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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Pete Hegseth says national security and military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms

September 29, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

By JONATHAN J. COOPER The U.S. National Security Agency and other military intelligence and cybersecurity forces will guard election systems during the November midterms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday....

President Donald Trump speaks during an arrival ceremony with China’s President Xi Jinping in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress

September 25, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant...

FILE – Vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary election are seen on March 12, 2024, at the Clark County Elections Office in Vancouver, Wash. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters

September 15, 2026 at 6:29 a.m.

Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come next had been hovering over preparations for this year’s midterm elections.

President Donald Trump speaks during the RNC Midterm Convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Hoping to salvage midterms, Donald Trump makes dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins

September 10, 2026 at 6:25 a.m.

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.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Republican lawmakers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump promises to campaign for Republicans and says they have a winning midterm message

September 3, 2026 at 8:22 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Republican lawmakers facing tough reelection campaigns to run on his record in the White House despite his sagging popularity, and he pledged to campaign...

A person walks past a sign for a polling place on the first day of in-person absentee voting for Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries are next to feature progressive clash with Democratic establishment

August 10, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s election.

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., left, and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan participate in a forum for U.S. Senate candidates at Farmfest Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Morgan, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Trump’s immigration crackdown looms over Minnesota’s bruising Senate primary

August 9, 2026 at 12:27 p.m.

In the streets surrounding a drab federal office complex next to the Minneapolis airport, the beleaguered resistance to President Donald Trump found its footing. As U.S. immigration agents staged at...

A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain

July 31, 2026 at 1:17 p.m.

Hamas said Friday that it will begin disarming as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that also requires Israel to end its strikes and withdraw from...

Palestinians salvage their belongings from the rubble of a building and tents destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

President Donald Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain

July 31, 2026 at 8:34 a.m.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles, conditions and long timelines...

FILE – Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives for a faith town hall with Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Oct. 23, 2024, in Zebulon, Ga. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The cost to overcome a Trump endorsement? $100 million. Plus more takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries.

June 17, 2026 at 7:55 a.m.

An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries. But it's not foolproof, especially when there's a lot of money involved.

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