Trump tries to shape mail-in voting with executive order

Trump tries to shape mail-in voting with executive order

President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to create federal lists of eligible voters and directs the U.S. Postal Service not to send mail-in ballots to anyone not on those lists. We discuss why experts say this order is illegal.

This episode: voting correspondents Ashley Lopez, Hansi Lo Wang and Miles Parks.

This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.

Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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