A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing parts of President Trump's executive order aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules ahead of the November midterm elections. The nationwide injunction prevents USPS from carrying out directives that would have restricted mail-in ballot procedures.
Federal judges appointed by both parties have unanimously rejected the Justice Department's lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia seeking unredacted voter rolls containing sensitive voter information, as the administration pushes for expanded federal election oversight ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
A federal judge ruled against the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to compel New Jersey to release unredacted voter registration data, ending a multi-month dispute that began with the state's refusal to provide certain voter information and escalated to litigation filed in February.
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on July 27, 2026, to allow nationwide implementation of an executive order tightening mail-in voting rules ahead of November midterm elections. The request follows lower court rulings blocking the order, including a rebuff from the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in response to lawsuits from 23 Democratic-led states arguing that states have constitutional authority over election rules.
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced that approximately 6,600 non-citizens were mistakenly registered to vote due to a software error at the DMV, with fewer than 400 casting improper ballots in recent elections.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asked election officials in four states to check voter rolls for people who are not U.S. citizens, a day after President Trump renewed unsubstantiated claims about election vulnerabilities in a primetime address.
The House Budget Committee advanced a $95 billion package on Thursday covering Iran war funding, farm aid, and President Trump's voter ID initiatives, passing on a party-line vote despite anticipated challenges in the full House and Senate.
President Donald Trump announced he will not sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in protest of the Senate's failure to pass the SAVE America Act, a strict voter ID measure. The housing bill will still become law automatically at midnight without his signature since he did not veto it.
The Republican Party's legislative agenda in Congress has ground to a halt, with their congressional majorities at risk. The breakdown is largely attributed to President Donald Trump's insistence on passing voter identification legislation.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states may count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by Election Day, rejecting a Republican National Committee challenge backed by the Trump administration. The decision upholds existing laws in more than a dozen states, including Mississippi.
The Justice Department requested that U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross recuse herself from a case involving Georgia's voter registration list after reports emerged that she was disciplined for misconduct.
The Supreme Court rejected Virginia's bid to restore a Democratic-drawn congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four House seats in the 2026 midterms. The map had been approved by voters in an April referendum but was struck down by the Virginia Supreme Court.
