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A US judge partially blocked Trump’s election integrity order from taking force. Is that legal?

Last month, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked key parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on election integrity – a move that underscores how deeply divided the country remains over what «election integrity» really means..
Though the executive order Trump signed was titled, «Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,» the Democratic National Party (DNC), which led a group of plaintiffs in challenging the order in federal court, argued that it was an attempt to encroach on elections and disenfranchise voters.
In the end, both sides won out – sort of, and at least for now. Here’s what to know about the case in question:
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Why did the judge block a portion of the order?
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ultimately left in place three key parts of Trump’s executive order, including a provision requiring states not to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, in a partial victory for the Trump administration.
But she sided with Democratic plaintiffs in blocking, for now, both a new proof-of-citizenship requirement for federal voter registration forms and a provision directing election officials to verify the citizenship of would-be voters.

Voters work on their ballots at a polling place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Does she have the authority to do so?
Unequivocally, yes. That’s exactly the problem modern presidents face when trying to make lasting policy changes through executive orders – a tactic increasingly favored by both Democrats and Republicans.
It’s a risky way to govern for two reasons. The first is that these orders can just as easily be overturned by the next commander-in-chief (as has been on display under the last four administrations).
They also risk being halted in federal courts, where U.S. judges are explicitly tasked with serving as a check on the president, and are free to pause or halt such orders from taking force, should they determine they are outside the scope of the executive branch’s authorities.
That also doesn’t mean that district courts need to have the final say on the matter.
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The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House is seen early in the morning on Dec. 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (David Ake/Getty Images)
Kollar-Kotelly stressed last month that voter registration laws and the ability to regulate elections are set by Congress and by individual states, not the executive branch.
Both states and Congress can pass laws so long as they do not «needlessly impose» an undue burden on voters under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
But the executive branch, which does not share in these abilities to make and pass election-related laws, is not entitled to the same standard of legal review, according to the judge.
«Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States – not the President – with the authority to regulate federal elections,» Kollar-Kotelly said in her ruling.
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Next steps
The Trump administration is, of course, free to appeal the decision to higher courts, should it choose to do so.
«President Trump will keep fighting for election integrity, despite Democrat objections that reveal their disdain for commonsense safeguards like verifying citizenship,» White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in response to the ruling last month.
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But its next steps remain unclear. To date, the administration has not appealed the matter, and officials have not said definitively whether they plan to do so.
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California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats

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As the controversy surrounding Texas’s redistricting efforts still rages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that the Golden State will move forward with a plan for a special election in early November to place its own redistricting plan on a ballot measure before voters.
Newsom said the move was a counterpunch to Texas and was being done in a transparent fashion, but would also likely see Democrats pick up five seats if the measure is adopted. The plan would allow Democrats to temporarily bypass the state’s independent redistricting commission and adopt a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections.
«We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what’s happening in Texas and we will nullify what happens in Texas,» Newsom said at a Friday press conference flanked by several California lawmakers and some Texas Democrats who fled their state.
Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, discusses the push to schedule a special election to redraw California’s Congressional voting districts, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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«We’ll pick up five seats with the consent of the people. And that’s the difference between the approach we’re taking and the approach they’re taking,» Newsom continued. «We’re doing it on a temporary basis. We’re doing it in a fully transparent way and we’re doing it by asking the people of the state of California for their consent and support.»
California would be the first Democratic-led state to actively begin the process of passing new congressional district lines ahead of the 2026 midterms in response to Texas’s redistricting push.
Newsom said Democrats have until Aug. 22 to get the measure on the ballot and he railed against President Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in justifying the move.
«Greg Abbott, who doesn’t have the courage, doesn’t have the backbone, doesn’t have a conscience of the consequences of his actions… is dialing now for new seats,» Newsom said Friday, referring to the Texas governor’s push for a mid-decade redistricting map and a call with President Trump.
«[Trump’s] agenda is failing. His presidency has failed. He knows the headwinds in a midterm. He’s dialing for seats now.»

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for the arrest of fleeing Democrats. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Texas Republicans, encouraged by the Trump administration, are pursuing a congressional map aimed at adding up to five GOP-leaning districts, prompting fierce backlash and counteraction. Texas Democrats have fled the Lone Star State to Democrat-stronghold states to break quorum and halt the vote.
The Texas House requires a quorum of two-thirds of members present to conduct official business and state lawmakers have reported they plan to be absent from the state until the end of August, when the special session ends.
Texas Democrats argue that their state’s redistricting plan is unconstitutional and nakedly partisan.
Pelosi defended the Texas walkout, calling it «self-defense for our democracy.»
She said Democrats will not let Trump «pave over» free and fair elections in the country.

Texas Democrats stood next to Illinois lawmakers on Aug. 4, 2025, to oppose redistricting measures proposed by Texas Republicans. (Fox News)
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Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows signed arrest warrants for the absent Democrats on Monday, following the state House approving of such warrants and Gov. Greg Abbott calling on the Texas Department of Public Safety to arrest the «delinquent Texas House Democrats.» The arrest warrants are largely viewed as symbolic as they only apply to those within state lines.
California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, a Democrat, said maps would be available to view next week.
«Once these maps are released, voters will have the opportunity to digest these maps, review them for weeks and months leading to this election,» he said.
Fox News’ Emma Colton and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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El régimen de Irán amenazó con bloquear el corredor impulsado por EEUU en el marco del acuerdo de paz entre Azerbaiyán y Armenia

Teherán, Ereván, Bakú y Washington figuran en el centro de nuevas tensiones diplomáticas tras el anuncio de un acuerdo regional para abrir un corredor estratégico en el Cáucaso, conocido oficialmente como la Ruta Trump para la Paz y la Prosperidad Internacionales (TRIPP). El acuerdo, auspiciado por el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, pretende establecer un paso que atravesaría el sur de Armenia, conectando directamente a Azerbaiyán con su exclave de Najicheván y con Turquía.
Un diplomático azerbaiyano declaró que el plan, respaldado por la firma de una declaración conjunta en la Casa Blanca el viernes, representa un paso clave hacia un acuerdo de paz final entre su país y Armenia. Según la fuente, Armenia ha reiterado su apoyo al proceso y al corredor regional, aunque persisten diferencias en torno al estatus de Nagorno Karabaj.
La administración estadounidense afirmó que, bajo el acuerdo, únicamente Estados Unidos tendría derechos de desarrollo exclusivos sobre el corredor, una vía que, según confirmó la Casa Blanca, podría incrementar significativamente las exportaciones energéticas y de otros recursos desde la región.
Sin embargo, la propuesta despertó la inmediata oposición de Irán, que limita con la zona. Ali Akbar Velayati, principal asesor del líder supremo iraní Ali Khamenei, advirtió: “Este corredor no se convertirá en un paso propiedad de Trump, sino en un cementerio para los mercenarios de Trump”. Velayati también subrayó que los recientes ejercicios militares realizados en el noroeste del país demostraban la determinación iraní de impedir “cualquier cambio geopolítico” en la frontera.

El sábado por la mañana, el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores iraní valoró el acuerdo como “un paso importante hacia una paz regional duradera”, aunque advirtió en un comunicado sobre “cualquier intervención extranjera cerca de nuestras fronteras que pueda socavar la seguridad y la estabilidad duradera de la región”.
Analistas y expertos señalaron que Irán, sometido a creciente presión internacional por su programa nuclear y tras la escalada militar de junio con Israel, carece actualmente de poder militar suficiente para bloquear efectivamente el corredor, aunque sus pronunciamientos logran tensar el ambiente diplomático.
Por su parte, Donald Trump recibió el viernes en la Casa Blanca al presidente de Azerbaiyán, Ilham Aliyev, y al primer ministro armenio, Nikol Pashinián, en una ceremonia en la que ambas partes suscribieron una declaración conjunta para poner fin a décadas de hostilidades.
La reacción de Rusia se hizo pública poco después. Aunque Moscú, tradicional intermediario y aliado de Armenia, expresó su apoyo a la cumbre impulsada por Washington, también hizo un llamamiento para “aplicar soluciones desarrolladas por los propios países de la región con el apoyo de sus vecinos inmediatos: Rusia, Irán y Turquía”, alertando sobre los riesgos de confiar en “la triste experiencia” de mediación occidental en Oriente Medio. Actualmente, guardias fronterizos rusos se encuentran estacionados en la frontera entre Armenia e Irán.
Turquía, miembro de la OTAN y aliado cercano de Azerbaiyán, acogió positivamente el acuerdo, lo que podría facilitar las conexiones de transporte y comerciales entre Ankara y Bakú.

Las tensiones entre Azerbaiyán y Armenia se remontan al final de la década de 1980, cuando la región montañosa de Nagorno Karabaj, de mayoría armenia pero situada en territorio azerbaiyano, declaró su independencia con el respaldo de Ereván. Azerbaiyán recuperó el control total de la zona en 2023, provocando la huida de la casi totalidad de los 100.000 armenios residentes.
El embajador de Azerbaiyán en el Reino Unido, Elin Suleymanov, sostuvo al respecto: “El capítulo de la enemistad se ha cerrado y ahora avanzamos hacia una paz duradera”, y estimó que el desarrollo del corredor representaría “un cambio de paradigma” en la región.
Suleymanov, quien fue enviado a Washington y trabajó en el gabinete presidencial, aclaró que la firma de un acuerdo de paz definitivo solo depende de que Armenia elimine de su Constitución toda referencia a Nagorno Karabaj. “Azerbaiyán está dispuesto a firmar en cualquier momento, una vez que Armenia cumpla el compromiso básico de eliminar de su Constitución la reivindicación territorial frente a Azerbaiyán”, manifestó el diplomático.
El primer ministro armenio, Nikol Pashinián, convocó este año un referéndum para modificar la Constitución, aunque no se ha fijado fecha para su celebración. Armenia programó elecciones parlamentarias para junio de 2026 y se prevé que la nueva carta magna esté redactada antes de las votaciones.
El acuerdo y las tensiones asociadas permanecerán bajo estrecha vigilancia internacional, debido a las implicaciones para la estabilidad y la seguridad energética del Cáucaso y sus vecinos.
(Con información de Reuters)
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