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Alex Padilla: If the Trump White House tried to declare some fake national emergency to create a pretense for federal intervention, I…

On the recordNovember 21, 2025
If the Trump White House tried to declare some fake national emergency to create a pretense for federal intervention, I will force a vote here in the Senate to stop it.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California
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npr.org
Nov 21, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Warning against potential federal intervention in elections.

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