Trump Fires All Federal Election Assistance Commission Members -- Disables Only Federal Agency Dedicated to Election Administration

President Trump fired both Democratic commissioners (Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland) and forced out Republican commissioner Christy McCormick from the Election Assistance Commission. The termination email read: "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." With zero commissioners, the EAC -- the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration -- was frozen with no quorum to take official action, meaning no new voting system certifications, no federal election guidance, no updated voter registration forms for the 2026 midterms.