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Judges smack Trump with unexpected threat on 'unlawful' election meddling
Trump Is Trying to Federalize the Ballot BoxThe SetupA federal appeals court let Trump’s mail-voting order survive for now on timing grounds, while signaling that if his administration actually tries to impose it, courts can block it quickly. The order would force the Postal Service to withhold mail ballots from voters not on citizenship lists compiled by DHS, and a separate appeals court has already blocked it in 23 states.Who Holds the PowerThis is not a dispute about abstract election procedure. It is a clash between a president trying to commandeer federal agencies and the constitutional…
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