{
  "id": 8805665,
  "title": "The safety of your ballot is in your hands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/the-safety-of-your-ballot-is-in-your-hands-8805665",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T00:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20260921/the-safety-of-your-ballot-is-in-your-hands"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump, wary of a potential \"Blue wave,\" is taking desperate measures to suppress Democrats and maintain Republican control. His initial plan to send out $5,000 checks to all Americans, if Republicans stay in power, has been dismissed as a blatant bribe. Trump has also instructed his supporters to \"cheat like hell!\" in order to secure a Republican victory on November 3. In an effort to prevent mail-in ballot fraud, the Postal Service rejected an envelope design in Tallahassee, Florida, a predominantly Democratic county. The issue stemmed from the return address not being spaced appropriately above the words \"Return Service Requested.\" Despite the design being approved for use in previous elections, the Postal Service intervened. The Supreme Court recently intervened, blocking USPS rules that would have mandated states to upload voting data onto an untested federal portal, which is linked to a database with barcodes that haven't been finalized. This ruling is crucial as it prevents the federal government from mandating states to utilize an unverified system for distributing mail ballots.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump reads the polls, too. Terrified of a “Blue wave,” he’s working furiously to keep Democrats at bay and democracy on the ropes. First, he promised $5,000 checks to all Americans — a flat-out bribe, payable if Republicans remain in power. Then Trump told cheering supporters to “cheat like hell!” There’s no limit to the lengths he’ll go to ensure a Republican victory on Nov. 3.…",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "The safety of your ballot is in your hands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/the-safety-of-your-ballot-is-in-your-hands",
        "published": "2026-09-21T00:17:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}