Analysis | Trump seeks takeover of elections in a bid for more presidential power

March 30, 2025 ☼ --washingtonpostelectionspowertrump

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The executive order is more than a federal takeover of elections. It is a bid for greater presidential power, and the latest example of Trump seeking to wrest power from an independent agency. As Hasen put it, “Most ambitiously, it is an attempt to shift power from the United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and from states that generally have the power to administer elections to the presidency.”