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Trump Press Sec Snaps at Media as Spin on Threat to Rig 2026 Goes Awry
New Republic • Feb 6, 2026

Trump Press Sec Snaps at Media as Spin on Threat to Rig 2026 Goes Awry

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lost her temper with a reporter who asked if Donald Trump intends to flood polling places with ICE agents during the midterms. She called the question “silly” and “hypothetical” and “disingenuous,” even though Steve Bannon, who’s influential in the White House, explicitly said this week that this will happen. This comes as Trump himself called for Republicans to “nationalize the voting.” Leavitt also struggled to spin this threat from Trump, suggesting that’s not what he meant, only to have Trump undercut her by reiterating his demand soon after. The White House is all over the place on this. So we talked to legal expert Rick Hasen, author of the excellent Election Law Blog. He separates the real from the fake in Trump’s threats, outlines the nightmare scenarios that Trump actually could attempt to pull off, and explains how we can gear up right now to fight back. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.

Debatable: ICE warrants
Semafor • Feb 6, 2026

Debatable: ICE warrants

Republicans say warrant restrictions will ‘handcuff’ ICE. Democrats argue that’s needed.

Senator's Fed blockade splits Republicans
Semafor • Feb 6, 2026

Senator's Fed blockade splits Republicans

A pledge by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., to block Federal Reserve nominees until the Justice Department drops its probe into Chair Jerome Powell is drawing friendly fire.

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