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5 hottest midterm battlegrounds two weeks out from Election Day

In today’s issue: Election Day is fast approaching with voters now able to cast early ballots in many states throughout the country. Polls are continuing to show Democrats poised for a strong performance two weeks from today, but how much they can gain is still up in the air. All eyes are on a handful...

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DOJ charges 28 with voting crimes. And, TikTok ignored staff's child safety concernsThe Justice Department has charged 28 people in California with voting crimes as Election Day nears. And, TikTok staff raised child safety concerns with executives, who failed to act, court records show.

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Why the GOP’s voter fraud messaging may backfireThere is clear data showing that voter confidence in elections has fallen, but it's not so simple

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Why Democrats are pushing their donors to care more about state legislative racesThe party has long suffered a disadvantage in a critical battleground, one that’s become even more important amid Trump-era redistricting.

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A hidden evil is set to hand the GOP a shock win — and America is blind to itBefore the 2024 election, I sat at my desk and confidently wrote a column minimizing Elon Musk’s political footprint, zeroing in on his ground-game spending in my home state of Pennsylvania. I looked at the eye-popping numbers being thrown around by his newly minted America PAC and fell back on the rules of politics. There is a sharp point of diminishing…

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Ballotpedia’s top 50 ballot measures and trends to watch on Election DayWelcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia’s top 50 ballot measures and trends on Election Day On Nov. 3, voters will decide on 145 statewide ballot measures in 39 states — below the average of 163 statewide measures that […]

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How U.S. Voters View Mail and Absentee BallotingWhile most registered voters across the country expect to cast their ballots in person this year, a quarter expect to vote by mail or absentee ballot (or have already done so). As in past election years, most of those who cast their ballots by mail or vote absentee express confidence in how mail and absentee […]

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Broad Public Confidence in Elections in the U.S. – but Partisans Differ Over Concerns About Access, SecurityMost voters expect well-run 2026 midterms, but Republicans and Democrats differ on noncitizen voting safeguards and whether eligible citizens can vote if they choose to.

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Trump Pushes $400M to GOP in Midterms as Bloomberg Drops $80M For DemocratsThe president said he was spending the money because he believed in the GOP amid turbulent polling ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Cook Political Report shifts 2 Senate races toward Democrats, 1 toward GOPThe Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, on Tuesday moved Minnesota's Senate race from likely to lean Democrat, while also moving South Carolina's Senate seat from likely Republican to lean Republican. The moves give each party something to be hopeful about in the homestretch to the midterms, with Republicans hoping to flip the open...

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Voters Are Furious About CorruptionAs Election Day closes in on us, a lot of fascinating poll results are flying around. But as a longtime political corruption reporter, I’ve found myself particularly intrigued by the numbers showing how Americans feel about the out-of-control graft in Washington, DC. To be brief: Voters are very concerned. And not just a bare majority. […]

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