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Voting rights groups are arguing that a federal judge should stop President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail voting because he doesn’t have the authority to do so. Lawyers for the groups made their arguments Thursday during a hearing before a federal judge. They are seeking a temporary restraining order against Trump's executive order issued earlier this year. Trump directed the federal government to compile a list of eligible voters in every state and the Postal Service to refuse to deliver ballots for those not on it. Democrats and voting rights groups sued to block it. They argued the Constitution gives control of elections to states, not the president.