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Trump keeps teasing a federal election takeover
March 3, 2026·22 min·2 clips
A draft executive order floating in far-right circles would force every American to re-register to vote and ban mail-in ballots.
As heard by us
NPR Politics Podcast offers a steady look at Trump's push for more federal control over elections.
Trump's push to bring elections under more federal control sits at the center of the discussion, and the hosts treat it as a question of law, leverage, and political calculation rather than a quick social media flare-up.
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You want the legal map behind Trump’s push for more federal control over elections, not just the headline.
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