Trump’s calls to ‘nationalize’ elections have state, local election officials bracing for tumult
By:Jonathan Shorman President Donald Trump’s calls this week to “nationalize” elections capped a year of efforts by his administration to exercise authority over state-run elections. The demands now have some state and local election officials fearing — and preparing for — a tumultuous year ahead. “I don’t think we can put anything past this administration,”
US Negotiating Team Visits Strike-Force Carrier Off Iranian Waters
By RFE/RL Washington appeared to ramp up pressure on Tehran as its leading negotiators visited the US aircraft carrier that heads a powerful strike force off the waters of Iran, even as indirect nuclear talks between the adversaries proceeded. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law — visited the USS
By:Ashley Murray WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic proposal Thursday to sue the Trump administration over allegations that it did not fully release the Epstein files, as mandated under a law unanimously approved by senators and signed by the president nearly three months ago. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., asked for unanimous consent
