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Trump's allies suggest he invoke emergency powers ahead of midterms

Allies of President Trump have floated the idea of him invoking emergency powers to make changes to voting rules. They've also floated sending federal agents to police the polls.

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Miles Parks
Miles Parks is a correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk, where he covers voting and election security.
A Martínez
A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.