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- President Donald Trump barred OSCE observers from the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
- The United States has allowed OSCE observers at federal elections since 2002, ending a two-decade practice.
- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) called the ban antithetical to democracy.
- Democracy Renewal Group warned the U.S. now joins Russia and Belarus in rejecting observers.
