Politics Oct 15 Trump administration sues California to block counting of alleged noncitizen mail ballots By Alanna Durkin Richer, Sophie Austin, Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press
Politics Sep 28 Postal Service leader tested by Trump's mail voting crackdown Critics accuse Steiner of allowing political interference in the Postal Service. Despite the backlash, Steiner insists he's not political and remains committed to his role. By Steven Sloan, Associated Press
Politics Sep 23 Trump's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. That shows it's rare, experts say The Trump administration's whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Security Investigations senior official Matthew Millhollin said in a press… 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
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… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 6:11 Whistleblower warns USPS rushing new system that could jeopardize mail-in ballots By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson 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… Continue watching
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