The Supreme Court previously blocked Donald Trump's attempt to have the Post Office take over the electoral process.
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiSep 24, 2026
The Supreme Court on September 14, 2026 declined to let the Postal Service enforce Trump's mail-ballot rule, leaving a lower-court block in place, which is the earlier blocking the post refers to.
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… But look, we had midterm congressional elections through the Civil War, through World War One, through World War Two. What is the crisis that would justify Congress, you know, to suspend habeas corpus? There's nothing there, and Congress hasn't done it. So just like the Supreme Court slapped him down when he said he wanted the Post Office essentially to take over the electoral process, of course they would slap it down again if he said he wants to make up some martial law provision. We've seen Republicans in Congress do a lot of things we never suspected they would do, although it does seem like a lot of them are running away from Trump now on the war, on data centers, on a lot of different issues. …
The Briefing with Jen Psaki · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports the Supreme Court declined on September 14, 2026 to let the USPS enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, a setback to Trump's effort to restrict mail voting.[1]
Supports. BBC and AP report the justices upheld a federal judge's order temporarily blocking the USPS from implementing new requirements for postal ballots tied to Trump's March executive order.[3][5]
Supports. NYT describes the Court as blocking a Trump administration plan to change mail voting, with the one-paragraph order finding the government unlikely to succeed on the merits.[4]
Context. The sources describe the rule as directing the USPS to deliver ballots only to listed voters, which is narrower than a full takeover of the electoral process. The Inquirer editorial characterizes the plan as steering absentee votes through the Postal Service, which matches the post's framing.[2][6]
Context. The block was preliminary and the litigation continues, and Justice Kavanaugh indicated he might later rule for the administration, so the blocking is not a final ruling.[3][5]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1In loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Appeals court hands Trump a loss on mail voting ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Trump criticises Supreme Court after justices block mail-in ballot restrictionsbbc.co.uk · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 4Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Voting by Mailnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midtermsboston.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6President Trump’s assault on the midterm election is down but not out | Editorialinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: context
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