A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction stopping the implementation of the new mail-in voting rules, calling the President's order likely unconstitutional. ^[1] The Trump administration requested the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay on a federal judge's injunction blocking new mail-in voting regulations in North Carolina. ^[2] US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson stated on September 4 that the bill imposing new sanctions on Russia is unlikely to be put to a vote before the midterm elections on November 3. ^[3] A Reuters/Ipsos survey concluded on Monday that the approval of US President Donald Trump has fallen to the lowest level of his current term. ^[4] According to the survey, 33% of US adults approve of President Trump's job performance, while 64% disapprove. ^[5] Federal Judge Indira Talwani from Boston extended a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's new mail-in ballot regulations until November 3, the day of the midterms. ^[6] The federal judge stated that the President's order is likely unconstitutional and practically impossible to implement in time for the November 2026 midterms. ^[7] Certain Republican members in the lower house of the US Congress also disagree with the proposed sanctions, according to Speaker Johnson. ^[8] Speaker Mike Johnson noted that a number of Democrats in the House's Foreign Affairs and Appropriations committees have criticized the proposed sanctions bill. ^[9] The document introduces secondary sanctions on Russia's trade partners and may impose 100% tariffs on countries that are the main buyers of the Russian oil and gas. ^[10] President Trump's approval rating was 47% when he assumed office, but has declined this year after he ordered attacks on Iran alongside Israel. ^[11] Reuters political editor Scott Malone stated that rising gasoline prices have become a major concern for voters, leading them to consider Democrats as better economic managers. ^[12]