Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration's New Mail Voting Rules Ahead of Midterm Elections

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new requirements for mail voting that stemmed from a Trump administration executive order. The ruling comes just weeks before the November midterm elections, with states and voting rights groups arguing that the Postal Service lacks the authority to set federal election rules and that compliance would be practically impossible for the upcoming elections. This decision is the latest development in an ongoing legal battle over efforts to restrict mail voting.