Politics
Trump questions midterm election integrity as officials brace for disruptions
November 2, 2026 at 06:59 PM
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6 reports · 3 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 11 hours
President Donald Trump said he is not confident the US midterm elections will be free of fraud, while state officials prepared for Election Day disruptions.
- Trump told the New York Post he is not confident the midterm elections will be free of fraud by Democrats.
- Election officials across states have trained workers and pre-drafted legal challenges for possible federal interference on Election Day.
- The Justice Department plans to deploy more than 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states; Minnesota, Wyoming and Colorado have restricted their access.
- The Justice Department has subpoenaed California election officials and sued the state, and Nevada has received seven grand jury subpoenas, over alleged noncitizen voter registration.
- Trump described the midterms as 'the most important in our history' and pledged his full and absolute support to Republican candidates.
- The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 voters it suspects are noncitizens.




