New York state woman charged with voting illegally says she recently learned she wasn’t a citizenAn upstate New York woman has been charged with voting illegally in one of the latest arrests touted by the Trump administration as it hunts for noncitizen voters ahead of the midterm elections. Marva Cook says she was adopted as a toddler and had always assumed she was a U.S. citizen, but discovered she was born in Germany as she searched for her…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution18h agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentJustice
Justice Department tells Orange County to verify citizenship status of 1,754 peopleFor those whose citizenship cannot be determined, the federal government requests their ballots be 'segregated' and not counted.Santa Ana Orange County Register18h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
MA Gov. Maura Healey interview on reelection, Mike Minogue and moreUnder two weeks to go until Election Day 2026 and Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is making her final pitch to voters. Watch her interview with NBC Boston.NBC10 Boston19h agoWhole story →GovernmentMaura Healey
Clock ticks on thousands of mail ballots as appeals court speeds Trump DOJ bidA federal appeals court is moving at breakneck speed on the Trump Justice Department's bid to sideline thousands of mail ballots before Election Day. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday gave California and other defendants until noon Pacific time Saturday to respond to the department's emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal,…Raw Story19h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballotsFederal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.CBS News20h agoWhole story →Government
Trump Casts Early In-Person Ballot After Attacks on Mail VotingPresident Donald Trump cast his ballot for the midterm elections in Palm Beach on Saturday, opting to vote early in his adopted home state of Florida.Bloomberg2h agoWhole story →Government
Obama describes Trump as an agent of ‘chaos and cruelty’ in midterm elections pitchFormer President Barack Obama characterized President Donald Trump as an agent of “chaos and cruelty” and a man of broken promises during a midterm election rally.NBC News2h agoWhole story →Government
Trump snaps at reporter — then drags Epstein into it out of nowhere: 'Worse than anybody!'President Donald Trump snapped at a Wall Street Journal reporter Saturday shortly after casting his early ballot in Florida, dragging Jeffrey Epstein into his rant against the journalist for unknown reasons. As Trump walked alongside First Lady Melania Trump after casting his ballot in Palm Springs, Florida, a WSJ reporter asked him his thoughts on…Raw Story2h agoWhole story →GovernmentFood
Pentagon drafts Iran attack plans as Tehran threatens aggressive retaliationThe U.S. military has drawn up options to potentially attack Iran after the U.S. midterm elections, possibly renewing the conflict that has lasted over eight months. The U.S. Central Command (Centcom), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, has plans ready to conduct follow-up strikes against Iran if there’s authorization from the White House,...The Hill2h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
American embassies tighten security as Iran threat warnings intensify ahead of U.S. midterm electionsA memo from DNI director Jay Clayton said Iran is in the "advanced stages" of planning attacks against Americans.CNBC1h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Republicans All But Erase Trump From Campaign Ads as Midterms NearNew data shows GOP midterm candidates have largely dropped Donald Trump from campaign ads just weeks before Election Day.Newsweek4d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI‑generated political ads this year – it’s weirdThanks to a patchwork of state legislation, many of these ads do not disclose the use of AI at allSalon19d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentai political ads controversy
Fact-Checking Senate Ads in Iowa, New Hampshire and North CarolinaWe assess three campaign ads in the battleground states that have focused on the cost of living.The New York Times15d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomysenate campaign ads
How is the US economy really doing under President Trump?Ahead of the midterms Trump has boasted about the performance of the US economy. BBC Verify looks at inflation, jobs and economic growth in the country.BBC News5d agoWhole story →Economymidterm elections
Trump using Homeland Security funds to finance TV ads before midtermsThe Trump administration is using Homeland Security money to air pro-Trump ads on TV before the midterms, according to documents and lawmakers.USA TODAY24d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritymidterm election ads controversy
Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash DemocratsElon Musk’s super PAC dropped dozens of ads this week in key Senate races, and the majority of them focus on trans people.The 19th*1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturemidterm senate races
John Thune Says No Taxpayer Money For Trump AdsSome lawmakers slammed the administration for funding the ads while living costs rise and Trump’s war in Iran drags on.HuffPost26d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityJohn Thunetrump ad funding controversy
Trump Wants the Midterms to Be All About Himself. Judging by the Ads, Democrats Are Happy to ObligeNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants voters to pretend that he's on the ballot in this year's midterm elections.U.S. News & World Report8d agoSources (3)Whole story →GovernmentEconomyDonald Trumpmidterm elections
