The court is expected to hear arguments early next year and issue a ruling months before the crucial midterm elections.

As President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned leaders who tried to overturn his 2020 loss, the US Supreme Court took up the national Republican Party’s argument that counting mailed ballots shortly after Election Day violates federal law. Voting by mail has long been a target of the GOP president, who has falsely claimed that the practice fuels voter fraud. This case concerns a Mississippi law…

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  • Arghblarg@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    … and will anyone with the legislative power to do so, add funding and requirements to the US Postal Service to guarantee a realistic chance of getting those ballots delivered on time? Of course not. Isn’t the post office still headed by a Trump sycophant who directed the destruction of mail sorting machines before the previous election?

    • Telorand@reddthat.com
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      3 days ago

      Isn’t the post office still headed by a Trump sycophant who directed the destruction of mail sorting machines before the previous election?

      You’re thinking of Louis DeJoy, who retired in March 2025. Currently, the postmaster general is David Steiner, who I don’t know much about.