{
  "id": 10424746,
  "title": "Trump’s mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he’s ‘not political’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/trumps-mail-voting-crackdown-tests-postal-service-leader-who-says-hes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T10:52:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/09/28/trumps-mail-voting-crackdown-tests-postal-service-leader-who-says-hes-not-political"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "David Steiner, the head of the U.S. Postal Service, has faced criticism for implementing a mail ballot rule imposed by President Donald Trump. Steiner, who has no direct political experience, was a corporate executive when he first encountered Trump's reality show \"The Apprentice.\" In 2007, Steiner harshly criticized Trump's leadership, stating, \"If that is leadership, if that’s what we’re telling people that our culture and our media portrays as leadership, we're screwed.\" Now, Trump has tasked the USPS with overseeing mail ballots, prompting Steiner to finalize the rule despite the Supreme Court rejecting the order. Steiner maintains his independence as an agency within the executive branch, rejecting accusations of being a \"Trump lackey\" or a \"pawn.\"",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "David Steiner leads U.S. Postal Service, facing mail voting crackdown.",
    "Trump tasked USPS with overseeing mail ballots, despite Supreme Court rejection.",
    "Steiner maintains independence, rejects political accusations."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}