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Trump removed Election Assistance Commission members before the midterms
President Trump fired Democratic commissioners Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, and reporting says the remaining Republican commissioner resigned, leaving the Election Assistance Commission without commissioners as states prepare for the 2026 elections.
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