Published September 17, 2026 10:42pm ET
The chief of the U.S. Postal Service confirmed the agency has stopped its work on implementing a computer system that would have verified mail-in ballots for the midterm elections under an executive order from President Donald Trump.
In a Thursday interview with the Associated Press, Postmaster General David Steiner said “we’re not doing anything” because of a preliminary injunction upheld by the Supreme Court earlier this week.
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