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The United States Post Office is in Trouble
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Empty US College Campuses are Making it Harder for Students to Vote
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many universities to shut their campuses down, and students are experiencing growing voter suppression efforts. Continue reading
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Postmaster General DeJoy in the Hot Seat
On August 24, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy faced tough questioning from the House Oversight Committee. DeJoy has come under fire in recent weeks for cost-cutting measures, such as the removal of hundreds of mail sorting machines, that are causing postal … Continue reading
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A Relatively Calm Day… At Least in Politics
August 21, 2020 After the cascade of news in the past several days and the Democratic National Convention, today was a relatively calm day… at least in politics. There are, though, some important stories. The first is getting less play … Continue reading
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10 Things to Know About Trump’s Post Office Scandal
The crisis isn’t over. Ten facts frame the story of how Trump is using the pandemic and the Postal Service to undermine the integrity of the presidential election. Continue reading
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Stamp Out the Trump Attacks on Our Postal Service!
As one of our most august Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin would tell Donald Trump to go fly a kite. And hope for a major electrical storm. Then Ben would advise Trump to keep his mitts off our post office. By … Continue reading
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Pulling out the Old Playbook
In an interview with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, Trump came out and said it: he wants to starve the United States Postal Service to destroy mail-in voting. Claiming that mail-in voting favors Democrats, he said: “Now they need that money in order to make the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots... Now, if we don’t make a deal, that means they don’t get the money. That means they can’t have universal mail-in voting, they just can’t have it.” Continue reading
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The Pandemic, the Post Office, and Another Trump Attack on Democracy
As the pandemic rages throughout the country, voting by mail has become a particularly appealing option. But a big turnout is Donald Trump’s electoral enemy, so his administration has launched an attack on the US Postal Service — making it a central player in the preservation of American democracy. Continue reading
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Introducing Electionland 2020
This article is part of Electionland, ProPublica’s collaborative reporting project covering problems that prevent eligible voters from casting their ballots during the 2020 elections. Continue reading
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