2026 United States midterm elections

US & Canada Politics

Trump Fires Election Commission Members

Trump has fired the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, leaving the agency unable to operate ahead of the midterms.

Trump called ‘irresponsible and dangerous’ over election commission firings - US politics live The Guardian — Jul 10, 10:40 AM
Trump sacks federal election commissioners ahead of midterms Vanguard News — Jul 10, 09:39 AM
Trump terminates remaining members of Election Assistance ‌Commission after landmark Supreme Court ruling expanded his powers NY Post — Jul 10, 05:09 AM
Trump unveils unprecedented GOP convention as Republicans fear midterm backlash The Independent — Jul 01, 09:42 AM
Afternoon Update: Trump announces Republican midterm convention; Thailand investigation latest; and Neil the seal wreaks havoc Guardian Australia — Jul 01, 07:40 AM
Trump announces first-ever two-day Republican midterm convention in Dallas Times Of India — Jul 01, 05:20 AM
Trump announces GOP ‘midterm convention’ in Dallas The Hill — Jul 01, 01:46 AM
Supreme Court strikes down limits on political party spending in federal elections 📹 AP News — Jun 30, 20:21 PM · 47sec
Supreme Court strikes down limits on campaign spending 📹 ABC News — Jun 30, 19:16 PM · 4min
Democrats say campaign finance ruling an ‘invitation for corruption’ Washington Examiner — Jun 30, 17:09 PM
US Supreme Court strikes down federal limits on political party spending coordinated with candidates Mint — Jun 30, 15:14 PM
What is the Election Assistance Commission With No Commissioners? Just Security — Jul 10, 11:26 AM
Trump Purges Election Officials in Midterm Power Grab Daily Beast — Jul 10, 08:23 AM
Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group The New York Times — Jul 10, 04:19 AM
Trump says first-ever GOP midterm convention to be held in Texas UPI — Jul 01, 08:40 AM
Trump confirms GOP will hold ‘midterm convention’ in Dallas in September NY Post — Jul 01, 01:14 AM
US Supreme Court lifts campaign spending restrictions ahead of midterms France 24 — Jun 30, 18:21 PM
Supreme Court Opens Midterm Ad Floodgates, Giving GOP an Edge Bloomberg — Jun 30, 17:01 PM
Supreme Court strikes down long-standing campaign finance restrictions 📹 NBC News — Jun 30, 15:10 PM · 2min
President Trump cleans house at the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission NPR — Jul 10, 02:52 AM