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News Alert | Postal Service Whistleblower Warns Trump Assault on Mail-In Voting Could ‘Derail' Midterms

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Postal Service Whistleblower Warns Trump Assault on Mail-In Voting Could ‘Derail the Midterm Elections’ An anonymous federal official warned in a whistleblower disclosure submitted to members of the US Congress that the Postal Service’s haphazard implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting could “derail the midterm elections” by preventing potentially millions of American voters from receiving ballots.   The disclosure was released in full on Tuesday by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who included the document in a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner—Trump’s pick to lead USPS.   READ THE FULL STORY Read all the latest news from Common Dreams Thank you for reading Common Dreams! Our independent journalism is funded by people like you, not corporations or billionaires. Support our work today Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and our EIN is 20-3368194. Donations are tax-deductible to the exten...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 8/31/26 [AD-FREE]

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    Watch now   MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 8/31/26 [AD-FREE] Watch the latest episode ad-free on the Meidas+ Substack Brett MeiselaS, Ben Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas, and MeidasTouch Network Sep 1 ∙   The latest episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast is now available ad-free exclusively for Meidas+ Substack paid subscribers. To support ad-free episodes like this, please consider joining as a paid subscriber today! You can also listen to the episode free on podcast platforms like Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and anywhere else podcasts are found. Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, by clicking here . On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett and Jordy discuss the latest escalation in Trump’s war with Iran as U.S. strikes are met with attacks on American bases, while Trump posts bizarre AI war videos and threatens even more military action. The brothers break down Trump’s escalating trade war with...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 452. 8/31/26

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         SUBSCRRIBE TO RECEIVE TIMELY REPORTS! Today in Politics, Bulletin 452. 8/31/26 Ron Filipkowski Aug 31 ∙ … Republicans are facing “historic losses”’ in the midterms, with a new polling aggregate RealClearPolitics showing the party trailing in 8 major battleground Senate races. The Senate map looks increasingly bleak for Republicans as well with each passing week. … Republican strategist Terry Holt : “It points out the obvious that Republicans are in pretty bad shape going into the midterms and that they’re looking at historic losses. The question is whether some of these races can be saved with some miraculous turnout that apparently is going to be very expensive or whether or not the mood in this country can be changed fundamentally.” … According to the latest RCP aggregate, Republicans are down 2 points in AK, 7.5 points in GA, 2.3 points in ME, 1.8 points in MI, 2.6 points in OH, 2 points in NH, 8 points in NC, and 1.9 points in TX. Republican Rep. As...