Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters. The order calls on the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to make the list. It also seeks to bar the U.S. Postal Service from sending absentee ballots to those not on each state's approved list. The order requires ballots to have secure envelopes with unique barcodes for tracking. Federal funding could be withheld from states and localities that don't comply. The move has drawn legal threats from state Democratic officials ahead of this year's midterm elections.