Gallup reported on 2026-04-12 that a record 89% of US adults say government corruption is widespread, which is up 10% from last year. ^[1] A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction stopping the implementation of the new mail-in voting rules, calling the President's order likely unconstitutional. ^[2] 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. ^[3] 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. ^[4] Gallup noted that the average perception of government corruption in the US between 2010 and 2025 was between 72% and 79%. ^[5] The federal judge stated that the President's order is likely unconstitutional and practically impossible to implement in time for the November 2026 midterms. ^[6] The proposed rules require the U.S. Postal Service to approve ballot envelope designs and verify voter eligibility before mailing ballots. ^[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 imposes sanctions on top Russian state and military officials and state companies. ^[10]