WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of 261 current and former Members of Congress challenging the legality of President Trump's Executive Order and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule seeking to exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
"Millions of Americans cast their ballots with vote-by-mail, and Donald Trump is trying to make it harder for folks to vote just weeks before an election," said Merkley. "At Trump's bidding, this new USPS rule would upend procedures that states and voters rely on and create confusion about whether ballots will be delivered and counted...