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WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already cast a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and shape President Donald Trump’s remaining policy agenda. As of Monday, more than 57 million Americans had...

Mail-in ballot processing moved smoothly Tuesday in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where a foreign object in a ballot envelope forced election workers to evacuate the building last week.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield told reporters at a press conference with Secretary of State Tobias Read at Portland State University that he and other state attorneys general are preparing for unlawful intervention from the Trump administration.
“We’ve held multiple gatherings, some where Secretary Read’s team has joined, and other...

South of Atlanta, voters across the political spectrum are pointing to economic issues as their primary concern in this election cycle.

Shernette Sibblies, a 49-year-old realtor, said she hopes Democrats make gains in Georgia and that they will help address high fuel prices and the rising cost of living.

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The U.S. Department of Justice has sent 10 election monitors to Oregon’s most populous county, Multnomah, Secretary of State Tobias Read told reporters at a Portland State University press conference. The county’s election division dispatched observers to watch the federal monitors, Read said.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Maine is on track to see record-breaking voter turnout today.

“I’m hearing reports from clerks all around the state, from small towns and large ones, that they are seeing voters turn out like never before in a midterm,” she said at a stop in...

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Reporters roundtable: Ballot measures are top draw in some states

In some states, ballot measures are expected to be the main force driving voters to the polls in November.  Across the country, voters will decide 145 questions during the midterms.

Reproductive rights are on the ballot in four states. In California, residents will decide on a “billionaire’s tax,” among other issues. Elsewhere, ballot questions could determine who has the power to initiate future questions and whether lawmakers have the power to overturn them. There’s a lot on the line.