The Supreme Court has given opponents until 4pm ET today to respond to President Trump's executive order limiting mail-in voting. President of American Postal Workers Union Jonathan Smith joins Peter Alexander to weigh in.
The plan, which two dozen states have challenged as unconstitutional, puts in place new requirements about who can receive mail ballots.
The charges come as Missouri faces litigation over its congressional maps, setting up potentially pivotal battles for control of Congress in November.
The administration’s plan to screen mail-in ballots remains blocked as the Supreme Court considers challenges to new U.S. Postal Service ballot rules.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer requested that the justices allow the administration to prevent the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from sending mail-in ballots to residents of states that have not provided a list of eligible voters based on U.S. citizenship information.
Donald Trump’s push to restrict mail-in voting just months before the midterm elections isn’t just politically consequential, it’s logistically infeasible. This week, a federal whistleblower exposed the USPS’ new “rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed” ballot portal, a project reminiscent of previous federal tech implementation shortfallings. “The question is, is it malevolence, or is it incompetence?” said David Kligerman, the attorney representing the whistleblower.
President Trump’s attempt to exert control over the nation’s election process faced a major setback Friday night. A federal judge extended her temporary injunction, barring the United States Postal Service from advancing Trump’s new vote-by-mail restrictions before the midterm elections. Kristen Clarke, former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, and former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori join “The Weekend” to discuss.
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
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.