Democrats Warn Trump Draft to Seize Federal Control of Elections Is a Power Grab
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Top Democrats and voting-rights advocates decry a White House draft emergency order that would allegedly let Trump unilaterally take control of U.S. elections, ban mail-in ballots and voting machines, and justify it as an emergency; experts call the premise baseless and unconstitutional, while Republicans and voting-rights groups warn the move would undermine state authority and democracy and face swift legal rejection.
- Top Democrats, voting rights experts slam Trump's draft illegal order to seize control of voting Democracy Docket
- Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency The Washington Post
- Draw the Line Now Against a Trump Election Takeover Cato Institute
- Trump says he's not mulling a draft executive order to seize control over elections. Here's what we know PBS
- House Democrats grapple with Trump’s threats to U.S. elections: 'This is a five-alarm fire' CNBC
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