Donald Trump announced plans to begin renovation work on a Washington DC public golf course on 15 November despite a federal judge’s order halting construction over environmental and historic preservation concerns.

Idaho voters will decide whether to legalize abortion through Proposition 1, one of four states with ballot initiatives on reproductive rights as the issue largely fades from national political attention during midterms.

The 2026 midterm elections are projected to become the costliest on record, with more than $15 billion raised to influence congressional control. Meanwhile, French President Macron condemned weekend violence during protests over working conditions and cost of living.

A man who heckled Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Michigan town hall demanding he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood is identified as a former aide to Republican Senator Josh Hawley.

A new poll shows 66% of Americans believe Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself, with his approval rating falling to 33% ahead of midterm elections.

More than three dozen congressional offices have received envelopes containing white powder, with federal investigators examining over 100 suspicious letters circulating through the mail system less than three weeks before the midterm elections.

The U.S. Department of Justice charged 28 green card holders in California with voter fraud, including fraudulent voter registration and unlawful ballot casting. Democrats and voting rights groups say the prosecutions aim to undermine confidence in upcoming midterm elections.

Election officials in competitive races face pressure to announce winners quickly, but close margins and slow vote-counting states mean some results may not be called for days after Election Day.

Arizona has joined Nevada in challenging the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to their Colorado River water allocations, citing concerns about the federal government’s approach to managing the shrinking waterway.

Some conservative states are declining to use federal hardship exemptions for new Medicaid work requirements, with experts suggesting political ideology plays a key role in their decisions.

Trump’s border czar says the administration could strip Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar of citizenship and deport her if evidence supports denaturalization, following an FBI raid on her home.

Attorneys for Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar requested the Department of Justice return property seized during a federal search of her home, characterizing the seizure as unjustified and unlawful.