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WASHINGTON (AP) — The final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections arrives 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.

(Updated with Gov. Newsom statement) Donald Trump’s 11th hour Hail Mary attempt to muddy the midterm waters in blue California has failed. The Supreme Court just rejected the Justice Department’s request for an emergency intervention in the administration’s move to have 20,000 Golden State mail-in ballots cast aside for the time being. Even thought the […]

Vasa Fia Collins says she will continue their tradition of making a family event out of going to vote so her children understand the importance of democracy.

Also, the Senate’s future is riddled with wild cards. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

The IEC acknowledged operational challenges affecting 217 voting stations in Cape Town while arguing that some irregularities were inevitable given the scale of the elections. The commission expects operations to improve before Wednesday’s main voting day.

US authorities have accused several foreigners of unlawfully registering to vote in the country, and among those recently charged are two South Africans – Hester Weihmann and Hanlie Venter. The case against Weihmann is connected with a judge whom the US now wants recused because of his ‘unvarnished political view’ on America’s controversial immigration enfor

Voters in Alaska are going to the polls to cast their ballots in key races, and the state's unique ranked choice voting system is back in the spotlight.

The BBC's Maddie Gerber explains what's on the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections in the United States.

The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to consider whether to hold an immigrant rights group in contempt of court for disclosing the results of its analysis of a dataset of alleged noncitizens registered to vote in California

Attorneys for an immigrant rights group on Saturday filed court papers revealing that their analysis found more than 40% of the people on the list do not appear in the state's voter file.

According to booth-level officials, voter turnout was thin between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., with only a handful of people visiting several polling stations during the first hour

Data scientists find that many 'likely non-citizens' identified by the Trump administration were erroneously flagged.

Ranked-choice voting in Alaska could shape a key 2026 race, amid a US lawsuit involving two candidates named Dan Sullivan.

OPINION: Let’s show the world how much we value our democracy.

A recent Indian Express report revealed an unprecedented rift within the EC over alleged unilateral changes to rules, voter additions/deletions, and centralised data access, prompting a re-examination of the argument that the ‘right to vote’ ought to be elevated from a statutory guarantee to a fundamental one

More than 43 million Americans have voted early as Democrats lead opinion polls and Trump prepares for final rallies.

Candidates around the country are making their final campaign stops before Election Day with just the weekend left to go. President Trump is in Florida and will then head to Iowa and Kansas -- a last-minute change after initially cancelling those rallies. Lisa Desjardins reports.

Trump' immigration policies are having an impact on voters in Texas' border communities as midterms approach. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the story.

The Republican president will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-to-back campaign rallies on Sunday. Both events had previously been canceled for a slew of telerallies.

Ranked choice voting has grown as a voting measure for years, and experts say it presents voters with a better opportunity to reflect their opinions.

The Trump administration has warned several states that their voter rolls include noncitizens, but many of those claims haven't held up to scrutiny.

The Electoral Commission says votes will count as long as the voter’s choice is clear.

Early voting is significantly outpacing the last midterm election, with millions more Americans casting ballots in advance of tightly contested races.

The surge is especially pronounced in Texas, where voters are deciding closely watched Senate, House and governor's races. More than 6.3 million Texans had voted early as of Wednesday, compared with 4.2 million at the same point four years ago, a 50% increase.

President Trump is changing plans for rallies in Kansas and Iowa and holding virtual events. This comes as midterm elections are just days away. Weijia Jiang has the latest.

While many young voters are focused on the cost of living in the election, for some from immigrant families, the political calculation — and their votes — is often about even more than the economy.

The subpoenas come just a day after a federal judge called into question the process the Trump administration used to identify alleged noncitizens.

CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto, and the head of data science at VoteHub, Zachary Donnini, break down early voting numbers with just days to go before the midterms.

A federal judge rejected on Wednesday a Trump administration request to stop California from processing the ballots of up to 20,000 people over allegations they are likely noncitizens, warning it would "wreak havoc" on the midterm elections.

The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas to California officials, escalating a dispute over allegations by the federal government that the state may have as many as 20,000 non-citizens registered to vote.

CBS News political director Fin Gomez and Cameron Kasky, communications adviser to Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, discuss the Senate race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, how the Epstein case is affecting voters, and more.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to identify all states where it has pressured officials to comply with its efforts to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in the midterm election, inquiries that Democrats have challenged as an illegal power grab.

Hispanic voters have helped drive the early voting numbers, which appear to outpace overall turnout for previous elections in some battleground counties.

If you’re worked up about what billionaires pay, wait till you hear about the millionaires.

Early votes totalled 309,876 by Wednesday, up 31.6% from the 2023 election.

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Prosecutors alleged the pair misrepresented their identities by giving election judges the names of other people.

With millions of Americans having already voted, NBC News Director of Elections John Lapinski analyzes early midterm voting data and key races to watch on election night.

Why is it important to vote even if the president isn't on the ballot? House and Senate control, governor's mansions, ballot questions and more that will be determined by the 2026 midterm elections.

It is an offence to vote more than once, the Electoral Commission says.

O’Keefe was charged alongside fellow influencer Cam Higby. They are accused of misrepresenting themselves at polling places during Minnesota’s primary in August.

Cornell University faculty will meet Wednesday to conclude debate and begin voting on a proposed no-confidence resolution in the university's administration following widespread frustration over its response to a woman who reported she was gang raped at a campus fraternity house in 2024.

The judge appeared skeptical of the DOJ's request for a restraining order.

Ahead of Election Day, our politics crew takes a closer look at what to watch in the 2026 elections and take your questions around election security and voting rights.

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OPINION: Accusations of 'voter suppression' have grown since electoral enrolments closed.

Voting numbers by 6pm local time had exceeded the number of all votes in 2022 elections.

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Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it.

Voting began Tuesday morning across Israel in its first nationwide election since the Oct. 7 attacks of 2023, that is largely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY from Tel Aviv on how the outcome will impact the United States, gas prices and the future of wars in the Middle East.

State and local plans for Election Day include how to react to potential ICE raids, misbehavior by federal election monitors and attempts to seize votes or machines.

Mississippi has the largest proportional Black population in the country. It's one reason the U.S. Senate race has seen millions in last-minute spending and high-profile campaign visits.

Israelis vote as Netanyahu faces Gadi Eisenkot amid divisions over the wars in Gaza and Iran and growing isolation.

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