President Trump this week said he would send sheriffs, law enforcement officials, and U.S. attorneys to polling stations to guard against voter fraud in November's election. Analysts questioned whether he has the authority to do that since actions that could be interpreted as intimidating voters are prohibited. If anything still remained uncertain, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf cleared it up Sunday.Wolf confirmed to CNN's Jake Tapper that his department has "expressed authorities given to us by Congress" and deploying federal law enforcement to polling sites "is not one of them." Wolf also said Trump has "absolutely" not discussed the idea with him. > Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf says the President has not discussed deploying law enforcement agents from his department to polling locations. "That's not what we do at the Department of Homeland Security." https://t.co/B5wCINmJAO CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/P0tn2nL05S> > -- State of the Union (@CNNSotu) August 23, 2020White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Trump misspoke and the president simply wants to ensure voters can safely cast their ballots, regardless of whether they're voting for Trump, former Vice President Joe Biden, or any other candidate. Meadows implied it wasn't voter fraud that inspired Trump's comments, but concerns about "aggressive behavior" brought on by coronavirus pandemic measures like social distancing. "If the judges at those polling places need any kind of security we're going to make sure they have the resources," he said. > White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows says law enforcement will not be sent to polling locations on Election Day, except to provide security when requested:> > "To the extent that we're going to deploy thousands of sheriffs, no, we're not going to do that." pic.twitter.com/AsypRYhsgS> > -- JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) August 23, 2020More stories from theweek.com 6 things the GOP can learn from the virtual DNC The only way Trump can win What would a Biden economy look like?

First, the good news. Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told CBS News' Margaret Brennan during Sunday's edition of Face the Nation that there have been positive developments in the United States' battle with the coronavirus pandemic -- cases and hospitalizations are declining, and Gottlieb also expects deaths, a lagging factor, will start to trend downward soon, as well.The tide is turning as Sun Belt states like Arizona and Florida see improvements, but Gottlieb said there's still cause for concern. Cases are building in the West and Midwest, indicating a third wave -- the first being the early epidemic in the New York tri-state area, followed by the more recent explosion of cases in the Sun Belt -- could be coming.What has experts like Gottlieb particularly concerned is that if those states do see a significant flare-up "it could be more diffused" and "spread across a broader section" of the country. > Good news? COVID19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are falling across the Sunbelt, @ScottGottliebMD tells @margbrennan. > > But, cases are building in the West and Midwest. It could lead to a third wave, and be more diffused - less concentrated. pic.twitter.com/MvV9FlDcuz> > -- Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 23, 2020More stories from theweek.com 6 things the GOP can learn from the virtual DNC The only way Trump can win What would a Biden economy look like?

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, still has not been tested for the coronavirus, his deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield told George Stephanopoulos on Sunday's edition of ABC's This Week.Biden confirmed he hadn't been tested earlier this summer, but the campaign had refused to answer to the question this week during the Democratic National Convention before Bedingfield clarified the matter Sunday. She insisted Biden has not had the virus and that the "strictest protocols" are in place for the nominee, noting that everyone around Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), is "undergoing the appropriate testing."> NEW: “He has not been tested; however, we have put the strictest protocols in place,” Biden deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield tells @GStephanopoulos when asked if Joe Biden has been tested for COVID-19. https://t.co/P6iz1jjwYE pic.twitter.com/flY9bWMJ6x> > — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 23, 2020The revelation implies that Biden technically didn't follow the protocols others were required to follow if they entered the sparsely populated convention venue in Wilmington, Delaware, where Biden gave his acceptance speech Thursday.> What this means: Biden did not follow the health and safety protocols that others were required to follow to enter the convention venue in Wilmington https://t.co/q3PBl6lQEc> > — Thomas Kaplan (@thomaskaplan) August 23, 2020Bedingfield did say if there's any reason for Biden to get a COVID-19 test in the future, he certainly will. Read more at The Hill.More stories from theweek.com 6 things the GOP can learn from the virtual DNC The only way Trump can win What would a Biden economy look like?