Election Day underway after a surge in early voting, as Trump sows doubt on results
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
2 outlets (PBS NewsHour and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “results”, “Election”. Distinct wording: PBS NewsHour uses “underway” and “voting”; NBC News uses “night” and “works”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- PBS NewsHour reports: “Trump has spent months trying to use the power of the presidency to put his thumb on the scale of this year's elections, which will determine whether his party keeps control of Congress.”
- NBC News reports: “Before votes are tallied on election night, exit polls offer an early look at who is voting and what is motivating their choices.”
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- PBS NewsHour: Election Day underway after a surge in early voting, as Trump sows doubt on results
- NBC News: NBC News Exit Poll: How it works and how we use the results on election night
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