Maricopa County election employees are at the center of another election-security controversy after video presented by the Phoenix-based We the People Alliance appeared to show flash drives being used on certified voting equipment shortly before the November 3 election.According to the watchdog group, employees left for the day at approximately 6:20 p.m., returned around 9:08 p.m., and remained inside the facility until about 11:15 p.m. Additional footage reportedly shows an employee using flash drives on computers at 10:38 p.m. on October 7. Maricopa County performed logic and accuracy testing for the November 3 election on October 5, meaning the activity occurred shortly after that testing.The county said the employees were “working on a legitimate election task, late into the night.” That explanation might sound comforting if the public were told what the task actually was. Calling something legitimate without explaining it is a little like putting a label on a locked box that says “nothing to see here” and expecting nobody to ask questions.We the People Alliance co-founder Shelby Busch challenged the county’s transparency claims, stating, “There are two flaws with the Maricopa County Election Department’s statement of transparency. First, they fail to disclose to the public what this ‘legitimate…

Trump Confirms the Appointment President Donald Trump has confirmed Katie Zacharia as the next White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said he was confident Zacharia would deliver strong results and work well with the media, the American people, and his administration. He also praised her current work as a senior communications adviser to Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Truth Social. Trump called Leavitt fabulous and said she had done a fantastic job. The official praise was glowing enough to make a corporate award ceremony look restrained. Zacharia Brings Government and Media Experience Zacharia is a California native, attorney, Pepperdine University graduate, and graduate of the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. Trump said she previously served as a spokesperson and deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. She is also a frequent commentator on Fox News and Newsmax. Trump said she worked on his campaigns in key swing states, where he said the campaign won seven out of seven. Her current role with Trump Media gives her experience inside the president’s media operation before taking over the official briefing room. The Timeline Had a Brief Bureaucratic…