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US President Donald Trump signs an executive order cracking down on mail-in voting ahead of midterm elections in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Trump EO hands election control to USPS

Nathaniel Rakich, Votebeat, Jessica Huseman, Alexander Shur, Votebeat, Carrie Levine, Sasha Hupka - Votebeat
President Donald Trump prepares to speak after watching the 250th birthday parade of the U.S. Army, which also coincides with his own birthday, on June 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

MAGA will strike back harder than ever

Chauncey DeVega
Mail-in ballots are seen at the Los Angeles County Registrar vote by mail operation center in City of Industry, California, on November 4, 2022, for the midterm elections on November 8. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump vows to "get rid" of mail-in votes

Garrett Owen
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)

Texas GOP's partisan play backfires

Alexa Ura - The Texas Tribune
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(Getty/Mark Wallheiser)

"Step back!"

Cody Fenwick - Alternet
Milena Abreu, County Judge, and Victoria Ferrer, County Judge, inspect a Vote-by-Mail ballot for a valid signature as Miami-Dade County Canvassing Board convenes ahead of the November 3rd general election at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department on October 15, 2020 in Doral, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

GOP tries to prevent ballot "curing"

Dara Lind, Jessica Huseman, Justin Elliott, Isaac Arnsdorf, Lydia DePillis, Ash Ngu, Sally Beauvais - ProPublica
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden gestures during a campaign stop outside Johnstown Train Station September 30, 2020 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

US official out of Paris agreement

Angely Mercado - Grist
A Utah County Election worker picks up mailed ballots from the United States Postal Service office on October 26, 2020 in Provo, Utah. Utah is one of several states that has recently moved to mail-in ballots for presidential elections. (Photo by (George Frey/Getty Images)

USPS missed thousands of ballots: report

Matthew Rozsa
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Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Kavanaugh's concurrence scares many

Cody Fenwick - Alternet
Election office puts mail in ballots into a container (George Frey/Getty Images)

TX can reject ballots over signatures

Karen Brooks Harper - The Texas Tribune
Amy Coney Barret and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's war on voting is backfiring

Amanda Marcotte
President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News Town Hall event on March 05, 2020 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Among other topics, President Trump discussed his administration's response to the Coronavirus and the economy. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Trump is "counting" on federal courts

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
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Stacks of boxes mail are seen at the U.S. Post Office (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Texas battles USPS disarray

Alexa Ura - The Texas Tribune
Donald Trump | USPS (Getty Images/Salon)

USPS won’t reinstall postal boxes

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story
Donald Trump | USPS (Salon/AP Photo/Evan Vucci/Lynne Sladky)

"We must use inherent contempt"

David Edwards - Raw Story
Rep Carolyn Maloney and Suraj Patel (Salon/Getty Images/Suraj Patel Official Campaign)

NYC's mail-in ballot catastrophe

Roger Sollenberger
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House on July 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

How Trump will try to rig the election

Bob Cesca
Facebook illustration (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Misinformation thriving on Facebook

Ryan McCarthy - ProPublica
U.S. President Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Salon)

Hey, GOP: Trump doesn't care about you

Amanda Marcotte
(AP Photo/David Goldman)

Controversies in 2 key states' elections

Steven Rosenfeld - Independent Media Institute
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