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These lawmakers want to head off a potential post-election crisis

Washington Post Politics Saturday 10 October 2026, 09:00 UTC By Jarrell Dillard, Mariana Alfaro 1 min read
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Some lawmakers are mobilizing to sidestep a constitutional crisis if President Donald Trump pressures House Republicans to block the seating of congressional Democrats, if they win the chamber. Democracy Dies in Darkness These lawmakers want to head off a potential post-election crisis Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) and Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) are leading an effort to ask House members to refuse any attempt to delay the peaceful transfer of power.

Some lawmakers are mobilizing to sidestep a constitutional crisis if President Donald Trump pressures House Republicans to block the seating of congressional Democrats, if they win the chamber. Democracy Dies in Darkness These lawmakers want to head off a potential post-election crisis Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) and Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) are leading an effort to ask House members to refuse any attempt to delay the peaceful transfer of power. 4 min
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