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272 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Voters will weigh in on several key midterm ballot measures including billionaire tax, transgender rights and voter access.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Colorado clerks are preparing for the general election with disaster planning they did for the June 30 primary, as States Newsroom reports Trump threatens election interference.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
States Newsroom reports a flurry of news stories generating concern about the federal Department of Justice sending election monitors to polling places in Kentucky.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The New York Times reports four scenarios for how the midterms could go, saying expectations are cresting for Democrats and much will depend on a few close Senate races.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
In Missouri, a campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about a proposed ban ahead of the midterms.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
An NPR analysis finds 70 House districts where Democrats and Republicans are each investing more than six figures in advertising during the final few days of the 2026 midterm election.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
NPR's morning brief reports Trump and Obama campaign at rallies ahead of Election Day and two reports give GDP and inflation insights ahead of midterms; Israel's election is deadlocked.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Barack Obama spoke at a Wednesday campaign rally in suburban Atlanta to support Jon Ossoff for US Senate and Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor in the final week of the midterm election campaign.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
The Department of Justice plans to deploy federal election monitors to polling places in Portland and Lewiston, Maine, and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says their role is observation only.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
ABC News reports that its analysis of the early vote in Texas and Georgia one week out to the 2026 midterms shows signs of enthusiasm for Democrats.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Washington election officials say a review of a federal list of more than 400 alleged noncitizen voters uncovered U.S. citizens, and the state rejects a demand to set aside ballots.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Axios reports anxious House Democrats feel 'nauseously optimistic' about retaking the House as polls point to a decisive Democratic victory on Nov. 3.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
New polls suggest Democratic gains in red-state Senate races as President Trump headed to Ohio to rally voters in a race that could determine Senate control.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voter turnout is up over 60% in Shelby County as voters headed to the polls on the first day of early voting, with lines of voters spotted in multiple locations.
Source: MLK50 (mlk50.com)
The Cobb County, Ga. elections office will send absentee ballots via priority express mail to voters who never received them despite applying weeks ago, after a lawsuit.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
President Trump heads to Ohio Wednesday to rally GOP voters and campaign for Sen. Jon Husted, who is facing former Sen. Sherrod Brown, ahead of next week's midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Ms. Magazine argues one week before the midterms that showing up to vote for a more just future and equal rights for all has never mattered more.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
US ambassador Pete Hoekstra suggests Canada could be blamed if Republicans perform poorly in next week's midterm elections, and has accused Canadian officials of interfering in US elections.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Mary Peltola's campaign recruited a challenger with almost the same name as Republican US senator Dan Sullivan, the New York Times reports; Republicans condemned it as a ploy to split votes.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
As midterms approach, young Black women worry about jobs and affordability; Clark Atlanta University senior Leila Kuguru, chair of CAU Votes, led a campaign to help register students.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)