Trump’s War on Mail-In Voting

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<p>With only weeks to go before the midterms, President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow his administration’s plans to restrict voting by mail.</p><p>Nick Corasaniti, who covers national politics for The New York Times, walks us through Mr. Trump’s effort, the legal battle it touched off and the uncertainty it has created for local election officials and voters around the United States.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nick-corasaniti" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Nick Corasaniti</strong></a>, a New York Times reporter covering national politics, with a focus on voting and elections.</p><p>Background reading:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/trump-mail-in-voting-supreme-court.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court again</a> to allow mail voting restrictions.</li><li>Where does the president’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/politics/what-to-know-trump-executive-order-mail-voting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">effort to restrict mail voting stand</a>?</li></ul><p>Photo: Philip Cheung for The New York Times</p> <p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>