Amid allegations of “gamesmanship” and forum shopping, a federal judge has blocked, at least for now, President Donald Trump’s attempt to move his lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and its pollster out of federal court and into state court.

President Donald Trump has dropped his lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer over their poll published three days before the 2024 election that showed then-Vice President Kamala Harris was beating the Republican nominee in Iowa.

UPDATED: Donald Trump has refiled a lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer over a pre-election poll showing Kamala Harris in the lead in the state, in a legal maneuver as they sought to get the litigation out of federal court, representatives for the defendants said.