Mullin doubles down on Trump’s election-security push with funding leverage

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin echoed Donald Trump’s push for a hardline election-security overhaul, vowing to condition federal funding on stricter security measures in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada, while Trump repeats unsubstantiated claims about non-citizen voting; the piece notes constitutional tensions over federal vs. state control of elections and a media controversy over airing the speech.