Donald Trump's desperation continues to grow with the release of each new poll as results show Trump and the Republican Party falling farther out of favor with the American public. But Marc Elias, one of democracy's greatest legal champions in the Trump era, believes at least one of Trump's desperation tactics, his attack on mail-in voting, will fail at the Supreme Court. Elias joins Jen Psaki to talk about why.
Separate challenges in Massachusetts and the D.C. area have seen stays imposed, lifted, and reimposed, complicating the Postal Service's rollout of the order.
The findings come as the Supreme Court considers whether to allow the Postal Service to follow new rules set forth in President Donald Trump's executive order that requires states to provide the USPS with their voter rolls so the USPS can verify if the ballots are being sent to those who are eligible to vote.
The Trump administration on Sunday again asked the Supreme Court to allow it to restrict mail-in voting this election cycle. In a 40-page emergency application, Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to immediately permit the administration to bar the U.S. Postal Service from sending mail-in ballots to residents of states that have not submitted a list of eligible voters based on citizenship data. Watch the full episode here: https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-gavel/the-gavel-live-briefing/6079594-missouri-redistricting-case-chaos-midterms-live-discussion/ #hillinsider #trump #ballot #mailinvoting #election
Missouri election officials are waiting for answers as their congressional map remains uncertain. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump's mail-in ballot restrictions can go into effect. Hofstra University Law Professor James Sample, Staff Writer for The Atlantic Mark Leibovich, New York Times Opinion Columnist David French and Democratic strategist and pollster Cornell Belcher join Katy Tur to weigh in.
As they wait for word on whether the Trump administration’s new system to screen ballots can move forward, local officials say they are running out of time.
