'Atmosphere of fear': Trump moves to curtail voting rights ahead of the midterms

Trump has a history of challenging unfavorable election results, notably falsely blaming his 2020 defeat by former president Joe Biden on widespread voting fraud. "The Trump administration has tried to insert the federal government into almost every aspect of the election process” in the lead-up to the 2026 vote, said Jonathan Diaz, director for voting advocacy and partnerships at the Campaign Legal Center. Read moreGeorgia on Democrats’ minds: Powering up the Black vote to counter Trump's meddling “The long-term risks I think are very significant, but for these midterms in particular – even if he hasn't been successful in changing the rules or in coercing state and local election officials to do what he wants – it's created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty,” Diaz added. In a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs, only 55 percent of Democrats said they are confident the final count after the midterm will be accurate, compared to 38 percent of Republicans. The following are some examples of how the Trump administration has tried – and in many cases, failed – to interfere in the midterm vote. The SAVE Act Trump has repeatedly claimed that large numbers ...