Early Voter Turnout Surges as Trump Faces Deposition Order
Early voting increases in key U.S. battleground states while President Donald Trump is ordered to sit for a deposition in a defamation lawsuit.
Early voter turnout is surging across several U.S. Senate battleground states, including Texas, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, and Ohio. An Associated Press analysis indicates that early voting in Texas has increased by 74% compared to 2022, while turnout in Kansas has more than doubled. Simultaneously, voters in California, Colorado, and Nevada are deciding on new voter ID mandates for mail-in ballots.
Donald Trump faces a legal deadline after U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett ordered him to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC or face sanctions. In other administrative moves, the Trump administration dropped its legal challenge to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program but continues to fight restrictions on transgender healthcare in federal prisons.
Political tensions remain high as Vice President JD Vance defended a controversial campaign ad produced by Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio. Meanwhile, Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries claimed his party is on the verge of taking back control of the House. In a separate legal development, the United States Department of Justice federally indicted Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.
