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… finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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… espondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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… s plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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… doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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Data Nerds 09/03/26 On the Ballot: The provocateur both parties can’t stop talking about On The Ballot 09/03/26 Some Republicans are planning to skip Trump’s GOP convention Campaign 09/03/26 CDC, Pennsylvania’s growing feud over measles: 4 things to know Healthcare 09/03/26 Read More Most Popular Hegseth headed for clash with GOP senators as frustrations grow Former pardon attorney challenges firing after refusing to restore Mel ... Postal Service asks Supreme Court to allow Trump’s mail voting changes Contempt of Congress yields mixed results Missouri Supreme Court throws out GOP-favored House maps Driscoll breaks silence after resigning as Army secretary Panetta: Hegseth is ‘undermining the strength’ of the US military Pentagon temporarily rescinds mandatory testosterone testing guidance Live updates: Vance addresses gas prices, Iran in briefing; DOJ asks Supreme ... 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… 6 4:45 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to clear the way for the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting in time for the midterms. The high court previously lifted the judge’s block on the president’s executive order itself. Now, the judge has blocked the Postal Service’s final plan. “The district court’s continued prejudgment of the rule is baseless,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the government’s application. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama who serves on the federal bench in Boston, has so far only temporarily put the Postal Service rule on hold until the next stage of the case. But with only about 60 days until the midterm elections, the clock is ticking. Sauer noted that North Carolina intends to begin mailing ballots Friday, and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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… mortgage rate hits highest mark in more than a year Business | 1 hour ago Forest Service closing 23 research sites Energy & Environment | 1 hour ago View all Load more Court Battles Postal Service asks Supreme Court to allow Trump’s mail voting changes Comments: by Zach Schonfeld - 09/03/26 4:45 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Zach Schonfeld - 09/03/26 4:45 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to clear the way for the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting in time for the midterms. The high court previously lifted the judge’s block on the president’s executive order itself. Now, the judge has blocked the Postal Service’s final plan. “The district court’s continued prejudgment of the rule is baseless,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the government’s application. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama who serves on the federal bench in Boston, has so far only temporarily put the Postal Service rule on hold until the next stage of the case. But with only about 60 days until the midterm elections, the clock is ticking. Sauer noted that North Carolina intends to begin mailing ballots Friday, and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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… l Service to implement President Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting in time for the midterms. The high court previously lifted the judge’s block on the president’s executive order itself. Now, the judge has blocked the Postal Service’s final plan. “The district court’s continued prejudgment of the rule is baseless,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the government’s application. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama who serves on the federal bench in Boston, has so far only temporarily put the Postal Service rule on hold until the next stage of the case. But with only about 60 days until the midterm elections, the clock is ticking. Sauer noted that North Carolina intends to begin mailing ballots Friday, and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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… that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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… udgment of the rule is baseless,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the government’s application. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama who serves on the federal bench in Boston, has so far only temporarily put the Postal Service rule on hold until the next stage of the case. But with only about 60 days until the midterm elections, the clock is ticking. Sauer noted that North Carolina intends to begin mailing ballots Friday, and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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… s blocked the Postal Service’s final plan. “The district court’s continued prejudgment of the rule is baseless,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the government’s application. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama who serves on the federal bench in Boston, has so far only temporarily put the Postal Service rule on hold until the next stage of the case. But with only about 60 days until the midterm elections, the clock is ticking. Sauer noted that North Carolina intends to begin mailing ballots Friday, and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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… fficials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. 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… ties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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… st envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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… Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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… 60 days until the midterm elections, the clock is ticking. Sauer noted that North Carolina intends to begin mailing ballots Friday, and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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… 4:45 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Zach Schonfeld - 09/03/26 4:45 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to clear the way for the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting in time for the midterms. The high court previously lifted the judge’s block on the president’s executive order itself. Now, the judge has blocked the Postal Service’s final plan. “The district court’s continued prejudgment of the rule is baseless,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the government’s application. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama who serves on the federal bench in Boston, has so far only temporarily put the Postal Service rule on hold until the next stage of the case. But with only about 60 days until the midterm elections, the clock is ticking. Sauer noted that North Carolina intends to begin mailing ballots Friday, and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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… S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama who serves on the federal bench in Boston, has so far only temporarily put the Postal Service rule on hold until the next stage of the case. But with only about 60 days until the midterm elections, the clock is ticking. Sauer noted that North Carolina intends to begin mailing ballots Friday, and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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… , and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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… rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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… sks Supreme Court to allow Trump’s mail voting changes Comments: by Zach Schonfeld - 09/03/26 4:45 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Zach Schonfeld - 09/03/26 4:45 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to clear the way for the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting in time for the midterms. The high court previously lifted the judge’s block on the president’s executive order itself. Now, the judge has blocked the Postal Service’s final plan. “The district court’s continued prejudgment of the rule is baseless,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the government’s application. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama who serves on the federal bench in Boston, has so far only temporarily put the Postal Service rule on hold until the next stage of the case. But with only about 60 days until the midterm elections, the clock is ticking. Sauer noted that North Carolina intends to begin mailing ballots Friday, and Alabama will do so next week. The Postal Service’s plan would mandate that states’ mail-in ballots meet design requirements — such as unique barcodes and an official logo — and require election officials to upload lists of voters who are eligible to vote by mail. If a ballot doesn’t meet the specifications or someone isn’t on the submitted list, the Postal Service will refuse to deliver it. The plan has come under legal challenges by blue states and private groups. They argue the rule interferes with state election administration and that the Postal Service has no authority for its plan. The blue states and private groups suing have until Tuesday morning to respond. “Contrary to the claims of the district court and respondents that the Postal Service is trying to federalize the rules for mail-in voting, the Postal Service’s final rule imposes only modest envelope-design and addressee-information requirements for federal-election ballots,” Sauer wrote to the Supreme Court. Last month, the high court rebuked the judge by ruling that the states likely have no standing to sue over Trump’s executive order itself. Talwani’s new order focuses on the Postal Service’s plan to implement the president’s directive, which was only finalized in recent days. She held a hearing earlier Thursday on whether to block the Postal Service’s plan indefinitely but has yet to rule. “USPS’s mail ballot rule is an unconstitutional attempt to upend mail voting on the eve of an election,” Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project, which represents some of the challengers, said in a statement. “The district court temporarily blocked the rule’s key provision while it decides the request for preliminary relief through an order set to expire within days. Yet President Trump’s administration is running to the Supreme Court anyway. The only emergency here is the one the administration created. The court’s temporary order preserves the voting procedures Americans have relied on for years, and it should stand,” she continued. Updated at 6:38 p.m. EDT Add as preferred source on Google Tags Barack Obama Donald Trump John Sauer Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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