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Politics● Elevated5d ago · Oct 30, 2026, 9:53 PM

US Democrats prepare to counter any Trump claim of foreign meddling in midterms

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · North America

Top Democrats on the US congressional intelligence committees say they are preparing to check and respond to any claim by US President Donald Trump that foreign powers interfered in the November 3 midterm elections, even though they say they have seen no sign of any country interfering with voting or vote counting. The concern comes as Democrats lead by eight points among likely voters in the fight for control of Congress, according to an October 27 PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. It also follows a...

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