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FBI Refutes Viral Claim of Seizing 20K Fake Ballots

Agency says posts about Houston ballot 'raid' are false

(Newser) - The FBI says a viral story about a Houston ballot "raid" is pure fiction. On Tuesday, the bureau's Houston office issued a rare public statement rejecting claims that agents had uncovered 20,000 fraudulent ballots for Democrats in a warehouse raid, saying the "information is false and...

Exit Poll Finds 43% Voted to Oppose Trump

Voters are rebuking president over economy, inflation

(Newser) - Voters didn't just cast ballots on candidates this Election Day; many treated it as a referendum on President Trump. An NBC News national exit poll finds 43% said a key reason for their vote was to oppose Trump, a bigger share than in his first-term midterms in 2018. Only...

Midterm Are a Huge Test for Prediction Markets

Record $1.48B in wagers raises accuracy, integrity questions

(Newser) - Prediction markets that rode to fame by calling President Trump's 2024 win are now staring down their biggest test yet: Tuesday's US midterms. More than $1.48 billion has been staked on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, which as of midday were giving Democrats roughly 94% odds of...

Man Allegedly Mailed Hoax Powder to Election Officials

Suspect in Oklahoma accused of hundreds of such mailings across the US

(Newser) - Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections, per the AP . The powders turned out to be yeast or flour, though not all letters have been fully tested, the FBI said in...

NY County's Voting Machines Are Rejecting Paper Ballots

Westchester officials vow all ballots will be securely counted by hand, urge people to keep voting

(Newser) - Technical trouble is hitting some ballot scanners in New York's Westchester County, but officials insist the votes will still be tallied. Election workers are directing voters to keep casting paper ballots, which are being securely held in orange emergency bags for later counting if machines reject them, report the...

Ken Burns: Midterms Arrive Amid Our 'Fourth Great Crisis'

In op-ed, filmmaker writes he's confident voters will put needed check back on executive branch

(Newser) - Ken Burns thinks the country is in the midst of its "fourth major crisis"—after the Civil War, the Great Depression, and World War II. "Because of misinformation, which the current administration encourages, age-old fears and conspiracies have created a sense of us versus them that is...

US Hits Iran's Qeshm Island
US Hits Iran's Qeshm Island
Nov 3, 2026 6:11 AM CST

US Hits Iran's Qeshm Island

Limited attack follows IRGC fire on US aircraft, officials say

(Newser) - US warplanes hit an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday in what US officials described to CBS News as narrowly focused strikes answering fire from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at a US aircraft. Iran's Irna news agency reported multiple blasts on Qeshm Island and said the...

Trump's $1M Fraud Bounty Sparks Election Vigilante Fears

Officials say they're worried about confrontations between voters

(Newser) - The $1 million carrot President Trump has dangled for tips that produce an election-fraud conviction has local officials bracing for something else: self-appointed enforcers at the polls. Sheriffs and police chiefs in key states say his unfounded fraud claims, paired with the cash offer, risk turning Election Day disputes into...

Trump's Pre-Election Speech Focuses on Reflecting Pool

He discussed DC projects for 23 minutes before he mentioned the midterms

(Newser) - Republicans expecting an election-eve economic pitch from President Trump instead got a rundown on granite and algae. On Monday, Trump used his final public appearance before the midterm elections to detail the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, praising the "high-quality material" used, the fresh blue paint, and...

Backlash Is Swift After Stevens Endorses GOP Candidate

Democrats weigh punishing Haley Stevens after endorsement roils key Michigan race

(Newser) - House Democrats are wrestling with what to do about one of their own after Rep. Haley Stevens crossed party lines in Michigan's pivotal Senate race . Eight House Democrats told Politico they want Stevens booted from the Democratic caucus or otherwise punished after she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat...

El-Sayed Camp Tells Stevens to Stay Away From Events

Feud over Israel, antisemitism charges rattles Democrats before big Senate vote in Michigan

(Newser) - Michigan Democrats are managing to trip over each other days before a must-win Senate contest. Abdul El-Sayed's campaign has quietly told Rep. Haley Stevens to steer clear of events, after a day of public sparring that party operatives say is the last thing they need with control of the...

Pope Leo Plans to Vote by Mail From the Vatican
Leo Becomes First Pope
to Vote in a US Election
UPDATED
Oct 30, 2026 9:32 AM CDT

Leo Becomes First Pope to Vote in a US Election

Vatican confirms that he has submitted a mail-in ballot for midterm elections

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV has weighed in on US politics not from St. Peter's Square, but from the ballot box. The Illinois-registered voter, born Robert Francis Prevost, requested a mail-in ballot be sent to his residence in Vatican City for next week's midterms, the Will County clerk's office...

Judge Deals Blow to Trump in His California Ballot Fight

Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots

(Newser) - A federal judge rejected on Wednesday a Trump administration request to stop California from processing the ballots of up to 20,000 people over allegations they are likely noncitizens, warning it would "wreak havoc" on the midterm elections, the AP reports. The ruling by US District Judge David O....

Cook Moves 2 Governor Races More Toward Dems

Ratings shift in Nebraska, Kansas hint Democrats are gaining ground in traditionally GOP states

(Newser) - Red-state governors' mansions are looking a little less locked down for Republicans. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Tuesday nudged Nebraska's governor's race from "Likely Republican" to "Lean Republican," and Kansas from "Lean Republican" to the more volatile "Toss Up" category, per the Washington ...

Trump Offers Big Reward for Anyone Reporting Voter Fraud

The $1M offer hinges on arrest, conviction of perpetrators amid broader election integrity push

(Newser) - Cash is now at the center of President Trump's push heading into the 2026 midterms. The president took to social media on Monday to vow that "anybody reporting Voter Fraud" in past or upcoming elections would get $1 million "upon the arrest and conviction" of those responsible,...

Obama Lights Into 'Cruelty, Corruption' in Midterms Debut

Acton addresses Ramaswamy's ad at rally

(Newser) - A former president gave the current one an earful on Saturday. Barack Obama stepped back onto the campaign trail for the first time during the midterms campaign and forcefully attacked President Trump, as well as Ohio GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. At a rally in Cleveland for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy...

Democrats Dominate Early Voting Surge in Key States

Democratic, unaffiliated ballot-casters fuel strong turnout in red states

(Newser) - Early ballots are piling up in key states, and Democrats so far are the ones showing up. More than 23 million votes have already been cast nationwide, far ahead of the pace at this point in the 2022 midterms (15 million), with particularly sharp jumps in GOP-leaning states hosting competitive...

Collins Says She Won Break on Tariffs, but It's a Swap

White House posts that other goods from Canada will be hit instead

(Newser) - Asked in a debate last week to name an instance in which she'd blocked a policy or appointee of President Trump, Sen. Susan Collins struggled . But on Friday, the Republican seeking reelection announced that Trump was cutting her state a break on tariffs just in time for the midterms....

Musk Threatens Counterattack if Democrats Investigate DOGE

'He should have nothing to hide,' senator responds

(Newser) - Elon Musk is making clear that if Democrats seize Congress and train investigative powers on him and his cost-cutting DOGE initiative, he won't take it quietly. In posts on X, the Washington Post reports, the Tesla and SpaceX chief warned that anyone "picking fights" should expect him to...

Trump Applauds Supporter Who Struck Protester at Rally

He praises attendee who slapped heckler as security removes protesters

(Newser) - President Trump praised a supporter who appeared to punch a protester at his rally Wednesday at Clemson University in South Carolina, the Guardian reports. "That was great, man. Wow. Man, I loved that," the president said from the stage, later likening the attendee to boxer Evander Holyfield—who...

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