Podcast Asks Whether the 2026 Midterms Will Be Free and Fair
The Guardian's "Stateside with Kai and Carter" examines President Donald Trump's push to rewrite election rules and what voting rights groups say is really behind it.
A new episode of the Guardian's politics podcast "Stateside with Kai and Carter" asks whether this year's midterm elections will be free and fair, as President Donald Trump presses to change the rules that govern American elections.
With Republicans' prospects in the midterms looking shaky, Trump is increasingly seeking to rewrite those rules, the program reports. Voting rights groups say the effort amounts to laying the groundwork to suppress voters.
Trump has already moved to change mail-in voting. He now wants Congress to pass the Save America Act, legislation that includes strict voter identification requirements.
The president has also accused China of interfering in the 2020 election. He did not back up that claim with evidence, according to the program.
Host Kai Wright discusses the issue with Garrett Epps, legal affairs editor at Washington Monthly, on what he describes as the threat to US elections and what voters can do to protect them. Epps has written about the subject in Washington Monthly.
The episode is available as video and audio from Guardian US.
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