US state election officials

The US Supreme Court has ruled that states may use the federal SAVE database to verify the citizenship status of voters. The decision allows state officials to cross-check voter registration records against the immigration database, a step several Republican-led states have sought. Critics argue such checks risk wrongly purging eligible voters, particularly naturalised citizens, while supporters frame the ruling as a victory for election integrity.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies has published an analysis of the terrorism threat facing the 2026 United States midterm elections, drawing on data to assess risks around the voting cycle. The report examines patterns in extremist activity and what they suggest about potential threats to candidates, officials and the electoral process.

Peter Navarro, a senior White House trade adviser, has issued a warning to Canada against interfering in United States elections. The statement came amid ongoing friction between Washington and Ottawa over trade and political matters. Details of what prompted the warning or how Canadian officials responded were not immediately available.

Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine and Peter Welch have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to respect free elections in Brazil. The three Democratic lawmakers issued the appeal through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, pressing the Trump administration's top diplomat to back democratic processes in the South American country amid tensions between Washington and Brasília.

The US Defense Department has issued a new security directive aimed at protecting American voting systems ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Pentagon is working with state election officials to shield critical election infrastructure from foreign cyber threats. The initiative is being discussed as part of broader national defense reporting on election security.