US Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting

Mail balloting has long been a favourite target of US President Donald Trump.Published On 24 Aug 202624 Aug 2026The United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections in November.The decision on Monday appears to leave room for additional court challenges that could further slow Trump’s order. The court has a 6-3 conservative majority. The three liberal justices dissented from the decision.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US Vice President JD Vance holds midterm election rally in Ohio hometownlist 2 of 3Trump seeks to block the BBC’s attempt to subpoena Ivanka Trump, Trump Jrlist 3 of 3US public support for Iran war falls as Trump approval at record low: Pollend of listThe US Postal Service laid out how it would implement the order last week, but time is running short to impose major changes with some states beginning to send mail ballots to voters in just a few weeks.Voting by mail has long been a favourite target for Trump, who has claimed that it breeds fraud despite ...