Democrats brace for Trump interference in the 2026 midterms, with experts weighing the real risks.

Few USA TODAY readers agreed with President Trump on his most enduring conspiracy theory, which bodes well for the midterms.

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An election interference scandal has already rocked California as a voting site was vandalized and burned mail-in ballots were found in a drop box. The incidents, which officials described as isolated ...

Not so long ago, the Republicans who ran elections in one of the nation’s most important battlegrounds—Maricopa County, Arizona—largely got along. There were egos and quibbles, sure. But in the face ...

The November midterm elections may feel distant, but attempts to shape election administration and control outcomes are already here. The past six years, dating to the 2020 election, have laid out the ...

Representative Mike Collins faces Derek Dooley, a former football coach, in a runoff for the Republican Senate nomination. The winner will face Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, in a highly contested ...