“The White House fired two Democratic Election Assistance Commission members Thursday afternoon, completely vacating the federal agency in charge of election management guidelines after the remaining Republican member resigned,” NOTUS reports.
“President Donald Trump’s move comes after a recent Supreme Court ruling that vastly expanded the president’s ability to fire independent government regulators.”
USA Today: Trump removes members of key election commission ahead of midterms.
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