{"id":251051,"date":"2026-07-24T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/251051\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:10:18","slug":"pennsylvania-experts-analyze-president-trumps-push-for-new-election-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/251051\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Experts Analyze President Trump\u2019s Push for New Election Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 24, 2026 | 6:00 AM&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsia Tabb\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.witf.org\/author\/atabb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Asia Tabb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784895017_88_aa760ff2f0553b061b33268fc66eb8ff48375f82476e32c5860e9da9e477a9f5.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-70 photo\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\" title=\"Asia Tabb\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsia Tabb is the Host and Producer for WITF\u2019s The Spark.<\/p>\n<p>She began her start in radio when she joined legendary radio\/ host producer, Doc Christian. She worked closely with Doc for her role on \u201cThe Gospel Express, on WHOV 88.1 FM and was a host for \u201cUnrestricted Praise\u201d at Praise FM.<\/p>\n<p>Previously she was an anchor in Shreveport, Louisiana at KTAL\/KMSS. Asia also worked as a Multi-Media Journalist at WHP-TV here in Harrisburg, PA.<\/p>\n<p>Asia got her break into news at KTVO in Ottumwa, Ia. While the 2020 caucuses were gearing up. Asia followed many candidates through their campaign trail from Senator Cory Booker, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, and 46th President of the United States Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Asia was born and raised in Norfolk, Va. She graduated from Old Dominion University in 2018 with a major in Communications.<\/p>\n<p>Asia is extremely friendly so don\u2019t be afraid to say hi if you see her out and about.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vote-here-1280x816.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>aired; July 23, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"562\">President Donald Trump is intensifying his campaign to persuade Republican lawmakers to pass sweeping new voting restrictions ahead of the November midterm elections. During a recent prime-time address, the president highlighted his administration\u2019s immigration policies, tax cuts and military spending before turning his focus to election security.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"720\">In his remarks, Trump repeated claims about election integrity and urged Congress to approve legislation that would significantly change how Americans vote.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1012\">Following the address,\u00a0WITF democracy reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.witf.org\/author\/jwilkie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Wilkie<\/a> spoke with Votebeat reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.votebeat.org\/authors\/carter-walker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carter Walke<\/a>r, Franklin &amp; Marshall College pollster<a href=\"https:\/\/berwoodyost.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Berwood Yost<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obermayer.com\/our-team\/terry-mutchler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">attorney Terry Mutchler<\/a> about what the proposed changes could mean for Pennsylvania voters.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1488\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Spark is featuring that analysis, in which the panel examined the legal, political and practical implications of altering election procedures ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, helping listeners better understand how any future federal legislation could impact voting in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1488\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Listen to the podcast to hear more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Listen to The Spark on your favorite platform<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; July 24, 2026 | 6:00 AM&#13; &#13; &#13; Asia Tabb &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Asia&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-251051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}