{
  "id": 2643697,
  "title": "US Postal Service issues rule to tighten requirements for mail-in voting despite courts looking to block",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-postal-service-issues-rule-to-tighten-requirements-for-mail-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T20:12:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6045248-usps-mail-in-voting-guidelines-tighten/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced Friday new eligibility guidelines for mail-in ballots, complying with President Trump's March executive order restricting the practice — despite a federal court later striking it down. USPS's 95-page unpublished report, slated for an official release on Aug. 26, detailed how it would distribute mail-in ballots for November's midterms....",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US Postal Service shares mail-in ballot restrictions despite court ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-postal-service-shares-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-despite-court",
        "published": "2026-08-22T20:49:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}