction does not prevent the federal government from providing nonbinding USPS guidance on ballot-mail envelopes.JUDGE HANDS TRUMP MAIL-BALLOT WIN FOR NOW AS DEMOCRATS’ NEXT MOVE LOOMSA federal judge on Tuesday blocked the U.S.
Postal Service from implementing part of President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting rules ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.(John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File)Talwani held a hearing Friday on the plaintiffs' renewed request for a preliminary injunction.
The Trump administration is expected to appeal Tuesday's ruling to the 1st U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.Trump signed the executive order in March as part of his election integrity agenda.It directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to compile lists of confirmed U.S.
citizens eligible to vote and provide them to states, instructs the USPS to establish new standards for mail-in ballots, and directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prioritize investigations into state and local election officials who issue federal ballots to people deemed ineligible to vote."Cheating on mail-in voting is legendary.It’s horrible.
Democrats want to use it for cheating," Trump said.Tuesday's ruling comes weeks after the 1st Circuit rejected the administration's attempt to enforce other provisions...