Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Sep 15
Attorney General Todd Blanche to Face Reporters at 2 p.m. as Court Blocks Mail-Ballot Curbs
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Sep 15

Attorney General Todd Blanche to Face Reporters at 2 p.m. as Court Blocks Mail-Ballot Curbs

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 15

Summary

  • Todd Blanche is set to take questions at a 2 p.m. White House briefing in the Rose Garden, an unusual role for an attorney general in place of a departed press secretary.
  • Monday’s Supreme Court ruling blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to restrict mail-in ballots before the fast-approaching midterm elections, making the decision a likely focus of the session.
  • Trump reacted angrily on Tuesday, saying the justices who ruled against him were not the people he had “interviewed” for the court.
  • The appearance continues the administration’s use of senior officials, including Vice President JD Vance, to handle general media briefings after Karoline Leavitt permanently left the post last month.

Insights

How will the Supreme Court's last-minute halt on postal regulations actually impact the delivery of millions of mail-in ballots this November?
What happens to the massive federal postal portal now that the high court has frozen its implementation right before the election?