A week before the midterms, Trump's voter-fraud crackdown has led to charges against more than 180 noncitizens, and some had voted for him

Trump's Justice Department has charged more than 180 people with casting ballots or registering to vote unlawfully as noncitizens since January, with around 70 per cent of those charges brought over the past two months as the midterms approach. Investigators uncovered no evidence of a coordinated Democratic conspiracy, and of the 61 defendants whose party registration could be confirmed, Republicans and Democrats made up roughly equal proportions. One defendant, Jacqueline Wallace, a Jamaican green card holder, registered Republican after a college employee urged her to sign up and voted in Florida's 2024 GOP primary; a judge deemed it an honest mistake and sentenced her to time served. Meanwhile, Trump said he would accept next Tuesday's results only "if they are honest elections", with a new poll finding 70 per cent of Americans doubt he will accept a Republican loss.

DOJ also filed a preemptive lawsuit to block Alaska's Senate race certification, claiming a same-named ballot candidate could confuse voters — though Alaska's GOP-led government is now seeking to have it thrown out.

A DOJ press release alleged a Greek national voted for president and vice president in 2022 — which was not a presidential election year, exposing an apparent factual error in the crackdown.

DHS has sifted through more than 100 million records, pulled hundreds of fraud detection officers from their normal duties and is deploying 1,000 election monitors — more than double the number used in 2022.