As the Trump administration takes aim at mail-in voting, a new audit finds that during this year's primary elections the Post Office failed to properly handle some ballots. ProPublica Reporter Jen Fifield shares more details on the report and joins Ali Vitali, along with Fordham University Professor Christina Greer, to discuss more.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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 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
The Trump administration is once again asking the Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on mail-in voting, a move that could potentially affect millions of voters ahead of the November midterm elections. The emergency appeal, filed yesterday, comes after a federal judge in Boston recently blocked parts of President Trump’s executive order from taking effect. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest push by the president to implement his controversial voting restrictions.