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Trump’s new attack on mail-in voting, briefly explained

A new executive order attempts to seize control of mail-in voting.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here.

Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is still trying to limit mail-in voting.

What happened? On Tuesday evening, Trump signed an executive order that would create new citizenship lists to determine eligibility to vote and limit who the US Postal Service can send ballots to.

Is this order going to go anywhere? Very likely not, for a number of reasons. First, it’s almost........

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