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  "id": 3110685,
  "title": "Supreme Court allows Trump to implement parts of order restricting mail voting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/supreme-court-allows-trump-to-implement-parts-of-order-restricting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:08:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-trump-mail-voting-order-usps-dhs/"
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  "summary": "The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 in favor of President Trump's administration to implement certain parts of an executive order aimed at tightening rules for mail voting ahead of the November midterm elections. The decision allows the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Postal Service to create lists of eligible voters in 23 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia. However, the court's ruling does not preclude states from filing lawsuits challenging the policies put in place by the administration. The decision comes after a lower court judge had blocked the implementation of parts of the order, arguing that the Constitution does not grant the president the authority to make such changes to federal election administration.",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T19:47:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Supreme Court pauses lower court ruling on Trump's mail voting order as hurdles loom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/supreme-court-pauses-lower-court-ruling-on-trumps-mail-voting-order",
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Oppong Nkrumah seeks Supreme Court review over legal vacation ruling",
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        "published": "2026-08-24T20:57:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "U.S. Supreme Court clears way for Trump mail voting limits as midterms near",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/u-s-supreme-court-clears-way-for-trump-mail-voting-limits-as-midterms",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:09:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Supreme Court rules blue states sued too early over Trump’s mail voting order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/supreme-court-rules-blue-states-sued-too-early-over-trumps-mail",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:11:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Supreme Court allows some Trump vote-by-mail limits ahead of midterm election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/supreme-court-allows-some-trump-vote-by-mail-limits-ahead-of-midterm",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:18:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-trump-mail-voting-order-in",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:30:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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