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-Constitution6h 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 Register7h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
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 Boston7h 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 Story8h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
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 News8h agoWhole story →Government
Trump Works Himself Into a Fury Over Governor as an Involuntary ‘Burp’ Slips Out During His TiradePresident Donald Trump’s final pitch to the American people ahead of the midterm elections has come with some strange moments. Trump, 80, began travelingAtlanta Black Star3h agoWhole story →GovernmentDonald Trump
Administration sues over Alaska race for SenatePresident Donald Trump on Friday said he told his administration to file its lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, kicking off what many fear could become a lengthy battle between the government and states over certifying an election where the president's party is struggling.Arkansas Online2h agoWhole story →GovernmentDonald TrumpDan Sullivan
The Kentucky Canary in the Coal Mine for RepublicansEarly returns from the Central Kentucky district could indicate what kind of election night the GOP is going to have.Newsweek2h agoWhole story →Government
Women of America, Common Sense Is on the Ballot | Opinion"Democrats no longer offer women a coherent platform. They offer a collection of shifting grievances."Newsweek2h agoWhole story →Government
Bolsonaro Lead Over Lula Shrinks as Trump Stays on Brazil Election SidelineTrump has stayed out of Brazil’s runoff as Bolsonaro’s lead over Lula shrinks, a silence experts say is helping his ally.Newsweek2h agoWhole story →Government
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 allSalon18d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyai 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 Times14d 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 News4d 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
