@nprSep 1, 2026 · 1:00 · original sound - npr
The U.S. Postal Service could "derail" the midterm election if it continues rushing out "untested" technology as part of President Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting, a newly released whistleblower report warns. "USPS leadership, it appears, has discarded all best practices as they speed the project to be ready for a September 1 implementation — raising questions about whether catastrophic failure would be a feature rather than a bug," a disclosure that Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut submitted Monday to USPS states. The disclosure was prepared by Whistleblower Aid, a nonprofit organization representing the anonymous federal government official with direct knowledge of the postal service's development of the new system. Find “NPR News Now” wherever you listen to podcasts. Host: Doualy Xaykaothao/NPR Reporter: Hansi Lo Wang/NPR Producer: Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR
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