Mail-in ballots are prepared at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 11, 2026. | Allison Joyce/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The recent history of mail voting in the United States has more twists and turns than an Emmy-winning drama. But for the cause of democracy, at least, yesterday’s ending is a happy one. On Monday, the Supreme Court definitively blocked President Donald Trump’s many attempts to s...