How congressional Democrats are preparing for claims of election fraud by Trump

NPR | By Eric McDaniel,

Steve Inskeep

Published October 27, 2026 at 4:48 AM EDT

Democrats in Congress are bracing for what they fear could be meddling by President Trump or his allies with the results of this year's midterm elections.

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