Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms

Trump has asked the Supreme Court to lift the block on his plan for the USPS to restrict mail voting ahead of the midterm elections. And, diesel prices have reached a record high.

The eleventh-hour bid comes as Trump has sought to assert more federal control over voting, including tasking USPS with additional oversight of the mail-in voting process.

The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court to let the Postal Service enforce new rules for mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections, a move that some states have warned would wreak havoc as they prepare to send ballots to voters in the coming days.

A federal judge is considering whether to continue blocking a U.S. Postal Service rule imposing new requirements for mail voting.

A federal judge is hearing arguments on whether to extend a prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump's executive order that restricts mail voting during the midterms

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.

A lawyer for an anonymous whistleblower says Postal Service plans for an unusual verification rule, combined with a hastily built online system, could delay mail ballots from reaching eligible voters.

A Democratic senator disclosed a whistleblower statement, which warned of potential chaos as the USPS is set to launch a computer system that could derail mail-in voting Sign up for the US Breaking News email Democratic senator Chuck Schumer is introducing a bill that would…

Richard Blumenthal says rushed USPS plans could threaten voting rights.

According to the whistleblower’s claims cited by Blumenthal, USPS is preparing a system with what the senator described as an “impracticable zero percent failure rate.”

Postal Service illegally defied court orders with ‘secretive’ and ‘rushed’ process to implement new rules, anonymous official says

An executive order from Trump, which is stymied in the courts, required the Postal Service to rapidly build a complex system to vet mail ballots.

A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.