A federal judge on Friday modified part of a previous ruling that blocked much of President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order seeking to overhaul elections in the U.S. The minor change affects just one aspect of a preliminary injunction that U.

Former Republican National Committee spokesperson Tim Miller on Friday argued that Donald Trump’s support is weakening in the so-called “manosphere” — an online community of hyper-masculine, anti-establishment comedians and podcasters that were a key component to his election win.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and its allies are trying to obtain voter data from states and inspect voting equipment, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, in moves it said had caused concern among state and local election officials.

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the voter registration lists of several states — representing data on millions of Americans — and other election information ahead of the 2026 midterms, raising fears about how the Trump administration plans to use the information.

Several liberal political commentators have floated a theory over the last few weeks that President Trump might cancel or rig the 2026 midterm elections.

Trump has criticized Powell for months because the chair has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed controls at 4.3% this year, after cutting it three times last year. Powell says the Fed wants to see how the economy responds to Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports, which Powell says could push up inflation.