Politics chat: more tariffs, mail-in voting order, Kushner-Jeffries meeting

Real economic sanctions on Canada and economic threats to countries trading with Iran may work against Republicans in the midterm elections.

Democrats’ House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and ­adviser has led to a political firestorm across social media.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is appealing a judge's ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the la

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday appealed a temporary block on the U.S. Postal Service’s new mail-in ballot regulations, an apparent bid to fast-track legal proceedings as the midterms loom just months away. The notice from DOJ lawyers follows a late-night ruling from a federal judge in Boston on Thursday that ba

The Trump administration appealed a temporary two-week block on the U.S. Postal Service’s new rule on mail-in voting on Friday. The Justice Department notified the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts that the administration is appealing Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s second block

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots for the pivotal November elections. The notice of appeal filed Friday comes af

President Donald Trump’s administration has appealed the latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots.

The Postal Service appealed an emergency decision from Thursday that blocked it from changing its procedures for mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect  Toronto Star

Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect  AP News

Thursday on CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting will hurt Republicans because rural Americans, who skew conservative, tend to vote by mail. Coates said, “I want to get your

A federal judge said the government had not produced any evidence of fraudulent mail voting that his order was intended to fix.

In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic-controlled states filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service, challenging President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting, Iran says it would bar all military vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a potential agreement with Oman to reopen the wa

States, voting rights groups renew challenges to Trump plans to restrict mail-in voting  Reuters

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined 23 states to sue the USPS over Trump-backed mail-ballot rule, arguing Congress — not the president or Postal Service — sets federal election rules.

The rule in question would require election officials to give USPS voter information and use federally reviewed, uniquely barcoded ballot envelopes.

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A federal judge removed a nationwide ban on President Trump's sweeping mail-in voting policy Wednesday after the Supreme Court cleared the way earlier this week. The big picture: The decision removes the last major legal obstacle to the administration's plan, though it does not end the court challenges over the embattl

Federal Judge’s Move On Trump Mail Voting Order Clears Path For More Legal Challenges  HuffPost

The legal challenge comes just two days after the Supreme Court lifted a block in a related case brought by the same coalition.

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s injunction on President Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump’s order directs the Department of Homeland Security to create state-by-state lists of eligible voters who are citizens. The U.S. Postal Service

Illinois leaders anxious about Supreme Court ruling allowing Trump to push mail-in voting restrictions  Chicago Tribune