U.S. Voters Head to Polls for Midterm Elections as Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration's Ballot Challenge

Americans are casting their votes in the 2026 midterm elections today, determining control of all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and 39 governorships. On the eve of the election, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute request from the Trump administration to compel California to set aside approximately 20,000 ballots flagged as potentially cast by non-citizens. This ruling followed a federal judge's characterization of the administration's efforts as an 'ongoing pattern of attempted election interference.' The Department of Justice has also announced charges against 63 individuals for various election-related crimes and outlined its strategy to protect election integrity nationwide.