States sue to block Trump-backed USPS mail-ballot rule after Supreme Court setback

An election worker drops off ballots in a secure ballot intake station at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office during a primary election in Doral, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTwo days after the Supreme Court temporarily allowed President Donald Trump's mail-in voting order to proceed on the grounds that states had sued too soon, Democratic-led states returned to court Wednesday — this time challenging the finalized U.S. Postal Service rule implementing it.The new lawsuit, filed by 23 states, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, seeks to block requirements that election officials provide information on mail voters to USPS and use federally reviewed, uniquely barcoded ballot envelopes.The Postal Service cannot implement the rule for the Nov. 3 midterm election because of a separate nationwide injunction that was not affected by Monday's Supreme Court decision."Across the country, states are already deep into preparations for the 2026 elections. Now, at the last moment, the federal government is attempting to meddle in those preparations and potentially threaten countless Americans' ...