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Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be carrying out a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could lead to “major disenfranchisement.”
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.
NYTimes – US Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be carrying out a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could lead to “major disenfranchisement.”
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to allow new U.S. Postal Service mail-in ballot restrictions, leaving the lower-court temporary block in place ahead of the midterm elections; the administration says it will comply with the ruling.
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NYTimes – US Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be carrying out a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could lead to “major disenfranchisement.”
NYTimes – US Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to intervene in an ongoing legal battle over U.S. Postal Service rules for mail ballots just weeks before the November midterm elections.
NPR – Politics A federal judge is considering whether to continue blocking a U.S. Postal Service rule imposing new requirements for mail voting.
Sky News – Front Page Former "American Idol" contestant and Ohio music pastor Caleb Flynn was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn. Prosecutors said he staged a home invasion after shooting her while having an affair. Flynn maintained his innocence at Monday's sentencing hearing in Ohio.
The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport as she was departing for China, accusing her of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government by surveilling the son and family of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te at the behest of Chinese officials. Lai condemned the alleged operation as a "barbaric" act and criticized China for disregarding human rights and suppressing personal freedoms.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump approved a firing-squad execution for former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the execution, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said. It will be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since World War II; the date and location are not yet set.
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