Hansi Lewong
speaker
1,358 appearances
173 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard today
Hansi Lewong’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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District Judge Indira Tolwani in Boston found that Trump's order exceeds his authority under the Constitution, which gives power to state legislatures and Congress, not the president, to set federal election rules.
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So far, the order has not directly affected mail-in voting for this year's elections.
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But the judge's ruling sets up an expected appeal by the Trump administration.
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In similar lawsuits based in Washington, D.C., Democrats are appealing a decision by another federal judge who last month refused to put out an emergency order that would block parts of Trump's election order because the Trump administration had not carried them out yet.
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A key part of President Trump's order from March calls for the U.S.
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Postal Service to come up with lists of eligible voters and deliver mail-in ballots only to people on those lists.
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District Judge Indira Tolwani in Boston found that Trump's order exceeds his authority under the Constitution, which gives power to state legislatures and Congress, not the president, to set federal election rules.
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So far, the order has not directly affected mail-in voting for this year's elections, but the judge's ruling sets up an expected appeal by the Trump administration.
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In similar lawsuits based in Washington, D.C., Democrats are appealing a decision by another federal judge who last month refused to put out an emergency order that would block parts of Trump's election order because the Trump administration had not carried them out yet.
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Hansi LeWong, NPR News.
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At a hearing on Capitol Hill, Democratic Senator Gary Peters of Michigan asked Postmaster General David Steiner about President Trump's order.
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It calls for the U.S.
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Postal Service to maintain lists of eligible voters.
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Five lawsuits by Democrats, almost two dozen states and voting rights groups are arguing the Constitution gives power to state legislatures and Congress, not the president, to set federal election rules.
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They also argue the Postal Service has no authority to refuse to deliver ballots to voters because they are not on a list.
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USPS is a financial supporter of NPR.
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A court ruling on whether to block Trump's order may come as soon as this month.
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Anzhi Luang, NPR News.
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