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Election Day arrives after a surge in early voting, with observers keeping close watch at the polls

By ALI SWENSON
Nov 03, 2026 7:44 am - The final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections arrived Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how states run their elections and sown doubts about the outcome should Republicans lose.
Midterm elections are coming to a close as voters pass judgment on Trump's second term

By JILL COLVIN, MARY CLARE JALONICK and WILL WEISSERT
Nov 03, 2026 7:07 am - Voters struggling with high prices and angry over an unpopular war with Iran will decide whether to drastically shift power in Washington in midterm elections Tuesday that will serve as a referendum on President Donald Trump's second term.
Trump spends the day before midterm Election Day promoting his Reflecting Pool makeover

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and SEUNG MIN KIM
Nov 02, 2026 2:43 pm - As Republicans and Democrats were making their final pitch to voters on the eve of Election Day, President Donald Trump opted to forgo the campaign trail and instead focused on his renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, drawing attention to an expensive, problem-plagued repair job in a place far away from most of the people his party wants to persuade.
Trump lends support for Darline Graham in South Carolina as Republican anxiety rises in Senate race

By STEVEN SLOAN, MEG KINNARD and ERIK VERDUZCO
Oct 29, 2026 2:01 pm - President Donald Trump was in South Carolina for the second time in a month on Thursday, a sign of growing Republican anxiety about Darline Graham's ability to fend off a robust challenge from Democrat Annie Andrews for a critical U.S. Senate seat.
GOP’s Tracy gives his Senate campaign a big cash boost

By Russell Lissau
Oct 24, 2026 10:31 am - In the race to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Republican Don Tracy’s campaign outraised Democrat Julia Stratton’s last quarter -- but only because of a big loan from Tracy.
Trump administration sues to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Oct 23, 2026 11:00 am - The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot, kicking off what many have feared could become a lengthy battle between the U.S. government and states over certifying an election where the president's party is struggling.
In Illinois’ only faceoff for U.S. Senate, Tracy backs Trump’s policies and Stratton vows to stand up to president

By Rick Pearson and Olivia Olander
Oct 21, 2026 8:04 am - The two major-party candidates for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat clashed Tuesday night over the war in Iran, immigration and affordability, with Republican Don Tracy largely embracing President Donald Trump’s policies and Democrat Juliana Stratton pledging to check presidential power.
Juliana Stratton: 2026 candidate for the U.S. Senate

Oct 16, 2026 3:00 am - Juliana Stratton is a candidate for the United States Senate.
Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds

By STEVE PEOPLES and LINLEY SANDERS
Oct 15, 2026 7:23 am - A strong majority of voters believe that President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new AP-NORC poll that raises serious warning signs for the Republican Party at a critical moment.
Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes a dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins

By JONATHAN J. COOPER
Sep 10, 2026 7:23 am - President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November.

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