The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to enforce a new postal service rule. This regulation tightens standards for mail-in ballot delivery ahead of elections. A judge had previously blocked the rule, citing potential disruption to legitimate votes. The Justice Department seeks to lift the temporary injunction preventing enforcement. This action follows previous legal challenges to the directive on mail-in ballots.

President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to give the US Postal Service sweeping power to withhold delivery of mail ballots, setting up an…

President Donald Trump, who signed his executive order targeting mail-in ballots in March, has for years cast doubt on their security, although evidence of voter fraud is rare.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift a block on its USPS mail-ballot rule as states begin shipping ballots out.