Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow president’s mail-in voting restrictions

Posted: Jul 28, 2026 / 07:01 PM CDT Updated: Jul 28, 2026 / 07:17 PM CDT (NEXSTAR) — The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the president to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections, reviving a long-running debate over what does and does not effectively secure election voting. The administration argues that a lower court moved too quickly when it blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting voting by mail. The White House has repeatedly claimed that mail-in voting increases the risk of voter fraud, though data shows there are very few cases of mail-voter fraud cases .

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