U.S. judge blocks Trump executive order on voting rules

NEW YORK, June 25 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal judge has blocked key provisions of President Donald Trump's executive order that attempts to tighten rules for mail-in voting and citizenship verification for federal elections. U.S. District Judge in Boston Indira Talwani ruled on Thursday that sections 2 and 3 of Executive Order 14399 are "unconstitutional and exceed presidential authority." She issued a permanent...