The ruling was a blow to both President Trump, who had voluntarily dismissed the suit last week, and to the Justice Department, which used the suit to establish a fund likely intended for Trump allies.
In a stern order on Friday, a judge said that she wanted to investigate the circumstances surrounding President Trump’s efforts to settle the lawsuit in a way that benefited him and his allies.
The judge said the 2024 law “constitutes an unjustifiable burden on the right to vote,” and that new voters should be able to prove their citizenship with a sworn affidavit.
Ms. Whitmer, the Michigan governor and one of the country’s most prominent Democrats, has been conciliatory with Mr. Trump. As she mulls the future, her party is split on that approach.
The president doesn’t seem that concerned that his party could lose control of Congress. Ezra Klein and the Republican strategist Liam Donovan discuss Trump’s midterm strategy and Democratic paths to victory.
A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state’s previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander and set off a redistricting race across the South.
State Representative Edmond Jordan of Louisiana speaks with fellow lawmakers before a Louisiana House vote on a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in Baton Rouge, La., on Thursday.
Persistent frustration over the economy and foreign policy has left many Americans feeling politically homeless, and young voters are particularly frustrated.
The president doesn’t seem that concerned that his party could lose control of Congress. Ezra Klein and the Republican strategist Liam Donovan discuss Trump’s midterm strategy and Democratic paths to victory.
The president doesn’t seem that concerned that his party could lose control of Congress. Ezra Klein and the Republican strategist Liam Donovan discuss Trump’s midterm strategy and Democratic paths to victory.
After attacking the Texas attorney general, who won the G.O.P. nomination, Senate Republicans are pivoting sharply to support him in what is now a competitive race.
Readers discuss Senator John Cornyn’s loss to Ken Paxton in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Also: Investigating E. Jean Carroll; Mets and Knicks; religion and A.I.
The Michigan governor made the remarks to a reporter on Thursday morning. Later, she sounded less definitive. Ms. Whitmer has been viewed as part of a field of possible Democratic candidates.
Many Gen Z men who voted for Donald Trump are dismayed by his time in office. But they say they are not hearing an appealing pitch from Democrats, either.
Personal attacks and a packed campaign rally set the tone for what is likely to be a rancorous contest in Texas for U.S. Senate between James Talarico and Ken Paxton.
The two Republican critics of President Trump — Thomas Massie, who lost his House primary last week, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress — met up in the tropics.
The breadth of Mr. Cornyn’s loss showed the enduring unpopularity of Republican elected officials in Washington among the most ardent Republican voters.
Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska is still meeting with constituents long after most G.O.P. members of Congress have concluded it is too politically dangerous to do so.
Representative Mike Flood speaking with reporters after his town hall in Norfolk, Neb., on Tuesday. He has committed to continuing to regularly hold such events.
Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters.
Senators are angry President Trump turned on a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican. Now Mr. Trump faces resistance from his own embittered ranks.
Readers praise the opposition from some Republicans, call the fund a legal “travesty” and discuss the culture of corruption. Also: Living with dementia.
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