Trump scraps ‘Bidenbucks’ voter turnout order. The GOP still wants documents

Published January 22, 2025 6:00am ET



In one of his first moves, President Donald Trump rescinded a Biden-era executive order that Republicans argued set aside federal funding to register Democrats to vote in elections. While doing so came as no surprise to insiders tracking the matter, the voter turnout fight, which has played out in courtrooms and in Congress since 2021, is not over.

Republican lawmakers and conservative think tanks are still demanding internal documents that, as part of their investigations into the order over alleged illegality, they believe will pull back the curtain on outside influence and government overreach.

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