Postal Service under strain as Trump orders tighter mail-ballot controls
TL;DR
The USPS, already dealing with a cash shortfall and cost-cutting pressures, faces a presidential executive order aimed at restricting mail voting by compiling lists of eligible voters and directing the Postal Service to send only ballots for those voters. The order has been challenged by more than 20 states as unconstitutional, underscoring a broader political battle over voting by mail amid ongoing postal strain.
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