WATCH: Obama, Trump hit the campaign trail ahead of critical midterm elections
Obama and Trump hit the campaign trail ahead of the midterm elections, with both parties leaning into presidential power amid early voting.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
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323 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Obama and Trump hit the campaign trail ahead of the midterm elections, with both parties leaning into presidential power amid early voting.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Democracy Docket reports the Trump administration is working to subvert the midterms, trying to stop ballots from being counted and threatening election officials with prosecution.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Trump administration says Canadian officials are trying to sway the midterm elections for Democrats; Prime Minister Mark Carney says the claims have no merit.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
The Marshall Project reports on key local and state criminal justice elections to follow in the midterms, saying down-ballot candidates and measures shape criminal justice and law enforcement.
Source: The Marshall Project (themarshallproject.org)
The DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens amid a legal battle with California over noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
The Department of Justice sent letters to election officials in every California county asking them to identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Obama and Harris are set to campaign for Democrats in 3 battleground states while Trump travels to Georgia as part of a midterm blitz ahead of Election Day.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The New York Times reports on the surge of Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor in Texas, and her appeal to MAGA voters and refusal to engage in the culture wars.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Vox says one thing everyone can do to fight for free and fair elections, that the vote count will take days or even weeks in some states, and that Trump seems certain to raise objections.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
New York and New Jersey begin early voting Saturday with a similar set of election pressures as ballot access fights intensify.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Early voting is surging in battleground states, with more than 1.2 million early ballots accepted in North Carolina, a 37 percent increase from the same point leading up to the 2022 midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Democracy Docket reports Michigan starts early voting as election deniers and anti-voting activists attack the process and appear to set the stage for a potential certification challenge.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
A New York Times analysis reports Democrats could find it hard to win the Senate despite strong polls, being outspent by Republicans and competing in states that favored President Trump.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
The New York Times reports Obama will appear in Ohio and Michigan on Saturday while President Trump will be in Georgia, and that the two have presented contrasting pitches in the midterms.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
An NBC News analysis describes three 2026 election scenarios: how Democrats could win the House, how the GOP could hang on, and where to look for a wave.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
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)
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)
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)
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)