<div dir="ltr">Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.<br><br>Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections<br><br>The comments, made on a conservative podcast, follow a string of moves from his administration to try to exert more control over American elections.<br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-nationalize-elections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JVA.en-q.1F5B4oljkawg&smid=em-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-nationalize-elections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JVA.en-q.1F5B4oljkawg&smid=em-share</a></div>