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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Halt USPS Ballot Injunctions

8/13/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court, which has not yet ruled, to stay injunctions by Judge Indira Talwani that block the USPS for midterms.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the stay would require states to compile lists and would bar the USPS from delivering ballots to voters not on them for the 2026 midterms.
Judge Indira Talwani’s injunction holds the president lacks authority to regulate elections.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court, which has not yet ruled, to stay injunctions by Judge Indira Talwani that block the USPS for midterms.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the stay would require states to compile lists and would bar the USPS from delivering ballots to voters not on them for the 2026 midterms.
Judge Indira Talwani’s injunction holds the president lacks authority to regulate elections.