Sep 22, 2026
Postmaster General David Steiner has told confidants he wants to resign from his position, according to multiple sources, as the agency faces mounting pressure from the Trump administration over mail voting restrictions.
The U.S. Postal Service has stopped development of a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump's effort to limit mail-in voting, following the Supreme Court's rejection of his executive order this week. The decision comes just months before the 2026 midterm elections.
The Supreme Court blocked a U.S. Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots from going into effect, dealing a decisive blow to President Donald Trump's effort to exercise federal control over the 2026 midterm elections.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's emergency appeal to implement new mail-in voting restrictions, including a proposed bar code tracking system, for the 2026 midterm elections. The ruling allows voting by mail to continue as usual in November.
The Trump administration has made a renewed appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow restrictions on mail-in ballots to take effect before the November 2026 midterm elections, after a federal judge blocked the new limits. This marks at least the third time the administration has asked the high court to intervene as legal battles continue in lower courts.
The GOP-majority North Carolina State Board of Elections approved new, stricter guidelines for counting mail-in ballots on Friday, just hours before the state became the first in the nation to mail out ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. The last-minute rule changes come amid broader Trump administration efforts to restrict mail voting, creating uncertainty and administrative challenges for election officials.
A U.S. Postal Service official accused the agency of defying court orders as it rushes to implement Trump administration mail-voting restrictions. The whistleblower warned that a hastily built computer system could jeopardize mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters.
The Supreme Court temporarily allowed President Trump's order directing the U.S. Postal Service to restrict mail-in ballot distribution based on federal citizenship lists, though lower courts have since blocked implementation. Election officials in nearly half the states warn the rule would cause chaos in the upcoming midterm elections.
The United States Postal Service issued a 95-page final rule that would require states to provide voter lists for mail-in ballots and add verification requirements, implementing President Donald Trump's March executive order. The rule cannot take effect until existing court injunctions are lifted.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals restored key provisions of Texas' 2021 election law requiring mail-in voters to provide identification or Social Security numbers, overturning a lower court's 2025 ruling that had struck down nine provisions related to mail-in ballots and voter assistance.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday rejected the Trump administration's attempt to implement an executive order tightening mail-in voting rules in 23 states, upholding a lower court's ruling that declared the policies unlawful ahead of November's midterm elections.
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.
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani halted President Trump's March executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit mail-in voting, marking the fourth judicial defeat for the administration's election overhaul efforts. The ruling affects two dozen states that challenged the directive.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington, D.C. declined to immediately block President Trump's executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting and creating a federal voter list, though he left the door open for Democratic challengers to pursue the case after implementation steps are taken.