(NPR) Trump Floats Delaying The Election. It Would Require A Change In Law

Trump Floats Delaying The Election. It Would Require A Change In Law








President Trump signs energy permits in Midland, Texas, on Wednesday.



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Trump Floats Delaying The Election. It Would Require A Change In Law






The president reiterated his unsupported claim that mail-in voting would cause massive fraud. But he does not have the power to move the date of the election, which was set by an 1845 federal law.