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Trump’s push to have the federal government oversee elections has alarmed state election officials who run voting nationwide, highlighting a frayed federal‑state partnership as DOJ/FBI actions, data requests, and executive-order proposals raise concerns about federal overreach and the future of election administration, with some Republicans backing the administration and others defending state control.
The FBI and state agencies are investigating after more than 30 letters containing a "suspicious" white powder were sent to Kansas state legislators and public officials on Friday. Multiple agencies have responded to reports of unidentified government officials receiving mail containing a white powder. No injuries have been reported, and the investigation remains ongoing.
The Biden administration is urging state officials to slow down their reviews of Medicaid programs that have already reduced enrollment by more than 1 million nationwide and will likely reduce it by several million more in the months to come. The federal government offered states extra money to administer Medicaid during the pandemic, and in exchange, states agreed to suspend their usual processes for reviewing Medicaid enrollment. Now that arrangement is ending, and states are resuming their eligibility checks, which will inevitably cause many people to lose the Medicaid coverage they currently have.