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 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 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 Watch 7:10 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 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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading