Start Here Trump: GOP Should ‘Take Over the Voting’
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Feb 3, 2026 
Josh Margolin, ABC investigative reporter who digs into suspicious lab finds in Las Vegas. Ian Pannell, ABC foreign correspondent on-the-ground in Gaza and Rafah crossings. Rachel Scott, ABC political correspondent covering election security and federal actions. They discuss Trump’s push to centralize voting, Rafah’s limited reopenings and humanitarian flow, and the discovery of a possible bio lab in Las Vegas.
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Federal Push Into State Elections
- President Trump has pushed for federal involvement in state-run elections and praised agents probing the 2020 vote in Georgia.
- Rachel Scott reports Trump requested Tulsi Gabbard's presence and spoke on speakerphone to agents during the Fulton County raid.
Call To 'Nationalize' Voting
- Trump publicly urged Republicans to "take over the voting" in about 15 states, calling for nationalizing elections.
- The hosts note this directly conflicts with the Constitution, which assigns elections to state law.
Specific Election Change Proposals
- Trump has proposed several specific election changes including proof-of-citizenship, stricter mail-in ballot receipt rules, and ending mail voting.
- Rachel Scott warns Democrats are sounding the alarm about these proposed changes ahead of midterms.