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Westneat: Court stops Trump plan to target mail voting, but threat isn’t over

Headline from The Columbian

The U.S. Supreme Court last week put the kibosh on a Trump administration plan to restrict mail-in voting, at least for this fall’s elections. The plan sought to put the U.S. Postal Service in charge of deciding who gets a ballot — a major change in how elections work, especially in states such as W…

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  1. The Guardian

    Mail-in disaster averted as Trump in angry froth after court defeat (opens The Guardian)

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    Election officials continue push to assure Americans mail ballots are safe after supreme court rules against president Reader Q&A: how united are the Democrats ahead of the midterms? Post your questions now After the US supreme court halted Donald Trump’s efforts to make it significantly harder to v…

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Trump's push to restrict mail ballots failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms continue (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of Trump's effort to dramatically overhaul of the nation's mail voting processes. But the case was just one example of the Republican president's numerous attempts to assert federal control over the upcoming midterms.

  3. Vail Daily

    Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed mail voting changes ahead of Colorado midterm elections (opens Vail Daily)

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    The Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's bid to impose new requirements on mail ballots on Monday, Sept. 14, blocking the rules from being enforced during the 2026 midterm elections.

  4. The Santa Barbara Independent

    U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Mail-In Voting Limits as November Election Nears (opens The Santa Barbara Independent)

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court's decision shooting down President Trump's proposal to restrict mail-in voting just before the November midterm election.

  5. The Columbian

    Westneat: Court stops Trump plan to target mail voting, but threat isn’t over (opens The Columbian)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court last week put the kibosh on a Trump administration plan to restrict mail-in voting, at least for this fall’s elections. The plan sought to put the U.S. Postal Service in charge of deciding who gets a ballot — a major change in how elections work, especially in states such as W…

  6. Pix11

    Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in voting plan ahead of midterms: What to know (opens Pix11)

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    NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- President Donald Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in voting have failed, for now. The Supreme Court last week blocked Trump's executive order to send mail-in ballots only to voters on a pre-approved list from the state.

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