Trump seeks Supreme Court relief to restrict mail-in voting before the midterms

Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court to pause a lower-court ruling and let sweeping mail-in voting restrictions tied to an executive order proceed before the November midterms. The plan would have federal agencies help create voter lists and require the USPS to deliver ballots only to those on the lists; a district court blocked the order for overstepping presidential authority, and the First Circuit did not pause that ruling, prompting an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to act quickly so the policy would be in place by August. Voting-rights advocates warn the restrictions could disproportionately affect Democratic voters, while Trump has claimed voter fraud remains a concern.