US EditionThune rejects Trump’s call for GOP to take over and ‘nationalize’ elections
Senate Majority Leader John Thune rejects Trump’s push to federalize election rules amid claims of 2020 fraud; GOP leaders support proof-of-citizenship laws like the SAVE Act.
- On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters he is not in favor of federalizing elections, rejecting President Donald Trump's Monday call to 'take over' and 'nationalize' voting in at least 15 places.
- Trump's push follows repeated false claims about the 2020 result and recent law-enforcement actions; federal scrutiny intensified after an FBI search last week of Fulton County, Georgia's election office.
- The U.S. Constitution delegates election administration to counties and state election officials, and Lawyer Bradley P. Moss says the president lacks authority to nationalize elections without Congress.
- Support for the SAVE Act surfaced even as lawmakers rejected nationalization of election administration, with House Speaker Mike Johnson and others backing proof of citizenship rules while voting-rights advocates warned of interference risks ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
- Legal scholars warn that the Supreme Court could soon embrace the unitary executive theory, potentially undermining state-level election decentralization, as Hasen concluded, 'Diffusion of power in the states makes it much harder for Trump to mess with the midterm elections'.
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Trump attacks US electoral system with call to 'nationalise' voting
WASHINGTON: From calls for his Republican party to "nationalise" voting to his repeated false claims of a stolen election, President Donald Trump is ramping up attacks on the electoral system ahead of this year's US midterms.The latest idea from Trump - who still refuses to acknowledge his 2020 election defea
Trump pressures electoral system with push to ‘nationalise’ voting
WASHINGTON - From calls for his Republican party to “nationalise” voting to his repeated false claims of a stolen election, President Donald Trump is ramping up attacks on the US electoral system ahead of this year’s US midterm polls.
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Trump attacks US electoral system with call to 'nationalize' voting
From calls for his Republican party to "nationalize" voting to his repeated false claims of a stolen election, President Donald Trump is ramping up attacks on the electoral system ahead of this year's US midterms.
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