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Trump Bars OSCE Monitors From 2026 U.S. Midterms

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC · How we work

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President Donald Trump barred Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) observers from the November 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
It is the first U.S. election without OSCE monitors since 2002.
Only Russia and Belarus have similarly excluded OSCE observers, according to professor Judith Kelley.
The Justice Department will deploy its own poll monitors while both parties add extra monitors.

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President Donald Trump barred Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) observers from the November 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
It is the first U.S. election without OSCE monitors since 2002.
Only Russia and Belarus have similarly excluded OSCE observers, according to professor Judith Kelley.
The Justice Department will deploy its own poll monitors while both parties add extra monitors.