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The episode discusses President Trump's firing of two Democratic commissioners from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the implications of this action.

On Thursday, July 9, President Donald Trump  fired  the two Democratic commissioners of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and the agency’s final commissioner, a Republican, resigned. Without commissioners, the agency can still distribute election funding to states, but some of its functions will be impacted,  such as  establishing new programs or carrying out the appeals process for decertified voting systems. President Trump has not indicated whether he plans to nominate replacements. The White House said the Supreme Court’s  recent ruling  affirming the president’s power to remove leaders of independent agencies established precedent for the firings. Ad-free podcasts are here! To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to  ReadTangle.com  to sign up! You can read today's podcast ⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ and today’s “Under the radar” story  ⁠here⁠ and today’s “Have a nice day” story  ⁠here⁠ . You can  subscribe to Tangle by clicking here  or drop something  in our tip jar by clicking here.   Take the survey: How concerned are you about these firings?  Let us…

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