Yvonne Sanchez

1 week ago | southfloridareporter.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Sanchez

President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul elections could hurl 2026 into turmoil by forcing states to hand-count ballots or scramble to spend millions of dollars on voting systems that aren't yet on the market, according to election officials and voting experts. If put into effect, his recent executive order attempting to transform elections could make it impossible for some states to use voting machines, election experts said.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Sanchez

Trump’s order seeks to force states to buy costly new voting machines (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s order seeks to force states to buy costly new voting machines By Patrick Marley; Yvonne Wingett Sanchez 2025041310004400 President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul elections could hurl 2026 into turmoil by forcing states to hand-count ballots or scramble to spend millions of dollars on voting systems that aren't yet on the market, according to election officials and voting experts. If put into...

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Sarah Ellison |Yvonne Sanchez

Kari Lake, senior adviser to the parent agencyof Voice of America, is set to be detailed to the State Department, a move that could thwart her ambition of transforming U.S.-backed news content worldwide, according to two people with knowledge of the move who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share internal decisions.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Sarah Ellison |Yvonne Sanchez

Kari Lake to be detailed to State Department to dismantle VOA parent agency (washingtonpost.com) Kari Lake to be detailed to State Department to dismantle VOA parent agency By Sarah Ellison; Yvonne Wingett Sanchez 2025040909003600 Kari Lake, senior adviser to the parent agency of Voice of America, is set to be detailed to the State Department, a move that could thwart her ambition of transforming U.S.-backed news content worldwide, according to two people with knowledge of the move who spoke...

3 weeks ago | postguam.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Sanchez

Channeling Elon Musk, Republicans are vowing to bring the billionaire’s federal cost-cutting tactics to more than a dozen state governments and are borrowing branding from his Department of Government Efficiency. In North Carolina, Republicans used their DOGE committee to grill appointees of Gov. Josh Stein, D, about diversity programs. GOP lawmakers in Kansas and Missouri set up online portals where residents can report waste and submit efficiency ideas. Iowa Gov.