Nearly all states allow early in-person voting or mail-in ballots before Election Day. This year’s early turnouts in many states have surpassed their 2022 early voting totals, which reflects high voter engagement for the 2026 midterm elections.In this survey, readers shared their perspectives on voting habits, election integrity, polls, and...Read more
Observers watch as election officials count votes for Fulton County in Atlanta on Jan. 6, 2021. Megan Varner/Getty ImagesA federal judge barred the Department of Justice (DOJ) from threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution for counting ballots cast by individuals it deemed ineligible to vote.U.S. District Judge...Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa—Water quality concerns have swelled into one of the most prominent issues shaping how Iowans across 99 counties will vote in the competitive races for governor and the U.S. Senate.The issue burst into the Hawkeye State’s election cycle after a “Cancer in Iowa” report from the University of...Read more
Republicans in Texas face headwinds in federal and state elections, with the U.S. Senate race a toss-up and popular incumbents such as Gov. Greg Abbott facing tight races.Traditionally, midterms have rarely favored the party in power in Washington, but polls show down-ballot Republicans in Texas struggling this election cycle as...Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—President Donald Trump took a trip to Florida on Friday to boost the state’s Republican candidates in the midterm with only days left until the Nov. 3 general election.At the beginning of his roughly hour-and-a-half speech, Trump was interrupted by several protesters embedded in the crowd, who were...Read more
U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska Michael J. Heyman holds a news conference on a criminal investigation related to an alleged scheme to confuse voters by putting a Senate candidate on the ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent, at the James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse and Federal...Read more
A general view of the U.S. State Department building in Washington on July 11, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/ReutersThe State Department announced Oct. 30 that it has approved a possible sale of 500 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors along with supporting gear to Ukraine. The estimated value stands at $2.1...Read more
Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, a Democrat, speaks during a campaign rally in Juneau, Alaska, on May 14, 2026. Becky Bohrer/AP PhotoThe Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge on Oct. 30 to block Alaska from certifying its U.S. Senate election if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses...Read more
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration has identified more than $8 billion in potentially suspicious wire payments directed by foreign agents from 2021 to 2025.The Trump administration has uncovered more than $260 billion in fraud, prevented $72 billion in fraud, and brought enforcement actions against nearly $60 billion...Read more
Golfers pass workers as the National Park Service cuts down trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington on Oct. 10, 2026. AP Photo/Nathan HowardWASHINGTON—A federal judge is launching an investigation into whether lawyers and other officials in the Trump administration lied to or misled her in the case surrounding...Read more
Alaska voters will see two candidates named Dan Sullivan when they rank their choices for the U.S. Senate on Nov. 3. The second one is now at the center of a federal lawsuit, a state investigation, a congressional probe, and a complaint to the Federal Election Commission.The race could help...Read more
An election worker processes mail-in ballots for the California state primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry, Calif., on June 5, 2026. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA U.S. appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to stop California from counting ballots from 20,000 potential...Read more
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