Schumer calls Trump’s election commission firings ‘brazen attempt’ to control elections

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blasted President Donald Trump on Thursday after the administration removed the remaining Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission, leaving the independent agency without any sitting commissioners just months before the 2026 midterm elections.

“Donald Trump said Republicans should ‘take over the voting,’” Schumer said in a statement.

“Today, […] ...