Published August 25th, 2026 - 12:08 GMT
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has expressed worry regarding the midterms, is now taking action to make sure the odds are in his favor come November.Trump signed an executive order restricting mail-in ballots. On Monday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for that order to go into effect, thereby triggering a race in which blue states attempt to send out mail-in ballots out as soon as possible before Trump’s order is legally implemented.The U.S. Postal Service explained how it would implement the order last week, but time is running short, as while the pathway is technically cleared, the restriction of mail-in ballots still faces additional court challenges before it can be fully implemented.Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes warns the Supreme Court backing Trump’s plan to restrict mail-in voting could “create absolute and total chaos” for voters in the midterm elections: “We are absolutely going to fight this.” pic.twitter.com/eOLSgVRbC1— Erin Burnett OutFront (@OutFrontCNN) August 25, 2026 This gives blue states time to scramble to send out mail-in ballots to overseas and military voters, with North Carolina planning to send the ballots out on September 4th as other states prepare to follow suit in the coming weeks.The move drew heavy condemnation from Trump’s detractors, accusing him and the Supreme Court of corruption, some of the comments read:“This court is blatantly corrupt. It’s honestly laughable,” political scientist and author Conor J. Kelly wrote on X minutes after the ruling’s release.“This is actual election interference,” political commentator Brian Krassenstein wrote. “I was never a fan of expanding the Supreme Court, but clearly it’s needed.”"It’s not a Supreme Court anymore—it’s the Institute for the Advancement of Christofascism," Seth Abramson, a retired journalism professor and former prosecutor, said in a social media post.CNN legal analyst Elie Honig, meanwhile, said the order was “definitely a big win” for the Trump administration.
