An Obama-appointed judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to curb noncitizens from registering to vote or voting in federal elections."President Trump is committed to ensuring that Americans have full confidence in the administration of our elections.The President’s executive order lawfully protects our elections, and we are confident that we will ultimately prevail in its implementation," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital. The lawsuit centers on President Trump's March executive order, Executive Order (EO) 14248, which directed the creation of a federal voter registration list and imposed new restrictions on eligibility for voting by mail as part of the administration's broader effort to combat voter fraud.U.S.
District Judge Indira Talwani ruled Thursday that the president does not have the power to set election rules because only Congress and the states have that authority.Talwani has served on the U.S.
District Court for the District of Massachusetts since 2014, after then-President Barack Obama appointed her to the bench.'ROGUE' OBAMA JUDGE'S SMACKDOWN OF TRUMP ELECTION RULES PROVOKES OMINOUS WARNING FROM WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY"President Trump has also urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act and other legislative proposals that would establish a uniform standard of photo ID for voting, prohibit no-excuse mail-in voting, and end the practice of ballot harvesting to secure our elections for generations to come." (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)The lawsuit also comes after Trump recently threatened to withhold support for the bipartisan 21st Century Housing Act in an effort to pressure Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act."President Trump has also urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act and other legislative proposals that would establish a uniform standard of photo ID for voting, prohibit no-excuse mail-in voting, and end the practice of ballot harvesting to secure our elections for generati...