Two more lawsuits challenge Trump order that ‘threatens to disenfranchise eligible voters’
At least two separate lawsuits were filed by pro-voting organizations against President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting.
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Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi
President Trump dismissed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general after growing frustrated with her failure to prosecute his political enemies aggressively enough and for her handling of the Epstein files.
In bad news for Trump, judge who blocked his last anti-voting order will hear challenge to new one
Democrats’ lawsuit to block President Donald Trump’s new anti-voting executive order has been assigned to the federal judge who quickly blocked his last executive order on elections.
Court tosses out sentence of election denier Tina Peters, orders resentencing
The decision represents a setback for crucial efforts to hold accountable those working to undermine fair elections.
Democrats sue to block Trump’s ‘unlawful’ order targeting mail-in voting
Democrats sued to block President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting, calling it unconstitutional and designed to rig elections ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Peter Thiel-backed group contributes $2.5 million to oppose Virginia redistricting
A group linked to tech billionaire Peter Thiel has waded into the Virginia redistricting battle, contributing $2.5 million to the PAC behind controversial GOP mailers.
Trump DOJ sues Idaho as even red states resist voter data demands
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Idaho after the state refused to hand over sensitive voter registration data — the latest example of resistance to the Trump administration’s voter roll crusade extending into strongly Republican states.
Trump’s anti-voting order will mean chaos for mail voters if left to stand, experts warn
President Donald Trump’s new executive order on elections would tie up millions of everyday Americans who vote by mail in tangles of red tape, experts in election administration said.
And that’s assuming government officials could even implement it in time for the upcoming midterm elections.
Pro-voting groups file lawsuits to block Florida’s SAVE Act
Shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s version of the SAVE Act into law, pro-voting groups moved swiftly to challenge the severe new voting restrictions, asking a federal court to block the state from requiring voters to prove their citizenship status.
DeSantis attacks elections, signing Florida version of SAVE Act into law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s state version of the sweeping anti-voting SAVE America Act into law Wednesday. The law would impose new voting restrictions requiring voters to prove their citizenship status and also remove student ID as an acceptable form of voter identification.