US Supreme Court sides with Donald Trump for now on mail ballot curbs

The US Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump a temporary victory on his push to use the Postal Service to limit the distribution of mail ballots in the November midterms, while leaving open the prospect of a renewed challenge in the coming days.

Over dissents from the court's three liberals, the justices on Monday put on hold a Boston federal court ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's executive order from being fully implemented.

The high court decision doesn't guarantee the program will be in place for this year's election, and the dispute could quickly return to the Supreme Court. The emergency request addressed only whether a suit by a California-led group of states was premature, not whether Trump had authority to impose the rules.