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Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting

NPR | By Hansi Lo Wang,

Michel Martin

Published September 4, 2026 at 2:57 AM CDT

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service to carry out a plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election.

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Hansi Lo Wang

Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a NPR correspondent who reports on voting, the Census Bureau and the U.S. Postal Service.

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.