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FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) post office in Philadelphia

Politics Jul 30

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

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Politics Jul 27

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

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.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Politics Jun 29

Election ballots are processed at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

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…

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Jun 24

U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heari...
WATCH: Under proposed rule, USPS won't deliver mail ballots to states that don't provide voter rolls, postmaster general says

Postmaster General David Steiner told a Senate committee Wednesday that, if a proposed rule is adopted, the U.S. Postal Service would withhold mail ballots from states that do not hand over to the federal government lists of people who have…

By Dan Cooney

Politics May 28

FILE PHOTO: Residents vote "On Demand" in Pennsylvania
Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups that had argued President Donald Trump’s order would likely be found unconstitutional.

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Apr 14

Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump seeks to limit it

By Susan Haigh, Associated Press

The 30-second message features a variety of voters, among them a busy farmer and a flight attendant, explaining why they cast their ballots by mail.

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Mar 24

Trump casts Florida ballot by mail as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Trump has in the last week called mail-in voting "cheating" and "corrupt as hell" as he urges Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a sweeping bill that would bar universal mail ballots.

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Mar 22

LISTEN: Supreme Court considers late-arriving mail ballot laws in case that may affect midterms

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court's conservative majority sounds skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.

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Jan 14

Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

By Associated Press

The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily.

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Nov 06

Fact-checking Trump's claims on mail-in voting in California

By Liz Landers

The president has long been a vocal critic of mail-in voting, blaming it for his 2020 election loss and often tying mail-in ballots to unproven claims of voter fraud.

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