{
  "id": 3150760,
  "title": "Top court upholds Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots for now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/top-court-upholds-trump-bid-to-curb-mail-in-ballots-for-now-3150760",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T23:40:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/25/top-court-upholds-trump-bid-to-curb-mail-in-ballots-for-now"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump a temporary victory on Monday by lifting a lower court block on his executive order aimed at restricting mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections. Trump signed the order in March, seeking to curb the use of mail-in voting, but it faced numerous legal challenges from Democratic-led states who argued that states, not the federal government, retain control over election administration under the US Constitution. A district court in Massachusetts initially blocked the implementation of the executive order. However, the Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, lifted the judge's stay, allowing parts of Trump's directive to proceed for now. The court stated that the District Court lacked jurisdiction to prohibit the government from attempting to implement the executive order. The majority emphasized that the ruling does not signify the legality of any measures taken by the government to enforce the order, leaving such matters to be resolved through further litigation. While three liberal justices dissented, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the decision, accusing Trump of attempting to make it harder for Americans to vote to avoid accountability for his administration's faults. California Governor Gavin Newsom, a potential 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, vowed to file another lawsuit over the matter. Despite claiming without evidence that mail-in voting is susceptible to fraud, Trump has personally used mail-in ballots in recent elections and has long been a critic of the practice. The Supreme Court's decision comes as polls indicate a significant threat of Republican Party losses in the midterm elections, particularly in the lower chamber of Congress.",
  "summary": "The US president has long claimed without evidence that mail-in voting remains vulnerable to fraud, linking it to his 2020 election loss.",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "US Supreme Court Backs Trump's Bid To Curb Mail Ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/us-supreme-court-backs-trumps-bid-to-curb-mail-ballots",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:35:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Top court upholds Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots for now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/top-court-upholds-trump-bid-to-curb-mail-in-ballots-for-now",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:31:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Top court upholds Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots for now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/top-court-upholds-trump-bid-to-curb-mail-in-ballots-for-now-3150700",
        "published": "2026-08-24T23:40:05.000Z"
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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."
}