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Democratic states are enacting laws to resist Trump's federal overreach on elections and immigration, while Republicans push for a constitutional convention to limit Washington's power.
Trump personally directed federal prosecutors to investigate California's election, court records show, as the Justice Department pursues 30 lawsuits over voter rolls ahead of November midterms.
The 5-4 ruling, with Barrett writing for the majority, rejects Trump administration arguments that federal law requires ballots to arrive by Election Day.
Judge Talwani ruled Trump lacked constitutional authority to require states to submit mail voter lists to the Postal Service or compile citizenship data.
Postmaster General David Steiner told Senate Democrats that states refusing to submit voter lists will lose mail ballot delivery under Trump's executive order.
Judge Sooknanan's 75-page ruling vacates DHS directives and could block a planned expansion that would tie homeland security grants to state voter-roll compliance.
Democrats need to flip four seats on a map favoring Republicans, with Trump's 39% approval rating and Iran-driven inflation shaping the fight for a 53-47 Senate.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin's Protect Our Polls Act has little chance in the GOP-led Senate, but follows Republicans blocking similar amendments in the NDAA.
Three million unlicensed teens will be eligible to vote by 2028, and the SAVE America Act could ban the high school drives now filling that gap.
Officials from 26 jurisdictions warn the order forces sweeping changes before November, with no federal funding provided and small rural offices least equipped to comply.
A Mullin memo filed Monday night reversed a Friday position, but experts say DOJ is stalling to keep courts from blocking the order before November midterms.
Four Republicans joined Democrats in blocking the bill, including Collins facing a competitive reelection and McConnell, who is retiring.
