News | Politics & Elections Trump Order Gives US Postal Service Unprecedented Control Over Mail Voting Experts and state election officials said the executive order will quickly draw legal challenges. By Nathaniel Rakich , Jessica Huseman , Alexander Shur , Sasha Hupka , Carrie Levine , Votebeat April 1, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Votes by Mail in Florida Special Election, Despite Calling It “Cheating” “Mail voting is a safe, secure, and reliable method” to cast ballots, the Bipartisan Policy Center states. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 24, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Tells GOP Lawmakers to “Get Smart” and Eliminate Early Mail-In Voting “The seeds are being planted to rig the midterms,” one journalist wrote in response to Trump’s comments. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 29, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Utah Bill Would Disenfranchise Rural Native Residents, Critics Warn The proposal comes despite the vast majority of Utah voters being confident in the current vote-by-mail system. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 19, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The GOP Is Engaged in an Eleventh-Hour Effort to Change Mail-In Voting Rules The GOP’s lawsuits against mail-in voting could pave the way for vote suppression and election denial in swing states. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout October 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Will Promote Early Voting in 2024 After Years of Using It to Push Big Lie The shift in strategy comes as his advisers recognize Democrats have been winning, in part, because of early voting. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 16, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Officials in at Least 3 States Have Refused to Certify Primary Results The officials in New Mexico, Nevada and Pennsylvania have echoed Trump's lies about voter fraud on the campaign trail. By Igor Derysh , Salon July 30, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Leaked Bannon Audio Shows Trump Planned to Declare Himself Winner No Matter What Trump was going to tweet, “I'm the winner. Game over. Suck on that,” Bannon tells his associates in an audio recording. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 13, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Democrats Introduce Bill Guaranteeing Workers Paid Time Off to Vote The bill would require employers to give workers two hours of paid time off to vote in a federal election. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 12, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Arizona Supreme Court Rejects State GOP Lawsuit to Eliminate Mail-In Voting The ruling may only be temporary, as the court said the GOP could resubmit the lawsuit to lower courts. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 6, 2022 Truthout