Judge Blocks Trump Order on Postal Service and Mail Voting

A federal judge in Boston issued a nationwide injunction on Tuesday, blocking a key part of President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to involve the U.S. Postal Service in federal election operations and limit mail voting ahead of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani prevents the Postal Service from taking any steps to implement the order for this year's elections, marking the latest legal setback for the administration's effort to reshape national voting rules.

The injunction expands on a narrower June 25 ruling by the same judge that had temporarily blocked the policies in 23 states and Washington, D.C. In her latest decision, Judge Talwani found that the plaintiffs, including the League of Women Voters, were likely to prove that the executive order oversteps presidential authority under the Constitution. She wrote that "the executive branch has no authority to regulate elections," emphasizing that states and Congress, not the president, set election rules.

The executive order, signed in March, would have directed the federal government to create a list of eligible voters and required the Postal Service to deliver...