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 describing the data-sharing initiative as in early stages and contingent on a new U.S. Postal Service rule. The executive order requires states to submit voter lists to USPS for ballot delivery and faces ongoing lawsuits, though no court has paused it yet.