Democrats Lose Challenge to Trump’s Order on Election Commission

The Democratic Party’s governing body lost its legal challenge to an executive order by President Donald Trump that it said would eliminate the bipartisan nature of the Federal Elections Commission and shift authority to the White House.

In a ruling late Tuesday, US District Judge Amir Ali in Washington said he was satisfied by the Trump administration’s assertions in court filings that the executive order would not curtail the independence of the agency, which was established to maintain the fairness of federal elections.