Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has retreated from a plan to collect data on mail-in voters under President Donald Trump’s executive order, with the Justice Department now stating the initiative is in preliminary stages and contingent on a new U.S. Postal Service rule. The order, which requires states to submit lists of potential mail voters to USPS and faces multiple lawsuits, is criticized by Democrats and voting rights groups as an unconstitutional attempt to influence elections.