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A White House address on Thursday night warned that the 2026 midterm elections, the nationwide congressional contests held halfway through a presidential term, will face close federal scrutiny.
President Donald Trump singled out Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as foreign threats to the voting process and said he would hold local election officials personally accountable.
Democratic strategist Doug Schoen, writing in response, argued the speech accomplished that narrower goal while leaving a broader policy case largely unbuilt.
What the address covered and what it skipped Trump opened with economic themes: growth, lower inflation and a stock market he described as hitting record highs.
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