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News Wrap: Judge blocks Trump order requiring voters prove citizenship

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In our news wrap Friday, a federal judge is blocking the Trump administration from requiring that voters prove their citizenship, the death toll from Hurricane Melissa has climbed to at least 50 people across Haiti and Jamaica, Ohio and Virginia are moving closer to redistricting plans ahead of next year’s midterms and the FBI says it thwarted a potential terrorist attack in Michigan. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Today's other headlines, a federal judge is blocking the Trump administration from requiring that voters prove their citizenship.

0:07.8

President Trump had requested that federal voter registration forms require documentary proof of citizenship, like a passport.

0:15.6

But district judge, Colleen Collar-Catelli, found that to be a violation of the separation of powers,

0:21.9

writing that, quote, the president lacks the authority to direct such changes.

0:26.6

The decision is a blow to President Trump and his allies who argue that such a requirement is

0:32.1

necessary to ensure trust in the nation's elections. Ohio and Virginia are both moving closer to new redistricting plans ahead of next year's

0:41.5

midterm elections.

0:43.1

A Republican-led panel in Ohio adopted new House districts today that would help the GOP

0:48.4

party gain two additional seats in Congress.

0:51.7

And Virginia's General Assembly, led by Democrats, advanced a constitutional

0:55.8

amendment to allow for redistricting ahead of next year's vote. That measure requires one more

1:01.9

legislative step before it can go to voters. They join a growing list of states pursuing

1:07.4

redistricting efforts in a nationwide battle over control of Congress.

1:12.6

The FBI says it thwarted a potential terrorist attack in Michigan this morning.

1:17.9

Director Kash Patel announced on social media that multiple people were arrested

1:22.4

for allegedly plotting a violent attack for the Halloween weekend, but he provided few other details.

1:29.1

FBI agents were seen carrying evidence out of a home

1:32.3

this morning in Dearborn, which is a suburb of Detroit.

1:36.1

Local police say they knew about the operation

1:38.7

and assured residents there was no immediate threat

1:41.3

to the community.

1:43.2

Turning now to the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the death toll from that devastating storm

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