They could not have imagined a president would use emergency authority to bypass Congress and impose tariffs on the entire world.”

Midterm elections seldom reward the party holding the White House even in the best of times, and Republicans are quickly realizing that Trump's kitchen-table chaos may end up tanking their hopes for retaining control of Congress next year.

Trump's order would direct states to require proof of citizenship for voting and that no mailed ballots be accepted after Election Day.

The president signed an executive order last week that overhauls U.S. elections by giving unprecedented power to the federal government to regulate voting.

Democrat-led US states filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring major changes to the way Americans vote, escalating a legal showdown that started earlier this week with complaints filed by party leaders and nonprofits.