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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

Politics Sep 14

Election 2026 Mail Voting
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms

The decision allows states to continue sending ballots under existing processes used by nearly one-third of voters.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Politics Sep 06

Mail-in ballot illustration in Philadelphia
Trump administration makes another appeal to Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

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.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Gary Fields, Associated Press

Nation Sep 04

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How Trump's attempt to restrict mail ballots is being challenged in court

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…

By Liz Landers, Doug Adams

Nation Sep 01

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Watch 6:11
Whistleblower warns USPS rushing new system that could jeopardize mail-in ballots

With just days until the first ballots are set to be mailed to voters, a whistleblower inside the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new delivery system could disrupt the handling of election mail and potentially put the midterm…

By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson

Sep 01

Whistleblower: Postal Service's work to comply with Trump order is rushed and sloppy

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard…

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Aug 24

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order ahead of midterms

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The U.S. Postal Service laid out how it would implement the order last week, but time is running short to impose major changes with some states beginning to send mail ballots to voters in just a few weeks.

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Jul 30

Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Roughly six weeks before the first midterm ballots are mailed out, the U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player in an election season that will determine control of Congress.

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Jul 27

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting.

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Jun 29

Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted some number of days after the election, provided they are postmarked by…

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