Wake up with the Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er: Shut­down vs. secu­ri­ty and spend­ing bill week is back

Repub­li­cans have been say­ing for years that they aren’t try­ing to make it hard­er to vote. They have been tight­en­ing the lid on rules around elec­tions that were loos­ened dur­ing COVID-19, and that meant 2020 not only saw the largest turnout in any pres­i­den­tial elec­tion ever but also that there was increased skep­ti­cism and doubt about the results. 
“Easy to vote. Hard to cheat.” That’s the stan­dard law­mak­ers crack­ing down on vot­ing rules have said they are try­ing to set. 
House Speak­er Mike John­son (R‑LA) is try­ing to take state‑l …