California officials say they are ready to resist should the federal government attempt to assert control over the state's voting system, as President Trump has suggested it should.

On Tuesday, Trump, 79, doubled down on comments he made during a podcast interview with Dan Bongino, his former FBI deputy director, in which he argued that Republicans should “nationalize” elections by taking over the way ballots are cast and counted.

President Trump has called for the Republican party and the federal government to take control of local elections as polls show Democratic gains.

President Donald Trump has promoted dozens of different lies about American elections. Some of them are relatively sophisticated. Some are transparently silly.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block new California congressional districts that favor Democrats.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune broke with the president after Trump called for the GOP to take over elections and nationalize the voting process ahead of midterms.

President Trump says Republicans should take over elections in some places to fight corruption for which there is little if any evidence.