Postal Service stops building mail ballot verification system

The head of the US Postal Service said Thursday the agency has stopped developing a computer system that was central to President Trump's effort to restrict mail voting, days after the Supreme Court rejected the executive order underpinning it.

The system would have supported provisions directing the Postal Service to deliver ballots only to voters appearing on a federal eligibility list.

Two other legal setbacks landed the same day. A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to give 30 days' notice before making major physical changes to the building, including demolition, which Trump has threatened. US District Judge Christopher Cooper said the order would avoid confusion given recent events, pointing to the center's abrupt closure to the public on Wednesday.

Separately, Virginia's attorney general said the Department of Homeland Security may have broken several state laws. A whistleblower accused DHS employees of misrepresenting themselves on voter lookup tools while searching for noncitizen voters.