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Politics Jun 29

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

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

Politics Apr 14

2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump seeks to limit it

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.

By Susan Haigh, Associated Press

Politics Mar 24

U.S. President Trump boards Air Force One for travel to Florida, at Joint Base Andrews
Trump casts Florida ballot by mail as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

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.

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

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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Sep 26

Watch 6:19
How the Trump administration is trying to change the way people vote

By Liz Landers, Doug Adams

The Justice Department has sued eight states to compel them to share their voter registration lists with the federal government. State officials oppose the move because of concerns about how the information will be used by the Trump administration. It…

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Aug 23

Watch 6:18
Does Trump have the power to end mail-in voting? Legal scholar weighs in

By John Yang, Harry Zahn

With control of Congress at stake in the 2026 midterm elections, Trump is doubling down on efforts to end mail-in voting. In the 2024 election, nearly 30% of Americans who voted cast their ballots by mail. Despite a multimillion-dollar Republican…

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