The Trump administration is reportedly driving the effort forward based on its skepticism about the security of the nation's elections.

Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.

You know what? 2020 had to happen that way. It was providential,” Trump was quoted by US Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley as saying.

Casting mailed ballots remained popular among voters in last year’s presidential election, even as President Donald Trump has tried to undercut the process through a wide-ranging executive order.

The Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.