US Midterm Elections 2026: Latest News

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 29, 2026Country: United States

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Five days before the US midterm elections, Barack Obama and Donald Trump traded attacks at rallies in Georgia and Ohio over the Iran war, tariffs and the White House ballroom. Related reports and videos examine polling, divisions between Republican and Democratic candidates in Texas, and a Senate race where religion has become a flashpoint. The page also reports that a judge rejected Trump’s effort to block California ballots cast by noncitizens and that hackers targeted the US campaign finance system.

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