A US judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive tightening rules on mail-in voting in a loss for the Democratic Party, whose lawyers argued that it could disenfranchise millions of voters.The decision comes as Trump’s Republicans are locked in a tight battle to keep control of both houses of the US Congress in the November midterm elections.Trump has for years pushed the false claim that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud and has criticised voting by mail.
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THU · 2026-05-28 · 10:02 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0528-79878
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US judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order
A US judge has ruled against blocking President Donald Trump's executive order that tightens rules on mail-in voting. This decision is a setback for the Democratic Party, whose lawyers contended the order could disenfranchise millions of voters.
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A US judge has ruled against blocking President Donald Trump's executive order that tightens rules on mail-in voting. This decision is a setback for the Democratic Party, whose lawyers contended the order could disenfranchise millions of voters. The ruling occurs as Republicans are engaged in a competitive effort to retain control of both houses of Congress in the upcoming November midterm elections. President Trump has consistently promoted the unsubstantiated claim that his 2020 election loss was due to widespread voter fraud and has been critical of mail-in voting.
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