Judge tosses Democratic committees’ lawsuit over the Federal Election Commission’s independence
June 4, 2025
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing an executive order Democratic Party officials claim could undermine the independence of the Federal Election Commission. U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali in Washington ruled late Tuesday there’s insufficient evidence the Republican administration intends to apply a key portion of Trump’s executive order to the FEC or its commissioners. The Democratic Party’s three national political committees sued after Trump signed the executive order in February. Trump’s order was intended to increase his control of the entire executive branch. Congress established the FEC to independently enforce campaign finance law.
