Don Jr. robocall urges supporters to vote by mail
The president’s son made the appeals as his father continues to rail against widespread mail-in voting.

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Intel officials contradict Trump on voting by mail
The officials said they had seen no signs that foreign countries were looking to undermine mail-in ballots, in a break with the president and attorney general.

REPUBLICANS CAN’T SEEM TO MAKE UP THEIR MINDS ABOUT MAIL AND VOTING

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

One laudable side effect of the COVID-19 panic is a nationwide effort to promote “vote by mail” as a universal alternative to standing in line at polling places. One reason that effort is laudable is that it would likely decrease vote fraud.

Drop Boxes Emerge as An Alternative to Mailing Ballots

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Ballot Drop Boxes Are Emerging as a Vote-By-Mail Alternative—But They Have Critics, Too

US Postal Service worker speaks out: ‘The mail is there. It’s just not coming to us’

August 18, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

US Postal Service worker speaks out: ‘The mail is there. It’s just not coming to us’

Factchecking: Democratic Convention Opening Night

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Democratic Convention Opening Night
A quiet first night for fact-checkers. Only a few quibbles, including on the minimum wage, mail-in voting and Social Security payments.

Lawsuit against Trump, postal chief seeks proper funding

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Lawsuit against Trump, postal chief seeks proper funding

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Green Bay man sues over post office turmoil
Federal complaint names Postmaster General, criticizes Congress for doing too little to curb Trump

Trump officials could face criminal charges for USPS sabotage — and the president may not be able to pardon them

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Trump officials could face criminal charges for USPS sabotage — and the president may not be able to pardon them

“Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) made a criminal referral to the New Jersey Attorney General on Friday night, asking him to impanel a grand jury to look at possible breach of state election laws by President Trump, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and others for ‘their accelerating arson of the post office,’ he said. Alarming headlines have emerged in recent days as many states prepare to facilitate widespread mail balloting due to the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump openly admitted he was withholding federal aid from the postal service to prevent mail-in voting, and USPS has notified 46 states and D.C. that it will struggle to deliver some mail ballots on time,” The Daily Beast reported Friday.