A federal judge on Friday extended an order blocking the Trump administration from implementing new mail-voting requirements, creating another legal hurdle for the president’s election-integrity […] Source
MS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart talks to former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade after U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani extended a block on Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting with just two months to go before the midterm elections.
With states already beginning to send out mail-in ballots, a federal judge has for the third time blocked parts of President Trump's mail-in voting rules. Now, concerns are mounting that the Trump administration's efforts to intervene in how the Postal Service handles election mail could create chaos for voters heading into the midterms. Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman tells MS NOW's Jonathan Capehart that "everything's at stake" as civil rights and advocacy groups fight to protect Americans' ability to cast their ballot.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a new USPS rule on mail-in voting, arguing it is necessary to ensure election integrity despite opposition from a lower court ruling.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a new USPS rule on mail-in voting, arguing it is necessary to ensure election integrity despite opposition from a lower court ruling. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court’s block on a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule that tightens mail-in voting procedures. The rule, issued under Executive Order 14399 , Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections, requires states to meet specific USPS standards for mail-in ballots, including unique tracking barcodes and federal portal data uploads. DETAIL: U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, a Barack…Open
Justices on the high court halted a ruling that limited cheaper TV broadcast ads to political candidates.
A federal judge temporarily halted a Trump-directed Postal Service requirement that would exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms. MS NOW's reports on the breaking news. (The Beat's YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)
A federal judge temporarily halted a Trump-directed Postal Service requirement that would exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms. MS NOW's Ari Melber reports on the breaking news.
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that political parties should get discounted TV ad rates when they coordinate spending with candidates.
The U.S. Postal Service has been vital to American democracy since the nation’s founding—connecting communities, spreading information and helping Americans participate in civic life. Now, as the Trump administration moves to restrict mail-in voting and legal challenges mount, the Postal Service’s role in elections is once again at the center of a national debate. Jacob Soboroff dives in on "Connect with Jacob Soboroff."
In a win for Republicans, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court blockade that limited the most favorable broadcast advertising rates to solely political candidates. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter in the case. In its per curiam ruling, the high court granted an emergency application filed by the National […]