JokersUpdates.com: Current Affairs - Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-terminates-election-assistance-commission-members-2026-07-10/

Summary
The White House confirmed two Democratic commissioners were fired and one Republican commissioner resigned
Trump's move leaves the four-member bipartisan commission without any sitting commissioners
The commission certifies voting systems and maintains the national mail voter registration form
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday terminated the last three members of the Election Assistance Commission, the ‌independent, federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide, the White House confirmed.
The remaining three commissioners of the four-member bipartisan commission were forced out of the commission on Thursday in different ways. The one Republican appointee resigned and the other two Democratic appointees were fired via an email from the White House Presidential Personnel Office, according to one person familiar with the decision and two other people briefed on the terminations.

The fourth commissioner departed the commission in April.
The terminations follow the recent Supreme Court decision that granted the president more power to fire members of ⁠independent agencies, and a push by Trump for more federal intervention in voting processes, traditionally the purview of the states, as midterm elections approach in November.
"On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as Commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission is terminated, effective immediately. Thank you for your service," the termination email, seen by Reuters, said.
The White House confirmed the terminations after Reuters' initial report.
"The President, and head of the Executive Branch, reserves the right to remove individuals that may not be totally aligned with the important task of securing America’s elections and ensuring every legal vote is counted," a White House official said in a statement, citing the Supreme Court decision as precedent.
The official added that the Trump administration has been "working across all agencies and local partners to safeguard elections from fraud and abuse, and investing in a strong infrastructure to sustain ‌that mission ⁠especially in the midterm elections."