Us Elections

Judge blocks Trump admin from requiring citizenship proof for voter sign-up

A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form. President Donald Trump had called for that and other sweeping changes to US elections in an executive order signed in March, arguing the US fails to enforce basic and necessary election protections" that exist in other countries. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington sided with voting rights groups and Democrats to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the citizenship requirement from moving forward while the lawsuit plays out. She also blocked part of the Republican president's executive order requiring public assistance enrollees to have their citizenship assessed before getting access to the federal voter registration form. But she denied other requests from a group of Democratic plaintiffs, including refusing to block Trump's order to tighten

19 states challenge Trump election order; 4th lawsuit filed in a week

The executive order, which was signed just a week ago, included stricter regulations and required documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in elections

Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin SC seat, cementing liberal majority

The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, cementing a liberal majority for at least three more years. Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge who led legal fights to protect union power and abortion rights and to oppose voter ID, defeated Republican-backed Brad Schimel in a race that broke records for spending, was on pace to be the highest-turnout Wisconsin Supreme Court election ever and became a proxy fight for the nation's political battles. Trump, Musk and other Republicans lined up behind Schimel, a former state attorney general. Democrats including former President Barack Obama and billionaire megadonor George Soros backed Crawford. The first major election in the country since November was seen as a litmus test of how voters feel about Trump's first months back in office and the role played by Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency has torn through federal ..

Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make payments for 2024 petition signatures

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Pennsylvania accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the political action committee he started of failing to pay a suburban Philadelphia man more than USD 20,000 for getting people to sign a petition in favour of free speech and gun rights. The lawsuit seeking class-action status claims the man, referred to as Bucks County resident John Doe and requesting to remain anonymous, received hourly pay for canvassing ahead of the November presidential election, but that he was not fully paid for the petition referrals. It claims John Doe has repeatedly tried to obtain payment but has not been successful. He says he has been in touch with others who have the same complaint. There's been a lot of discussion and concern from people who were not paid what they understood they were going to be paid, Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer for John Doe, said in a phone interview late Tuesday. The lawsuit was first reported by The New York Times. Musk's America PAC offered to

US judge declines to block Musk's $1 mn checks to voters before polls

A Wisconsin judge on Saturday declined to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over USD 1 million checks to two voters in the state at a planned rally days before the closely contested Supreme Court election. The state attorney general, who argues that the offer violates the law, immediately appealed after the judge refused to hear the request for an emergency injunction to block the payments. The ruling is the latest twist in Musk's deep involvement in the race, which has set a record for spending in a judicial election and has become a litmus test for the opening months of Donald Trump's presidency. Trump and Musk are backing Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel in the race, while Democrats are behind Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. Musk plans a rally Sunday where he intends to give a pair of Wisconsin voters USD 1 million each for signing an online petition against activist judges. He is also offering USD 100 to anyone who signs it; he previously gave USD 1 million to a Green

Why Trump lauded India's voting system in his US elections overhaul order

Donald Trump praises India's biometric voter ID system as the US moves to tighten election rules, mandating citizenship proof for voter registration

Will Trump's far-reaching executive order on elections actually stick?

President Donald Trump's executive order seeking broad changes to how elections are run in the US is vast in scope and holds the potential to reorder the voting landscape across the country, even as it faces almost certain litigation. Trump wants to require voters to show proof that they are US citizens before they can register for federal elections, count only mail or absentee ballots received by Election Day, set new rules for voting equipment and prohibit non-US citizens from being able to donate in certain elections. A basic question underlying the sweeping actions he signed Tuesday: Can he do it, given that the Constitution gives wide leeway to the states to develop their own election procedures? Here are some of the main points of the executive order and questions it raises. Voters would need to provide citizenship documents to register Trump's order calls for the federal voter registration form to be amended so prospective voters must provide documentary proof of citizenshi

Trump signs order to overhaul elections, citizenship proof must for voting

Donald Trump cited examples of India and Brazil, saying these countries are tying voter identification to a biometric database, while the US relies largely on self-attestation for citizenship

PM Modi joins Truth Social hours after Trump shares his Lex Fridman podcast

In his first post on Truth Social, PM Modi said, 'Looking forward to interacting with all the passionate voices here and engaging in meaningful conversations in the times to come'

A man in a hurry: US President Donald Trump's Maga agenda unfolding swiftly

Mr Trump's critics underestimate him, as they did after his loss to Joe Biden in the presidential elections of 2020

Trump admin halts funding for 2 cybersecurity projects, including elections

The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, has ended about $10 million in annual funding to the nonprofit Center for Internet Security, a CISA spokesperson said in an email Monday. It's the latest move by Trump administration officials to rein in the federal government's role in election security, which has prompted concerns about an erosion of guardrails to prevent foreign meddling in U.S. elections. CISA announced a few weeks ago that it was conducting a review of its election-related work, and more than a dozen staffers who have worked on elections were placed on administrative leave. That followed an administration move to disband an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence operations, including those that target U.S. elections. I have grave concern for .

Trump suggests India help US with its elections after criticising funding

Trump, in turn, proposed they go back to paper ballots and have India assist with the election process, saying, Wouldn't that be nice?

Who is Kush Desai? Donald Trump's newly appointed deputy press secretary

Kush Desai, a Dartmouth graduate and bilingual strategist, joins Trump's team as deputy press secretary

Putin claims Ukraine war could have been avoided under Trump presidency

Putin claims Ukraine war could've been avoided if Trump won in 2020, praising him as 'smart' and 'pragmatic'

Trump's disruptive agenda: US-China rapprochement may pose risks for India

Mr Trump has sought to give a reprieve to the Chinese-owned TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, which had been banned from the US, a ban upheld by the Supreme Court

US Presidential Inauguration highlights: USA's decline over, change will come quickly, says Trump

Donald Trump oath taking ceremony 2025 LIVE updates: Trump will take the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, at 10:30 pm IST

Who's attending Trump's inauguration on Jan 20? Global leaders, CEOs & more

Global leaders, CEOs, and other VIPs are set to attend Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, including Xi Jinping, Giorgia Meloni, Viktor Orban, and Jair Bolsonaro

DOJ report says Trump likely to have been convicted in election case

Smith's final report represents the culmination of one of the most historic and controversial investigations in US history that spanned more than two years, cost more than $35 million

Biden protects 900K immigrants with deportation relief before Trump's term

US President Joe Biden renews Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 900,000 immigrants, delaying possible reversals by Donald Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump is on a collision course with the Budget

Government deficits are the difference between annual revenues and expenditures, and the national debt is the sum of past deficits