Donald Trump sought to boost the federal government's role in elections.
10 reports, 5 independent
Updated Aug 17
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What happened
Donald Trump sought to boost the federal government's role in elections.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Trump advocates for nationalizing elections, prompting FBI visits and political pushback from Democrats and Republicans.1 source
Trump questioned the federal government's role in policy.1 source
Trump aims to boost federal involvement in elections.1 source
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The entities involved
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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federal government
highest, central, level of government in a federation
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Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- chronline.com
- newrepublic.com
- wsws.orgDemocrats reject any appeal to popular opposition to subversion of midterm elections
- lasvegassun.comDemocrats prepare for possible election clashes with federal government
- dailysignal.com