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A Chaotic Showdown Over Election Integrity in India

Opposition parties say a move by India’s election commission is part of a wider pattern of election influencing by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which derides the claims.

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Protesters in Kolkata, India, last month after the country’s election commission announced the revision of voter rolls ahead of elections in the state of Bihar.
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In Texas, a Senate Race Turns Brutal Before It’s Even Declared

Attorney General Ken Paxton is waging “legal war” against Beto O’Rourke, a possible Democratic rival, threatening jail and an investigation that could bankrupt his organization.

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The clash between the politicians started last month as an offshoot of President Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw congressional lines in Texas.
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Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D.

He also wants to restrict mail-in voting and allow only paper ballots. The Constitution doesn’t give the president explicit authority over election law.

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President Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he would sign an executive order mandating voter ID.
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