Trump Assumes Unheard-of Powers in Ordering Federal Overhaul of Elections

In one of his many bold, sweeping and likely unconstitutional gestures, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that purports to “protect election integrity.” Many experts have already charged that it constitutes a clear abuse of power that flagrantly exceeds the president’s allotted authority. Far from protecting electoral integrity, the order attempts to subvert it…

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