# Trump administration asks Supreme Court for sweeping power to withhold mail ballots

https://mins.news/en/item/44379

- CNN, 2026-09-03 20:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/politics/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-ok-sweeping-changes-for-mail-ballots?Date=20260903&Profile=CNN

> The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to grant the U.S. Postal Service broad authority to withhold delivery of mail ballots. The request sets up an extraordinary voting showdown at the high court less than two months before the November midterm election.

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