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Trump's Focus on Voting Yields Mixed Results Ahead of November Elections
Courts have blocked Trump’s sweeping election orders and data demands, leaving his administration without a win so far before the midterms.
On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in ballots while simultaneously expanding presidential firing authority by overturning a 90-year legal precedent governing independent agencies.
U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan ruled last week that Trump's data-collection changes risked purging eligible voters from rolls, blocking the administration's sweeping executive orders seeking to reshape election rules.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act remains stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate, with four GOP senators opposing the bill and Trump demanding Republicans scrap the filibuster's 60-vote requirement.
Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters stated the party 'will keep fighting to have elections end on Election Day,' while Trump characterized the voting rulings as 'very detrimental to honest elections.'
Ahead of November midterms, Trump awaits final Supreme Court decisions on birthright citizenship and transgender athlete bans, while election experts warn of intensifying chain-of-custody disputes over ballot handling.