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FILE PHOTO: A ballot drop box outside a public library, in Boston

Politics Sep 23

Trump's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. That shows it's rare, experts say

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

Nation Sep 15

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Election officials get mail-in voting clarity after Supreme Court decision

Voters and election officials have more clarity around mail-in voting ahead of the November midterms. That came after the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from imposing new restrictions on mail ballots. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Tammy Patrick of…

By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams

Nation Sep 15

FILE PHOTO: Mail-in ballot illustration in Philadelphia
Watch 3:42
Analyzing the Supreme Court's mail-in voting decision and Trump's reaction

President Trump attacked the Supreme Court's decision blocking his effort to restrict mail-in voting with less than two months before Election Day. Amna Nawaz discussed the decision with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe.

By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz

Politics Sep 15

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House in Washington
Trump attacks Supreme Court justices he picked for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots

President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterms, saying justices who opposed him were “not the people I interviewed.”…

By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Politics Sep 15

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms by letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters

Thousands of election offices around the country can send out mail ballots as they had intended without worrying about complying with new Postal Service rules imposed at the 11th hour.

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Sep 06

Trump administration makes another appeal to Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Gary Fields, Associated Press

The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order for the November elections.

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Sep 04

Federal judge extends block on Trump order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms

By Nicholas Riccardi, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A federal judge on Friday extended her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of the administration as the first states begin…

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Sep 04

Watch 7:10
How Trump's attempt to restrict mail ballots is being challenged in court

By Liz Landers, Doug Adams

A federal judge indefinitely extended her order to prevent the Trump administration from implementing new restrictions on mail-in ballots. The Trump plan would require states to use scannable ballot envelopes and to provide the federal government with lists of voters…

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Sep 03

Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail voting restrictions as midterms loom

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Casey, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable to tell that judge whether the computer system…

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Sep 02

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Whistleblower's attorney details concerns over USPS mail-in ballot system

By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson

A whistleblower inside the U.S. Postal Service says the agency is rushing to implement a new system for handling election mail that has not been adequately tested and could put mail-in ballots at risk. The whistleblower is remaining anonymous, but…

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