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Rights Group Says Polling Places Should Be 'No ICE' Zones During Midterm Elections

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the establishment of “No ICE” zones around polling places, early voting locations, and ballot drop boxes ahead of next month's midterm elections, warning that the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could deter eligible Americans from exercising their right to vote. “ICE officers’…

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Trump just made a last-minute gambit to save farm-state Republicans in the midtermsThe promise comes two weeks before Election Day — and the payments could still face a fight ahead in Congress.

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Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the SouthSenate Democrats' campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi's Senate race for the first time this cycle.

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Trump voters tear into GOP senator in MAGA focus groups: ‘Out of her depth’Some voters who backed President Donald Trump in 2024 are delivering a harsh verdict on Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) — and questioning her loyalty to the party as the critical midterm elections approach. In focus groups conducted by The Bulwark , disaffected Trump voters criticized Graham’s experience and family connections, while some expressed openness…

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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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Gingrich: GOP 'dedicated to being inarticulate'Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Monday criticized the GOP’s messaging ahead of the midterms. “I say this sadly as a lifelong Republican: My party is so dedicated to being inarticulate," Gingrich told radio hosts Rita Cosby and John Catsimatidis on WABC’s “Cats & Cosby," adding that there's "lots of things we're doing that...

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'Go Vote': Poll Shows 70% of US Voters Doubt Trump Will Accept GOP Walloping in MidtermsSeven in 10 Americans doubt President Donald Trump would accept the results of next month's midterm elections if Republicans suffer major losses, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Tuesday that spurred one progressive senator to implore people to get out and vote. The poll , conducted October 9-13 among 2,545 US adults, found…

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House Democrats forced to make tough choices with limited midterm cashHouse Democrats' main super PAC is winding down its spending in several races where the party has struggled to make headway despite national trends working in their favor . Why it matters: Democrats' ambitions of winning heavily Republican districts are running into the reality of finite resources at the end of a long and expensive midterm campaign. The…

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Trump criss-crosses U.S. for Republican candidatesWith two weeks until election day and control of Congress on the line, President Trump says he plans to spend more than $400 million on the races. Nancy Cordes reports.

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Dread as Trump insider fears ‘everyone is fair game’ in looming post-midterm bloodbathAnxiety is spreading through President Donald Trump's orbit as aides brace for what one insider fears could become an all-out purge. With the midterms two weeks away, Trump administration officials expect heavy Republican losses to set off sweeping personnel changes across the government, CNN reported Tuesday. Trump is expected to look for aides to blame…

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Trump says he will have spent $400m to support Republicans in midterms – as it happenedThis live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email Send us your questions about immigration and the midterms A new survey reveals a widening “empathy gap” between Republicans and white evangelicals and the rest of the American public. On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute released its annual American Values…

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Sending armed ICE agents to polling places would be a federal crime, lawsuit saysThe lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., comes eight days before in-person early voting begins in some states.

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Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing anywayAs midterm elections approach, some voters are worried about immigration enforcement officers at polling places. Department of Homeland Security officials say they don't plan to send officers en masse to patrol the polls. They dismissed concerns as “fear-mongering.” Election law experts say federal law bars the government from deploying armed troops,…

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Baldwin introduces bill to keep federal agents from polling placesSen. Tammy Baldwin is introducing a new bill she says would protect voters from intimidation or interference by federal agents at polling locations, less than six weeks before the November election.

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Civil rights advocates plan to send thousands of observers to midterm polling placesFor many election cycles, civil rights groups and political parties have fanned out to monitor polling places, but the charged midterm environment has many organizations stepping up efforts this year.

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Wisconsin election officials issue guidance on federal law enforcement at polling placesThe Wisconsin Elections Commission issued new guidance to the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks on how to respond if federal law enforcement shows up at polling places during the November election.

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Tammy Baldwin bill bans ICE agents, National Guard from polling placesU.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is introducing a bill to bar the federal government from sending ICE agents and the National Guard to polling sites.

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