“midterms” — 53 distilled results

Supreme Court allows Trump voter eligibility database for midterms

On September 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 emergency order allowing the Trump administration to use its expanded Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to check voter eligibility before November's midterm elections. Critics have warned the system could wrongly remove U.S. citizens from electoral rolls due to unreliable data.

Republicans target Muslims as campaign issue in 2026 midterms

Vice President JD Vance called Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim, "very, very evil" at a rally on September 8, 2026, exemplifying Republican efforts to make anti-Muslim rhetoric a 2026 midterm campaign issue. Critics argue the messaging distracts from economic concerns and Trump administration wars.

US releases election security plan weeks before midterms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an election infrastructure security plan on September 24, 40 days before November's midterm elections, outlining potential threats to election systems. Election officials criticized the timing as coming too late for meaningful implementation.

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