Created in 2002, the Election Assistance Commission helps local officials prepare for elections.

President Donald Trump on Thursday night removed the remaining members of a federal commission intended to assist with federal elections, amid his broader effort to control voting procedures and ...

President Donald Trump has fired the remaining three members of the Federal Election Commission with just months to go before the midterm elections, reported Reuters' Erin Blanco on Thursday evening.

The White House said the fired members will be “replaced,” but any new appointments by Trump will need to be approved by the Senate.

The White House on Thursday removed the EAC’s final 3 members just months before the 2026 midterms. Replacements require Senate confirmation, leaving a prolonged vacancy likely. The Trump ...

President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources ...

Trump has forced out the three remaining members of the bipartisan elections board just four months before the midterms.

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The White House spent months looking for ways to bypass a federal election agency and use ...

President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering. The ...

The White House said the Supreme Court's ruling allowing President Trump to fire FTC Commissioner Louise Slaughter provided the precedent for the removals.

President Donald Trump is working to gain more control of the 2026 U.S. elections through a series of unprecedented moves to intervene in states.