Officials Lobby to Seize Midterm Power

A private summit convened by Michael Flynn included current federal election‑integrity officials and White House lawyers who heard and amplified proposals urging the president to declare a national emergency to assume control of state‑run midterm elections. Videos, photos and attendee social posts corroborate participation by DHS election integrity lead Heather Honey and White House lawyer Kurt Olsen. — If senior administration officials entertain plans for an executive seizure of electoral administration, it signals a credible institutional pathway for anti‑democratic power grabs and should refocus debates about safeguards, legal exposures, and congressional remedies.