How Trump’s order on mail ballots threatens Postal Service independence

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 1,587

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail voting would shatter decades of U.S. Postal Service independence intended to shield it from partisan politics, postal experts and attorneys say.

Postal experts said Trump ordering the postmaster general to take any action — let alone on a matter as sensitive as elections — violates guardrails in federal law against presidential control of the mail. Multiple people with deep knowledge of Postal Service history said they couldn’t recall a …

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