News Analysis | Politics & Elections Don’t Expect to See Trump’s Tax Returns Before the Election The cases will probably be sent back to the lower courts, leaving the matter unresolved until after the 2020 election. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout May 13, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Vote-by-Mail Threatened as Top US Postal Service Official Reportedly Forced Out The USPS Board of Governors has selected a leading Trump and Republican Party donor to serve as postmaster general. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 13, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Richard Spencer Is Trying to Stage a Comeback Using a Russian Payment Platform Between the pandemic and election-year polarization, Spencer's "alt-right" could gain new footholds. By Shane Burley , Truthout May 11, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Republicans Oppose Mail-In Voting Because They’re Scared of Losing Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins, and others are desperately fighting for their political lives. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 7, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Mitch McConnell Pours Dark Money Into Maine Sen. Susan Collins’s Reelection McConnell-linked PAC launches a Maine ad buy designed to shield Sen. Susan Collins from COVID-19-related criticism. By Roger Sollenberger , Salon May 6, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Mail-In Voting Must Be Made Accessible to Disabled Voters A lawsuit filed by blind voters exposes holes in Michigan’s absentee system for voting during the pandemic. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout May 5, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Can Democrats Take the Senate? A New Poll Shows Iowa Might Flip. Polling has tightened in Iowa, and a number of Republican-held states also appear to be highly vulnerable. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 4, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Not Everyone Can Vote by Mail. Here’s How to Conduct a Safe Election. Voters with disabilities or needing language help can't reliably complete a ballot anywhere besides a polling place. By Joia Mukherjee , Ron Fein , Susan Greenhalgh , Truthout May 4, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Reportedly Lashed Out at His Campaign Manager Over Grim Reelection Polls Aggregate polling numbers from five swing states show Trump currently behind Biden in every one of them. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 30, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Head of Postal Union Says Mailed Ballots Are Best Way to Secure 2020 Election Trump’s attacks on the U.S. postal service could threaten efforts to vote by mail. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 29, 2020 Truthout