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580 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
The Guardian reports JD Vance is front and center in the Republican midterms push and has suggested Trump would endorse him if he runs for president.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Mother Jones reports that in the runup to this year's midterm elections, one defining campaign issue is the elections themselves, after President Donald Trump urged red states to draw new maps.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
The Justice Dept. demands that California counties help identify noncitizen voters; election officials received letters saying they risk significant federal scrutiny if they fail to comply.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Department of Justice warned California counties...
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
BBC Verify reports it has tracked dozens of AI ads to assess how they are being used by campaigns in the midterms.
Source: BBC News US & Canada (bbc.co.uk)
Arizona's attorney general and top election official dropped a lawsuit after Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap restored 25 voters wrongly flagged as noncitizens by a federal database.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The Trump administration sent letters Friday to at least 18 California counties, demanding that they segregate ballots from alleged noncitizens, the AP reported.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
A federal judge dismissed the DOJ lawsuit against Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson that sought Utah voters' private information; Henderson announced the ruling on social media.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The Trump administration's campaign to obtain states' unredacted voter rolls suffered its 27th consecutive district court loss, from a judge appointed by President Donald Trump.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Half of Americans are concerned Republicans may try to overturn the results of November's midterm election, the New York Times/Siena University poll suggests.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Iowa PBS reports record-high diesel prices have hit Iowa's agriculture industry and could influence the state's competitive midterm races for governor and senator.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
At least 220 ads, mostly Republican, generated or enhanced with artificial intelligence have circulated in the leadup to the midterms, at a cost of almost $137 million
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Vox reports the Trump administration is getting a head start on litigating the midterms, asking a federal district court in Alaska about the Alaska Senate election.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics used to sow distrust and discord as Russia steps up efforts in the final stretch of midterms.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Musk has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The Department of Justice has charged nine more Pennsylvania residents with voting as a noncitizen, ahead of the 2026 election.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Doctors and nurses in Washington warn that an anti-transgender sports ballot measure would subject girls to invasive sex-verification requirements to participate in school athletics.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Washington Republican state lawmaker John Braun, running for a U.S. House seat, is campaigning for a ballot measure that would ban transgender girls from girls' school sports.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
DOJ regularly monitors polling places; this year's effort on Nov. 3 will more than double the federal monitors deployed during the 2022 midterms, and some state officials are concerned.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
On Trump's order, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Alaska seeking to block certification of its U.S. Senate race if the Republican incumbent loses.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)