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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots

The New York Times · Abbie VanSickle · last updated

The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections.

The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a Trump administration plan to dramatically change how Americans vote by mail in the lead-up to the midterm elections, a major loss for President Trump, who has long claimed without evidence that fraud is rampant in mail voting.

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