WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is working to gain unprecedented control of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections this fall through a series of new assertions of presidential power, including firing key leaders of the federal Election Assistance Commission on Thursday.
FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump, who was then a Republican presidential candidate, is flanked by his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. as he speaks during his caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
U.S. President Donald Trump views North Portico renovations as he returns to the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz
Trump thinks the SAVE Act will lock in GOP power, but that's because it's designed to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters — and he pretty much just admitted it.
FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump, who was then a Republican presidential candidate, is flanked by his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. as he speaks during his caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
U.S. President Donald Trump views North Portico renovations as he returns to the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz