In a nation where the mechanics of democracy are themselves contested terrain, the Supreme Court has temporarily halted President Trump's effort to impose new federal requirements on mail-in voting ahead of November's midterm elections. The ruling preserves, for now, the voting access of the roughly 30 percent of Americans who cast ballots by post — while leaving unresolved the deeper constitutional question of who ultimately governs how Americans vote. It is a pause, not a verdict, in a long argument about the boundary between federal power and the states' historic role as stewards of their o
Supreme Court blocks Trump's mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of midterms
The restrictions could have disenfranchised voters, particularly the approximately 30% who cast mail ballots, predominantly Democrats.