Blanche says admin will comply with mail ballot ruling, defends Trump

What the report says

US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will follow the Supreme Court’s ruling blocking new restrictions on mail-in voting, even as he defended President Donald Trump’s public attacks on the justices. Blanche made the comments at a White House briefing on Tuesday, one day after the court rejected the administration’s effort to change US Postal Service rules before the November 3 midterm elections.

The court left in place an earlier order stopping a USPS policy that would have required states to share voter-specific data and use agency-approved envelopes with barcodes. According to the reporting, Justice Brett Kavanaugh supported the outcome because election officials did not have enough time to put the rule in place, while Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas disagreed.

Trump responded sharply on social media, calling the ruling one of the most damaging in US history and arguing that the court had been pushed by the political left. His criticism included the three justices he appointed during his first term, which helped create the court’s current 6-3 conservative majority.

Blanche said the president has a right to express frustration with another branch of government and should continue to raise his concerns. The dispute highlights the continuing battle over voting rules ahead of the midterms and the broader tensions between the White House and the Supreme Court.