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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Whistleblower says Trump mail-in voting plan could "derail" midterms : Trump's Terms - npr.org

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DETROW: Every episode, we bring you one story from NPR's coverage of the Trump administration, with a focus on actions and policies that take the presidency into uncharted territory. Here's the latest from NPR.

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LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: And I'm Leila Fadel. Good morning. A whistleblower is warning that the U.S. Postal Service could derail the midterm election with its plan to follow an order by President Trump. That order is attempting to restrict mail-in voting, and for now, a court ruling is blocking key parts of the Postal Service plan. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang joins us now to explain what this all means for voters. Good morning, Hansi.

HANSI LO WANG, BYLINE: Good morning, Leila.

FADEL: OK. So we have this whistleblower report about what the Postal Service is doing. Who is this person, and what are their concerns?

WANG: This is an anonymous federal government official who filed a report with a nonprofit called Whistleblower Aid. And the concern is that the Postal Service has been preparing to roll out a new online system for collecting names of mail-in voters from city election officials as required by Trump's order. And I should note - USPS is a financial supporter of NPR. And what this report says is that that system is not ready. And...



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