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A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked parts of a sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump that sought to require federal agencies to assess citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, dealing another setback to the administration’s efforts to reshape election rules. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled …

A federal judge on Friday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing an executive order that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, ruling that the president overstepped his constitutional authority. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said Trump’s directive violated the separation of …