Trump elections order would create chaotic ‘nightmare,’ Democrats and allies tell court

By: Ashley Murray, Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 1,148

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — Democrats and advocacy groups urged a quick rejection of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on compiling citizenship lists and creating traceable mail-in ballots in a federal court hearing Thursday.

Lawyers for the Democratic National Committee, Democratic minority leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, and interest groups argued that, with the midterm elections less than six months away, there was no time to see how the Trump administration executes …

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