Blanche says admin will comply with mail ballot ruling, defends Trump

Trump claims Supreme Court decisions set the US ‘back 100 years’ after controversial ballot rule change blocked.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026United States Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration would comply with the Supreme Court’s decision blocking new restrictions on mail-in voting, while defending US President Donald Trump’s criticism of the justices.On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s plan to implement new US Postal Service (USPS) restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, leaving existing voting procedures in place.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US appeals court rejects Trump bid to implement new vote-by-mail ruleslist 2 of 3US Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midtermslist 3 of 3US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plans on postal ballots: Why it mattersend of list“Of course we are going to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision,” Blanche told reporters on Tuesday, a day after the court dismissed the new requirements.The court’s decision left in place a lower-court order blocking a USPS rule that would have required states to provide voter-specific ...