Key facts
- Democrats hope to exploit Trump's falling popularity to win congressional seats.
- The Justice Department in California charged six more people with alleged voter fraud.
- The Supreme Court ruled against segregating ballots the Justice Department claims are from non-citizens.
Americans headed to the polls on November 3, 2026, in US midterm elections widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump's second presidency and a chance for opponents to rein in his power. The party holding the White House typically loses congressional seats at midterm elections, and Democrats are hoping the president's falling popularity can be exploited.
Meanwhile, the US Department of Justice in California charged six more people with alleged voter fraud crimes, an escalation of the administration's campaign against election integrity. However, in a blow to Trump, the Supreme Court ruled against attempts to force California election officials to segregate and not count ballots from people the Justice Department claims are non-citizens.
The Guardian reported that its reporters were covering key races, including a dispatch from Shrai Popat in New Hampshire, where Republicans were hoping to flip a Senate seat but now worry Trump may be dragging them down, and David Smith in Austin, where James Talarico is making a bid to break the Texas Democrats' losing streak. Lauren Gambino reported from Los Angeles on Xavier Becerra's California shoo-in to be governor, while Joseph Gedeon offered analysis from Detroit of how Israel is at the heart of Haley Stevens's reversal to back Abdul El-Sayed's Republican opponent in Michigan.