Gavin Newsom faces backlash after criticizing DOJ's plan to send federal election monitors to California, with officials noting the practice is standard.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) of Friday announced it would send observers to monitor polling sites in six counties, five in California and one in New Jersey, when elections take place next month, sparking condemnation from the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

The president has placed proponents of his false claims into government jobs while dismantling systems built to secure voting, raising fears that he aims to seize authority over elections ahead of next year’s midterms.

In an exclusive interview, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he will consider a presidential campaign after the 2026 midterm elections.

Republicans in Indiana and Kansas are resisting pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw congressional districts.

While testifying before the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, multiple White House insiders confirmed that Pence and Trump had a tense conversation in the hours before a mob descended on the Capitol. Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, said their chat was “heated,” and Trump aide Nicholas Luna backed up the version of events found in Pence’s notes.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is among his fellow Democrats who believe President Donald Trump will try and “steal” the 2026 election.

Republican Scott Schwab, who is also running for governor in 2026, is using a federal database to confirm U.S. citizenship of people registered to vote.

When U.S. President Donald Trump last week conditioned a hefty financial bailout of Argentina on President Javier Milei triumphing in upcoming midterm elections, he handed the country's opposition a new rallying cry.

He is the only prosecutor to convict a president. But mentioning Donald Trump to him on the campaign trail is a conversation stopper.