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Trump Fires Two Democratic Members of U.S. Election Assistance Commission

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July 10, 2026

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The Republican leader continues to push for broader federal control over elections. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump fired Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, the two Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). RELATED: Trump Halts Trade With Spain Amid NATO Spending Rift Their dismissal comes after the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. []

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ArcaMax

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump fires Democrats on election commission, Republican resigns

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump fired two Democratic members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, an agency charged with helping states facilitate accurate elections, and the Republican member resigned, a White House official said ...

BingNews

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· Jul 11, 2026

Avant les élections de mi-mandat, Donald Trump limoge des responsables électoraux et suscite l’inquiétude

Le président américain Donald Trump a renvoyé les deux derniers membres démocrates d’une agence fédérale de supervision des scrutins, provoquant une vive polémique à l’approche des élections de mi-man ...

The Hill

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump fires election board Democrats

President Trump fired the remaining Democratic members of the independent Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, the White House confirmed to The Hill. Trump fired the remaining Democrats on the commission, Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, while Republican Christy McCormick resigned. “The President, and head of the Executive Branch, reserves the right to remove individuals that...

OpsLens

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· Jul 11, 2026

‘Trump just CLEANED HOUSE’: President fires Democrats on the Election Assistance Commission * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Source link President Donald Trump has fired the remaining two Democrat members of the Election Assistance Commission. One Republican also resigned. “The president, the head of the Executive Branch, reserves

Investing.com

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms

Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms

Vanguard News

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump sacks federal election commissioners ahead of midterms

Both of the fired commissioners were selected by Democrats and received an email dismissing them on Thursday. The post Trump sacks federal election commissioners ahead of midterms appeared first on Vanguard News.

PBS NewsHour

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump fires election commission members in latest attempt to control voting process

With planning for the midterm elections well underway, President Trump has ousted the remaining members of a bipartisan federal agency that helps state and local officials run smooth elections and certify voting equipment. White House correspondent Liz Landers explains what happened at the Election Assistance Commission and the impact it could have in November.

NPR Topics: Health

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· Jul 4, 2026

CDC emails reveal challenges facing its next director

Emails from CDC officials released by Sen. Bernie Sanders reveal agency leaders dealing with political pressures during the Trump era and highlight challenges for the next director.

Salon

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· Jul 11, 2026

Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act

The firings leave the federal election agency with no commissioners as Trump seeks to reshape voting rules

Associated Press

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump fires election commissioners in push to reshape the US voting process

President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission charged with assisting state and local election officials by distributing grants, testing voting systems, and maintaining national voter registration forms. (AP Video by Nathan Ellgren). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

DNyuz

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· Jul 10, 2026

Critics astounded as Trump injects ‘absolute total chaos’ into midterms: ‘Here we go’

Critics of President Donald Trump were astounded by his latest move to sway the 2026 midterm elections. On Thursday, reports indicated that Trump fired the three remaining members of the Federal Election Commission, an independent agency that is responsible for overseeing campaign finance laws. The move occurred after the Supreme Court ruled that the president []

MS NOW

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· Jun 27, 2026

‘Horrifying’: Pulte’s choice for top spy aide stokes fears of Trump vote tampering

The hire worries Democrats and former intelligence officials that President Trump is assembling a team of loyalists to again make false election fraud claims. The post ‘Horrifying’: Pulte’s choice for top spy aide stokes fears of Trump vote tampering appeared first on MS NOW.

The Independent

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· Jul 2, 2026

These Trump White House staffers earn the most

Several notable White House staffers earn close to 200,000 a year

Diane Ravitch's blog

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· Jul 7, 2026

FBI’s Top Priority: Finding Proof That Trump Won in 2020!

The FBI has assigned 200 agents to pore through the ballots cast in the Presidential election in Georgia in 2020. You may recall that in 2020, Georgia was controlled by Republicans. In January 2, 2021, Trump called Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger and asked him to find 11,780 votes, which was one more than Joe []

The Hollywood Reporter

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· Jun 24, 2026

Mamdani Tsunami: What New York’s Stunning Primary Results Mean for Tech and Hollywood (and Democracy)

With DSA and DSA-Aligned Congressional candidates staging three big wins, a new plot twist in our Trump sequel

Coffman Chronicle

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· Jul 11, 2026

Trump Removes Election Assistance Commission Members Ahead of Midterm Vote

President Donald Trump has removed the Democratic members of the U.S.

Townhall

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· Jul 2, 2026

A Wisconsin Democrat Staffer Wants to Kill Republicans, and Guess Which Democrat Candidate Follows Him

A Wisconsin Democrat Staffer Wants to Kill Republicans, and Guess Which Democrat Candidate Follows Him

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump Purges Election Officials in Midterm Power Grab

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has fired the last three members of the Election Assistance Commission just months before the midterm elections.The Commission is an independent government agency set up under President George W. Bush to help officials across the country administer elections. One of the commissioners, a Republican appointee, was allowed to resign, while the other two, both Democratic appointees, were informed of their termination via email from ​the White House presidential personnel office, according to VoteBeat. The fourth commissioner previously left their role in April.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Fox News

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· Jun 29, 2026

Mamdani-backed socialists look to take New York playbook nationwide after primary victories

Democratic Socialists of America target Colorado, Michigan, and Wisconsin primaries after DSA-backed candidates ousted incumbents in New York City.

Florida Politics

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· Jul 1, 2026

Pete Hegseth taps Ken Jones for reorganized Defense Advisory Committee

The investment firm leader previously worked in the Senate on national security issues after the Sept. 11 attacks. The post Pete Hegseth taps Ken Jones for reorganized Defense Advisory Committee appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..

Off The Press

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· Jun 22, 2026

Conservative group admits backing toxic Democrats in primary races

The Conservative Americans PAC has financed a series of outside efforts tied to multiple primary election races in which they tried to elevate weaker Democrat candidates over their stronger primary opponents. The group participated in contests across Nebraska’s 2nd District, Pennsylvania’s 7th, Texas’ 35th, New Jersey’s 7th, and Maine’s 2nd District, including working alongside affiliated []...Click to read more

ProPublica

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms

The post Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms appeared first on ProPublica.

KLIF – 570AM – Dallas

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump Removes Remaining Election Assistance Commission Members

President Donald Trump has removed the remaining members of the bipartisan U.S. Election Assistance Commission, leaving the federal agency without any...

National Post

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· Jul 11, 2026

Trump firings at federal election agency spark fears over U.S. midterms

Trump's brazen removal of the officials from the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission comes as he pushes for voting restrictions ahead of the midterms elections

Gizmodo

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· Jun 25, 2026

This Utah State Senator Chaired the Agency That Approves Data Centers. Voters Just Fired Him

Data center backlash is becoming a potent political force.

Haaretz

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· Jul 9, 2026

Graham Platner, avowed Israel critic, drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault allegation

The exit upends one of Democrats' most closely watched Senate races, as the party now rapidly moves to select a replacement to face Susan Collins

Raw Story

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· Jul 10, 2026

Critics astounded as Trump injects 'absolute total chaos' into midterms: 'Here we go'

Critics of President Donald Trump were astounded by his latest move to sway the 2026 midterm elections. On Thursday, reports indicated that Trump fired the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, an independent agency that is responsible for helping states administer elections. The move occurred after the Supreme Court ruled that the president has the power to remove officers of certain independent agencies. It also happened just about 100 days away from the midterm election.The move sparked a firestorm of criticism online. Absolute total chaos. Thanks SCOTUS, Jim Stewartson, a political writer, wrote to his more than 150,000 followers on X.Here we go posted Mike Madrid, a GOP political consultant with more than 148,000 followers on X. Donald Trump isn’t going to get his voter suppression bill passed, so he’s undermining the integrity of our elections by gutting the independent agency that oversees them, Melanie D'Arrigo, executive director of the Campaign for New York Health, who has more than 89,000 followers on X, posted on Thursday.

UPI

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump reportedly removes remaining members of election commission

Trump reportedly removes remaining members of election commission

POLITICO - Politics

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· Jul 9, 2026

Graham Platner just dropped out. Here’s who could replace him.

Several potential successors have already signaled their interest in seeking the Democratic nomination for Maine Senate.

The Daily Signal

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· Jun 29, 2026

NEW POLL: Maine Senate Race in Dead Heat

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is trailing her opponent in a new poll—but by an encouragingly slim margin. Democrats need to net four additional seats in order to gain control of the Senate. On Monday, the New York Times released a poll alongside the Portland Press Herald and Siena in which Democrat Senate nominee Graham...

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 23, 2026

Trump backs both horses in South Carolina as governor races emerge as endorsement weak point

After high-profile losses for candidates backed by President Donald Trump in gubernatorial Republican primaries, the president is taking a new approach in South Carolina: Endorse both candidates. Trump issued a rare dual endorsement for Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson, who are facing off in the GOP primary runoff on Tuesday, a []

Al Jazeera

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· Jul 10, 2026

Donald Trump removes final members of independent US election commission

The dismissals leave the federal election body vacant as Trump presses for broader changes to US voting rules.

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· Jul 10, 2026

Trump ousts last members of election assistance panel

Trump ousts last members of election assistance panel

Heimildin

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· Jun 29, 2026

Trump færð meiri völd

Hæstiréttur Bandaríkjanna efldi í dag völd Donalds Trumps forseta til að reka meðlimi óháðra ríkisstofnana, en veitti Seðlabanka Bandaríkjanna vernd með því að koma í veg fyrir brottrekstur seðlabankastjórans Lisu Cook. Í úrskurði með sex atkvæðum gegn þremur hafnaði íhaldssamur meirihluti réttarins áskorun Rebeccu Slaughter, fulltrúa demókrata í Alríkisviðskiptanefndinni, og úrskurðaði að Trump hefði vald til að reka undirmenn sem...

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