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Politics · 6 d ago

Donald Trump, official portrait

Trump says he will respect midterm results "if they're honest"

"I will, if they're honest elections," Trump told reporters when asked if he would respect the outcome.

— Donald Trump, US president

Trump said that if Republicans lose Congress, "you end up working on deals," noting he has a strong veto. He has stepped up claims of voter fraud as polls show Republicans could lose control.

The Justice Department threatened Washington state with legal action unless it removes about 400 alleged noncitizens from its voter rolls by Wednesday noon. The state's top election official says some entries are outdated and that the timing is meant to cast unfounded suspicion.

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United States

Americans vote in the midterm elections on Nov 3, with control of the House of Representatives and the Senate at stake.