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@npr.org correspondent reporting on voting, the census and USPS signal: hansi.01 email: hwang@npr.org newsletter: hansilowang.com/stay-in-touch

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Former Census Bureau Director Vincent Barabba, who helped oversee the 1980 census, has died at 92, the bureau announced in a blog post www.census.gov/newsroom/blo...
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Remembering Vincent Barabba
I am saddened to share the news of the passing of former Census Bureau Director Vincent Barabba.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Eligible voters, time's running out for registering to vote or updating your registration for the midterms. Fri, 10/2 — SOUTH CAROLINA — in-person (10/4 online, 10/5 mail) Sat, 10/3 — U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — in-person (10/4 online) Sun, 10/4 — ALASKA Sun, 10/4 — RHODE ISLAND More at npr.org/vote
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How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NEW: The Census Bureau's internal watchdog finds the bureau couldn't adequately supervise USPS letter carriers assigned to conduct "2026 Census Test" interviews in Spartanburg, S.C., putting at risk the ability to objectively evaluate the feasibility of letter carriers conducting the #2030Census
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW: The Census Bureau's internal watchdog says problems with the mobile app workers used for the "2026 Census Test" delayed some interviews with households, putting at risk the accuracy of test results and potentially making the test more costly www.oig.doc.gov/management-a...
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Management Alert: Technological Issues Observed During the 2026 Census Test
Home > Reports > Management Alert: Technological Issues Observed During the 2026 Census Test Date Issued September 23, 2026 Report Number OIG-26-029-I Report Type Audits / Evaluations, Census Reading ...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest @npr.org story: Democratic Sen. @warren.senate.gov is demanding that Trump officials explain why the Census Bureau’s parent agency removed a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported last month www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...
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Warren demands Trump officials explain removing a ban on interference in census data
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My latest @npr.org story: Registered voters are less confident that the U.S. Postal Service will deliver mail-in ballots on time compared to 2024, a NPR / @pbsnews.org / @maristpoll.bsky.social poll finds, after USPS was part of President Trump’s failed bid to limit mail voting for the midterms
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Poll: Trust in the U.S. Postal Service delivering mail-in ballots on time has fallen
Registered voters are less confident that USPS will deliver election mail on time compared with 2024, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds, after USPS was part of Trump's bid to limit mail voting.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW: The Commerce Department inspector general's office says it observed some workers for the "2026 Census Test" using their personal phones to locate households and not following interview procedures, putting at risk the public's trust in the security of their data and the accuracy of test results
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Management Alert: Operational Issues Observed During the 2026 Census Test
Home > Reports > Management Alert: Operational Issues Observed During the 2026 Census Test Date Issued September 21, 2026 Report Number OIG-26-028-I Report Type Audits / Evaluations, Census Reading Ro...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
USPS PRO TIP: To make sure any December holiday mail and packages arrive by Dec. 25, the U.S. Postal Service recommends following these deadlines about.usps.com/newsroom/nat...
For expected delivery before Dec. 25, the Postal Service advises customers to send mail and packages by the following dates: 
2026 Holiday Shipping Dates for Contiguous U.S. (Lower 48 States)    USPS Ground Advantage service: Dec. 17    
First-Class Mail: Dec. 17    
Priority Mail: Dec. 18    
Priority Mail Express: Dec. 19
2026 Holiday Shipping Dates for Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories    
USPS Ground Advantage service: Dec. 16    
First-Class Mail: Dec. 17    
Priority Mail: Dec. 18    
Priority Mail Express: Dec. 19
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: A federal judge dismisses Missouri's lawsuit against the Census Bureau after the Trump administration proposed to, as the state has been pushing for, exclude certain non-U.S. citizen residents from #2030Census results that 14th Amendment says must include “whole number of persons in each state"
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#83 in State of Missouri v. United States Department of Commerce (E.D. Mo., 4:26-cv-00131) – CourtListener.com
ORDER OF DISMISSAL: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is DISMISSED without prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Proposed Intervenors' Motions to Intervene are DENIED as moot. (Doc. 11, 21, 51...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Have information you think the public should know about the Census Bureau or the U.S. Postal Service? I'm a @npr.org correspondent, and you can reach me on Signal at hansi.01 (please use a nonwork device)
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: President Trump blasted the Supreme Court's rejection of his mail-in voting restrictions for the midterms as "a big loss for Republicans." Mail-in voters span the political spectrum, but in 2024, the share of voters who reported voting by mail was higher among Democrats than Republicans...
Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court, one that the Court System took forever to give, and then blamed it, in part, on no time left to implement a solution to our totally CORRUPT and out of control Mail-In voting “disaster,” which is a laughing stock all over the World, and where we are the only country that has to endure such a Nation Destroying SCAM. Justices Alito and Thomas, legends both, strongly disagreed with this horrible, highly political, ruling. It is a big loss for Republicans, and America itself, and makes cheating by the Radical Left “Dumocrats,” on Mail-In Ballots, a much easier thing to do - And now they have an open field to do so! The Supreme Court has really let our Country down! Certain Justices are petrified of these crazed and depraved Democrats, and are totally unable to show the courage necessary to save our America. Their horrible decision on Tariffs will be costing the U.S.A., for many years to come, Trillions and Trillions of Dollars. They didn’t even state, “money paid does not have to be paid back,” much to the benefit of entities that truly hate our Country, and have been RIPPING IT OFF FOR YEARS, unnecessarily costing us, immediately, Billions of Dollars. Likewise, the Supreme Court’s Decision on Birthright Citizenship is a complete and total disaster for America, and has already led to massive corruption with respect to “citizenship” in our Country. The damage done to America is incalculable, and they know this, just as everyone else does - It is an irreparable and unrecoverable harm! The Court’s inability and unwillingness to do the right thing for our Country will go down, in a very negative way, in the annals of History. This Supreme Court is bullied and cajoled by the Radical Left into making decisions that have set America back at least a hundred years. These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves, a Co…
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Eligible voters of the United States! Happy National Voter Registration Day! Not sure how to register to vote in the midterms? Or want to check your registration status? We have a guide for you at npr.org/vote
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How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: The Supreme Court confirms mail voting is still available to eligible voters for the midterms, but the Trump admin is continuing a legal fight to defend the possibility of restrictions under a USPS plan for future federal elections. It is asking to extend a deadline for legal briefs to Nov. 20
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#00108508354 in State of California v. Trump (1st Cir., 26-1774) – CourtListener.com
JOINT MOTION to extend time to file brief and appendix filed by Appellants Frank J. Bisignano, Todd Blanche, DHS, Derek T. Kan, Amber McReynolds, Markwayne Mullin, SSA, David Steiner, Ronald Stroman, ...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has refused to allow mail-in voting restrictions for the midterms, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to revive a U.S. Postal Service plan. USPS is expected to continue delivering mail ballots as usual www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What to know about Trump's push for mail-in voting restrictions: - Mail-in voting is still available to all eligible voters - Two federal judges have blocked restrictions under a U.S. Postal Service plan - A Supreme Court ruling is expected at any time now... www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
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A second judge blocks Trump's mail voting restrictions amid a Supreme Court review
A second federal judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election, as the wait for a Supreme Court ruling continues.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: The Trump administration argues that if the Supreme Court pauses a Boston-based judge's ruling against the U.S. Postal Service plan for mail voting limits for the midterms, a Washington, D.C.-based judge would have to pause a similar ruling he just issued www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
On Sunday night, a Trump-nominated federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterms. Key parts of that plan are also blocked by a Boston-based judge's ruling, which is the Supreme Court is reviewing
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Memorandum & Opinion – #192 in DSCC v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01114) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on 9/13/2026. (lccjn1) (Entered: 09/13/2026)
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's Friday night, and mail-in voting is still available to all eligible voters. But the online portal system that the U.S. Postal Service told a federal judge it would launch this week for President Trump's push for mail-in voting restrictions is nowhere to be seen
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Mail-in voters weigh flying to vote in person and other backup plans amid uncertainty
Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's bid for restrictions.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What to know about Trump's push for mail-in voting restrictions: - Mail-in voting is still available to all eligible voters - A 1st Circuit panel refused to allow restrictions - A Supreme Court ruling is expected at any time now... www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
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USPS plan to restrict mail-in voting remains blocked after appeals panel ruling
A federal appeals panel refused to allow the U.S. Postal Service to move ahead with its plan to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election, as the wait for a Supreme Court ruling continues.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
NEW: A federal appeals panel has refused to allow the U.S. Postal Service to move ahead with key parts of its plan for President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election. The Supreme Court is still reviewing the USPS plan www.courtlistener.com/docket/74755...
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#00108505918 in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (1st Cir., 26-2029) – CourtListener.com
ORDER entered by Gustavo A. Gelpí, Jr., Appellate Judge; Julie Rikelman, Appellate Judge; and Seth Robert Aframe, Appellate Judge: The motions for a stay are denied. The USPS's request for an administ...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: Trump admin proposes major #2030Census changes that would reshape voting maps, including no race & ethnicity questions and excluding non-U.S. citizens without a green card from a count that 14th Amendment says must include “whole number of persons in each state” www.npr.org/2026/09/09/n...
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Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps
A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My latest @npr.org story: Mail-in voting is still available for the midterm election, but some voters are weighing flying to vote in person, while others face possible disenfranchisement as the wait continues for a Supreme Court ruling on the USPS plan for President Trump’s push for restrictions
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Mail-in voters weigh flying to vote in person and other backup plans amid uncertainty
Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's bid for restrictions.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
On Day 5 of voting season for the midterm general election... - Mail-in voting is still available to all eligible voters - A Supreme Court ruling on the USPS plan for restrictions is expected sometime after 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday - The 1st Circuit may rule before SCOTUS What else to know 👇
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Trump again asks Supreme Court to allow USPS plan to restrict mail-in voting
The Trump administration again asked the Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service's plan to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm elections, filing an emergency application on Sunday.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NEW: An audit by the U.S. Postal Service inspector general's office finds USPS improved processing of mail ballots for this year's primary elections compared to the 2024 primaries, but should work on improving coordination with election officials and staff understanding of its postmarking policy
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Processing of Election and Political Mail for the 2026 Primary Elections
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What to know about the legal fight over the USPS plan for Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting: - It's still at the Supreme Court - SCOTUS is now expected to rule sometime after 4 p.m. ET on Sept. 9 - 1st Circuit may rule before SCOTUS - Mail-in voting is still available to all eligible voters
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Trump again asks Supreme Court to allow USPS plan to restrict mail-in voting
The Trump administration again asked the Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service's plan to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm elections, filing an emergency application on Sunday.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW: A Supreme Court ruling on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s push to restrict mail-in voting is now not expected until sometime after 4 p.m. ET on Sept. 9, the deadline set for legal briefs from the plan’s challengers according to the court’s public information office
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW: The Trump administration has withdrawn its Sept. 3 request for the Supreme Court to review the U.S. Postal Service plans for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail voting for the midterm election. The move clears the deck for the Supreme Court to focus on the latest block on the USPS plan
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW: Based on a filing deadline, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to decide sometime after 5 p.m. ET on Sept. 8 whether to lift the latest block on key parts of the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election
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#00108503614 in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (1st Cir., 26-2029) – CourtListener.com
ORDER entered: The court is in receipt of the federal defendants-appellants’ Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal which seeks a stay pending appeal of the District Court’s September 4, 2026, preli...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
BREAKING: The Trump administration is back at the Supreme Court with a request to lift the latest block on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail voting for the midterms. This comes after a judge in Boston replaced an earlier block that SCOTUS was reviewing
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
On Day 3 of voting season for the midterm general election, mail-in voting is still available to all eligible voters. What to know about the legal fight over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict voting by mail👇 www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
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What to know about the mail-in voting fight at the Supreme Court
A federal judge has again blocked the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm election, as the legal fight drags on.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
NEW: Trump admin asks the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the latest block on key parts of the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail voting for the midterms. This comes after a judge in Boston replaced an earlier block that the Supreme Court was reviewing
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League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump, 26-2029 - CourtListener.com
Docket for League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump, 26-2029 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
On Day 2 of voting season for the 2026 midterm general election, mail-in voting is still available to all eligible voters. What to know about the legal fight over the USPS plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict voting by mail👇 www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
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What to know about the mail-in voting fight at the Supreme Court
A federal judge has again blocked the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm election, as the legal fight drags on.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
NEW: The Trump administration says it plans to ask the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a federal judge’s latest ruling to block key parts of the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election
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Notice of Appeal – #158 in State of California v. United States Postal Service (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-13917) – CourtListener.com
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
BREAKING: A federal judge in Boston has again blocked key parts of the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s attempt to limit mail voting for the midterms. The judge says her new ruling dissolves her earlier ruling, which the Trump administration just asked Supreme Court to review
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Memorandum & ORDER – #285 in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-11549) – CourtListener.com
Judge Indira Talwani: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Associated Cases: 1:26-cv-11549-IT, 1:26-cv-13917-IT (MAP) (Entered: 09/04/2026)
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW: Rep. @robertgarcia.house.gov, top Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, says the U.S. Postal Service inspector general's office has opened an investigation into USPS' efforts to carry out its plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election
“Just days after all Oversight Democrats and Ranking Member Joe Morelle wrote to the Inspector General, the top watchdog at the USPS informed us they are opening an investigation into the Trump Administration’s attempt to undermine vote-by-mail. Donald Trump’s attempt to potentially interfere with our elections and oppress millions of ballots will be fought every step of the way. We will continue fighting to defend vote-by-mail for every single American,” said Ranking Member Robert Garcia.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW: Postmaster General David Steiner says although there was an "accelerated schedule" developing the U.S. Postal Service's online portal system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting for the midterms, USPS' "standards for quality, security, and system integrity were not compromised"
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Statement from PMG David Steiner 9.4.26
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW: Sen. @peters.senate.gov leads Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in calling for the U.S. Postal Service to immediately stop carrying out its plan for President Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting for the midterms www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW: Democratic Reps. @robertgarcia.house.gov, @frost.house.gov& @congressmanraja.bsky.social call on the Census Bureau to immediately rescind and provide more info about the highly unusual, unauthored document it released with claims on non-U.S. citizen voting. Their letter cites @npr.org reporting
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW: Data advocates with The Census Project tell Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick they're concerned about the indefinite delay of new results from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey after the Trump admin banned a data privacy protection technique that the bureau had used for decades
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
On Day 1 of voting season for the 2026 midterm general election, mail-in voting is still available to all eligible voters. And we are still waiting for a Supreme Court ruling on the USPS plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict voting by mail. You probably have questions — a thread:
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Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary block on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Dear eligible voters, These deadlines to register to vote and update registration for the midterms are less than a month away: Fri, 10/2 — SOUTH CAROLINA — in-person (10/4 online, 10/5 mail) Sat, 10/3 — U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — in-person (10/4 online) Sun, 10/4 — ALASKA Sun, 10/4 — RHODE ISLAND
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How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How long has mail-in voting been around? Historians consider the Civil War election of 1864 as the start of large-scale voting by mail in the United States. There's more mail-voting history in my 2024 report on an exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum: www.npr.org/2024/08/24/n...
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A new mail-voting exhibition is a reminder that its use dates back to the Civil War
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum is a reminder that voting by mail with absentee ballots in the U.S. goes back more than 160 years before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW: A Supreme Court ruling on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s push to restrict mail voting is not expected until sometime after 10 a.m. ET on Sept. 8, the deadline Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson set for legal briefs from the plan’s challengers www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?...
Screen grab of the Supreme Court docket for U.S. Postal Service v. California, highlighting the Sept. 8, 10 a.m. ET deadline for legal briefs
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
BREAKING: The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary block on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Your regular reminder that Election Day is the last day of voting and voting season for the 2026 midterm election officially starts Sept. 4, when North Carolina starts mailing out absentee ballots
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NEW: The U.S. Postal Service plans to roll out "sometime next week" for "voluntary use" by election officials its online portal system for President Trump’s push to restrict mail voting for the midterms, according to a court filing from USPS Chief Customer and Marketing Officer Steven Monteith
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Decl. of S. Monteith – #280, Att. #1 in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-11549) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE by United States Postal Service of Filing of Supplemental Post-Hearing Submission (Attachments: (1) Decl. of S. Monteith)(Pezzi, Stephen)
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Deadlines for registering to vote or updating registration for the midterms: Fri, 9/4 — NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Fri, 10/2 — SOUTH CAROLINA — in-person (10/4 online, 10/5 mail) Sat, 10/3 — U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — in-person (10/4 online) Sun, 10/4 — ALASKA Sun, 10/4 — RHODE ISLAND npr.org/vote
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How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW: Democratic Reps. @robertgarcia.house.gov & @morelle.house.gov call on the U.S. Postal Service inspector general to investigate the USPS plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail voting after a whistleblower claimed it could disrupt the midterms. Their letter cites @npr.org reporting
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
UPDATE: The U.S. Postal Service is "carefully reviewing" concerns a whistleblower raised about its online portal system for President Trump’s push to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election, a USPS spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday www.npr.org/2026/09/01/n...
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USPS 'carefully reviewing' whistleblower claim on plan for Trump's mail in voting order
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
NEW: @epic.org has filed the latest lawsuit to challenge the Department of Homeland Security's work on adult U.S. citizen lists for President Trump's order that's trying to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election www.courtlistener.com/docket/74728...
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COMPLAINT against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph B. Edlow, U.S. Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Departm...
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