Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
The U.S. Postal Service has halted development of a computer system intended to limit mail-in voting. The move follows a Supreme Court rejection of an executive order from President Trump. USPS officials stated they are currently complying with a court injunction.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week. “There’s an injunction so we’re not doing anything,”...
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