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- Judge Indira Talwani placed a 14-day temporary restraining order halting portal work on June 25, 2026.
- Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote to Postmaster General David Steiner urging abandonment of the portal to protect voting rights.
- Whistleblower said the portal’s development was rushed, chaotic, and untested, risking millions of mail-in ballots.
- White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said building the verification software is routine for USPS, not uniquely complex.
