Grant is joined by Michael McNulty to talk about a wild week of the federal government attempted to interfere in the 2026 elections.

McNulty is an elections expert with promoting democracy in authoritarian countries and is now Policy Director at the bipartisan non-profit Issue One.

They talk about Trump's push to "nationalize" elections, what the latest round of voting bills would mean for voters, and a brand new report from Issue One about election workers leaving their positions in droves as election conspiracies and threats against workers have spiked since 2020.

LINKS:

Issue One

Election worker turnover report

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