Washington’s Sen. Cantwell warns of Trump pressure on US Senate to nationalize elections

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 839

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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U.S. Sen Maria Cantwell, a Washington state Democrat, will register a protest of President Donald Trump’s attempt to exert more control over election infrastructure by bringing her state’s secretary of state, Steve Hobbs, as her guest to the State of the Union Tuesday evening.

Trump has pressured senators to approve a House-passed bill that would require the public to produce a passport or birth certificate to register to vote, involve the federal Department of Homeland …

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