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US Supreme Court blocks Trump mail ballot restrictions
Politics

US Supreme Court blocks Trump mail ballot restrictions

The US Supreme Court has halted Donald Trump's push to make mail-in voting significantly harder ahead of November's midterm elections, a ruling that sent the president into a public fury. Election officials are now doubling down on reassuring voters that mail ballots are secure, with the midterms less than two months away. The court's decision preserves access to a voting method used by tens of millions of Americans.

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