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.
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.
Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections is kicking off amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice
The justices have been asked to weigh in again on the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting — this time on whether the plans violate the Constitution.
The question of whether President Donald Trump’s restrictions can move forward in time for November’s midterm elections has been the subject of a dizzying legal battle in recent weeks.
Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade tells MS NOW's Jonathan Capehart that the Trump administration's Catch-Me-If-You-Can strategy is taking advantage of the court's deliberate pace and allowing the administration to push policies forward before judges can intervene. McQuade also warns that Donald Trump's new mail ballot requirements could create chaos ahead of the midterm elections.
Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.
Colorado Attorney General –and Democratic gubernatorial nominee– Phil Weiser joins Morning Joe to discuss mail-in voting and what he describes as the Trump administration’s attack on elections, after a whistleblower reported that the U.S. Postal Service is working to enforce President Trump’s plan to exert federal control over ballots.
A spokesperson for democrats on the House Oversight Committee tells MS NOW exclusively that committee lawyers met with individuals familiar with a USPS whistleblower report raising concerns about a new mail ballot system. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, joins Alicia Menendez to share more details.
A whistleblower is sounding the alarm on the U.S. Postal Service’s “haphazard” plans to federalize mail-in voting that could “derail the midterm elections.” Symone and MS NOW Legal Analyst Melissa Murray react.
