Elections

Anxiety among Democrats that the Trump administration could try to meddle in the midterm elections has grown.

The appeal comes after a federal judge handed down a new decision blocking implementation of an executive order from Trump for the next two weeks.

NBC News projects that Graham, who was backed by Trump, defeated Rep. Ralph Norman to replace her late brother on the November ballot.

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting.

The president’s pitch came as he urged Republicans in South Carolina to vote for Sen. Darline Graham in Tuesday’s Senate GOP runoff.

Tuesday’s contests show how the battle between progressive and establishment candidates continues to play out with mixed results.

The appointed senator and her GOP primary opponent, Rep. Ralph Norman, traded criticism a week ahead of the primary runoff following Lindsey Graham’s death.

Primary elections took place in six U.S. states on Tuesday — Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin. Here’s the key takeaways.

A federal judge ruled again Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to limit mail-in voting and create a federal voter list.

A Democratic Socialist will try to become Wisconsin’s next governor next week. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2026.

The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.

State officials are pushing back on the Department of Homeland Security’s claims that it found tens of thousands of noncitizens on their voter rolls.

Key Democrats had pushed for the state as a signal of Black voters’ importance, especially after the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act.

By choosing Biggs, Republican voters risk nominating another conservative warrior who excites the party base but fails to win a general election.

The House has moved to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall’s critical midterm elections. Republicans on Tuesday muscled through a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 4. The deadline for action is more than two months away. But House GOP leaders are not leaving to chance a possible shutdown souring the mood of voters shortly before...

The panel that sets the party’s voting order could make that determination as early as Friday, two sources told The Associated Press.

President Trump said he’s using federal power to secure elections from being “stolen,” but one of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is their decentralized nature.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, spoke directly to President Donald Trump from the Senate floor Thursday, slamming the president’s attempts to force through elections integrity legislation three months before the midterms. “Don’t further undermine the confidence of the American people by saying, ‘My goodness, they can’t get this implemented. The election must be invalid.’”

Asked for a preview of the speech, Trump offered scant details but said he has “really big news.”

President Donald Trump teased a “very big announcement” ahead of Thursday’s primetime address.