politics Washington, D.C., United States
Postal Service response to Trump mail-voting order draws criticism
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The U.S. Postal Service reported a net loss of $9 billion last year.
Postmaster General David Steiner moved to implement Donald Trump's mail-voting order, but said work stopped on a voter-roll portal after the Supreme Court rejected the effort. Critics accused him of allowing the Postal Service to become politicized.
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Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting mail ballots.
“When Trump signed an executive order restricting mail ballots this year”
David Steiner moved to finalize a Postal Service rule implementing Trump's mail-voting order.
“Steiner moved quickly to finalize a rule implementing the measure”
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Trump's mail-voting effort.
“after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the effort”