Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for new mail-in voting restrictions

Jul 27 2026

The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fully implement an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that seeks to impose additional restrictions on mail-in voting. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer called an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that paused portions of the order in 23 states and the District of Columbia “extraordinary,” and he argued that it “flouts settled” doctrines governing when courts can weigh in on a dispute.

Sauer also asked the court to issue an immediate administrative stay – an order that temporarily puts the lower court’s order on hold while the justices consider the government’s request.

Trump signed the executive order at the center of the case, titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections” on March 31 of this year. Among other things, the order instructs the U.S. Postal Service to propose rules for mail-in and absentee ballots, and it directs the Department of Homeland Security to compile “state citizenship lists” – lists of individuals in each state who are U.S. citizens over the age of 18. Under the order, the rules issued by the USPS must provide that the Postal Service can only send mail-in ballots to voters whose names appear on the state citizenship lists.

A group of 23 states and the District of Columbia, led by California, went to federal court in Massachusetts to challenge the implementation of the order. They argued that the order conflicts with provisions in the Constitution that give states the power to determine voter eligibility and to set the “Times, Places, and Manner” of holding congressional elections.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani agreed and on June 25 issued an order that prohibited the federal government from implementing the mail-in ballot and state citizenship list provisions for the Nov. 3, 2026, elections in the states that had filed the lawsuit.

In an order issued on Saturday, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit turned down the government’s request to intervene. If the order were “to take effect for the elections taking place” in the fall, the majority wrote, “it would sow confusion and threaten disenfranchisement of many eligible voters.”

The Trump administration then came to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to step in. Sauer argued that the courts should not yet consider the states’ lawsuit because the agencies haven’t yet decided how they will implement the order. But even if it were appropriate for courts to consider their request, Sauer continued, Talwani’s ruling should be put on hold to avoid “serious irreparable harm.” “Even if the agencies’ implementation plans end up being entirely lawful,” Sauer wrote, “there is not enough time to obtain ordinary appellate relief from the injunction in order to carry them out before the November election, especially given that any such plans will need to be implemented well before November given the timing of election procedures concerning voter-roll verification and mail voting.”

The court instructed the states to file a response to the government’s request by 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 3.

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/07/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-clear-the-way-for-new-mail-in-voting-restrictions/

Another wave of judicial unconstitutional anarchy and chaos. Regardless of the Supreme Court ruling, the removal of "temporary protective status" is going back into the courts to delay removal.

Inside the fights to maintain TPS status for thousands after the Supreme Court sided with Trump

Jul 27 2026 (excerpts)

A month after the Supreme Court curtailed lower courts’ ability to block the Trump administration from revoking temporary deportation protections, fresh efforts to halt the government’s plans for the Syrian national and thousands of others fleeing war and natural disasters are heating up around the country.

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The high court’s conservative supermajority said in late June that judges do not have the power to review challenges to the Homeland Security secretary’s decision to end TPS for a slew of countries based on claims the administration didn’t follow proper legal procedure.

But the justices left the door open for TPS beneficiaries to bring constitutional challenges to the administration’s actions. In recent days, legal advocates representing Doe and migrants from a handful of countries have either repackaged their earlier procedural arguments into new constitutional claims or signaled plans to do so soon.

For several of those countries, attorneys defending the TPS designations are also now pushing novel, non-constitutional arguments about whether the department has the authority in the first place to terminate the protections.

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/07/27/politics/temporary-protected-status-supreme-court-decision

Alan Ritchson, the actor who plays "Reacher", is having another meltdown and attacking Trump to the point where a sane person would say he should lawyer up. Do you think it's a roid problem?

Alan Ritchson Took Testosterone to Prep for 'Reacher'. Why? Doctor’s Orders.

ANYONE WHO HAS watched Prime Video's recent hit Reacher has probably noticed a clear difference between lead star Alan Ritchson's aesthetic in season one verses season two: He bulked up. Big time.

The gains came after a call from Skydance Television, the company that coproduces Reacher, that came after season one wrapped, Ritchson revealed in his Men's Health cover story. He had lost too much weight, they told him.

He tried to keep up with his lifting regime while filming, but he was on set nearly seven days a week. It was demanding on his body. By the end of the first season, he was "utterly fatigued and broken," and dealing with an injured shoulder. Luckily, there was a full year-and-a-half break between the two seasons.

A few months into that break, Ritchson's doctor suggested he try testosterone-replacement therapy, or TRT. Testosterone plays a role in hair growth, sex drive, red blood cell production, and (of course) maintenance of muscle mass. TRT is designed to raise testosterone levels in the body for those with low levels of the vital hormone. There are several different kinds, including injectables, topical gels, cream patches, pills, and even nasal sprays—all of which come with different side effects.

Ritchson started the therapy under his doctor's supervision, and says it has made growing muscle mass much easier. That doesn't mean he's putting less effort into his time in the gym, though. "People can think what they want, but I work out very hard," he says.

His work has paid off, too—his gains have been well noticed upon his return to the show for season two. Fans have been gawking over his new aesthetic—some approving, some not. “The more grizzled look works for me much more than it did for the first season,” one Redditor wrote. “Like he has grown into the role.”

https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a46888219/alan-ritchson-testosterone-replacement-therapy/

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Unhinged Actor Alan Ritchson Goes Full TDS: Tells Americans to Hold Onto Rage Against Trump, Republicans, and Catholic Priests Until Someone Gets Beaten Into ‘a Pool of Their Own Teeth and Blood’

Jul 28 2026

“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson appeared Monday on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, where he launched a profanity-laced rant arguing that people should cling to their anger at abusive Catholic priests, Republicans, and President Donald Trump hard enough that someone ends up waking up in a pool of their own teeth and blood.

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Ritchson’s latest outburst comes just days after another profanity-laced podcast meltdown targeting President Trump.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Ritchson appeared on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast and recklessly called Trump a “f**king rapist” while making an unsupported allegation involving 13-year-old girls.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/actor-alan-ritchson-goes-full-tds-tells-americans/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/actor-alan-ritchson-goes-full-tds-tells-americans/