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Congressional Democrats are forming a task force to protect election results

NPR | By Eric McDaniel,
Steve Inskeep
Published October 27, 2026 at 3:48 AM CDT

Democrats in Congress have been working to form what they describe as an election protection task force, bracing for what they fear could be meddling by President Trump or his allies with the results.

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