Election 2026 Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player as the midterm elections approach. President Donald Trump is seeking greater control over mail balloting while a change to how the agency processes mail is leading to criticism that it’s failing to deliver ballots on time. Democratic officials have raised concerns over the past week about how quickly the Postal Service will process ballots after tens of thousands of them in California and hundreds in Wisconsin arrived at local election offices too late to be counted in elections earlier this year. A legal fight over Trump's executive order on mail balloting is now before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The U.S. Postal Service unveiled new requirements for mail ballots less than two weeks befor…