President Trump wants to control how elections in the U.S. are run, and local officials are worried

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President Trump has made it clear he wants to control how elections in the U.S. are run. That has the local officials who actually run them worried this midterm year.⁠
Reporter: Miles Parks/NPR⁠
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President Trump has made it clear he wants to control how elections in the U.S. are run. That has the local officials who actually run them worried this midterm year.⁠
Reporter: Miles Parks/NPR⁠
Producers: Keren Carrión/NPR, Michael Zamora/NPR…

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