Judge Finds Unconstitutional Provisions Of Trump Federal Election Executive Order

( February 4, 2026, 10:03 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge granted in part and denied in part cross-motions for summary judgment in consolidated cases challenging President Donald J. Trump’s executive order (EO) in which he purported to make changes to federal election procedures, declaring provisions of the EO related to verifying the U.S. citizenship of persons registering to vote or applying for absentee ballots “inconsistent with the constitutional separation of powers.”...