ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Federal judge extends block on new USPS mail ballot rules
The judge handling the legal battle over new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rules extended her block of the rules for the November midterms.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - The USPS is the unsung hero of American democracy. Now, Trump is coming for it
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."
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Postal Service asks Supreme Court to allow Trump’s mail voting changes
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to clear the way for the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting in time for the midterms. The high court previously lifted the judge’s block on the president’s executive order itself. Now, the judge has blocked the Postal Service’s final plan. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6070171-supreme-court-justice-department-mail-voting-usps/ #SupremeCourt #DOJ #Trump #PostalService #SCOTUS #USPS
NYTIMES (Emily Davies) - North Carolina Set to Mail The Fall’s First Ballots As Trump Tries to Restrict Them
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Postal Service rule that could impede millions of mail voters. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in.
NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - A judge suggests that Trump mail-in voting rules could cause ‘major disenfranchisement.’
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Trump administration files urgent appeal with Supreme Court over mail-in ballot rules
The Trump administration filed an urgent appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking permission to immediately implement new U.S. Postal Service rules for mail ballots.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump appeals mail-in voting case to Supreme Court again
The executive order would block the U.S. Postal Service from delivering absentee ballots to voters not on state-approved rolls.
NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - Judge Suggests Trump Mail-In Voting Rules Could Cause ‘Major Disenfranchisement’
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - RED ALERT: Trump’s new threat to Democracy is SINISTER ballot plot
There are new warnings and alarms about President Trump’s mail in voting scheme ahead of the crucial 2026 midterms with a shocking whistleblower account from inside the postal service and how it ties directly to Trump’s executive order on limiting mail in voting. Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels are bluntly saying “everybody should be concerned” and get very specific on how Americans can be prepared for this. They get serious about why protecting access to the ballot may require a new level of urgency. Acclaimed author Clint Smith joins the group chat for a powerful conversation about the assault on Black history, Black political power, Black life and the battle over who gets to tell America’s history, and what it takes…
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - NYT: DHS begins BLITZ to find elusive voter fraud before the midterms
The first mail-in ballots will be sent out Friday amid an ongoing legal fight over how the USPS will handle them. The New York Times is also reporting that DHS is beginning a blitz to find elusive voter fraud before November. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the DOJ Mary McCord and New York Times Reporter Nick Corasaniti join Alicia Menendez to discuss the latest.