Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Oct 1 – Oct 7, 2026

Election Security

Multiple Democratic members of Congress are demanding the Department of Homeland Security halt alleged efforts to control the 2026 midterm elections, with at least 12 senators and representatives sending letters on the issue between September 28 and October 1. Democrats are also pressing for transparency on foreign election threats and election disinformation. Republican members introduced bills on voter vouching transparency and firearms at polling places.

AI summary of the releases below · Oct 6, 2026

10Members · 9 D · 1 R
10Actions · 9 D · 1 R
9States & territories · CA · GA · MN · CO lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeThu16Fri21Sat3Sun4Mon51Tue6Wed72Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 7
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
Other 1

Developing stories

1 threads · 6 of 10 actions

2026 Midterm Election Interference Concerns

6 members

  1. Oct 1Baldwin demanded DHS halt efforts to assert federal control over 2026 midterm elections and undermine election integrity.
  2. Oct 1Schiff pressed social media CEOs on combating election disinformation ahead of 2026 midterms.
  3. Oct 1Ross Held shadow hearing on North Carolina election security and potential federal interference.
  4. Oct 5Hickenlooper demanded DHS halt efforts to interfere with 2026 midterm elections and release FEMA funding.
  5. Oct 7Johnson pushed back on Georgia State Election Board's letter to DOJ regarding voting machines before midterm elections.

6 actions →

Where they stand

No member argued against another in this window

What each party did · Democrats 9 · Republicans 1

  • 6Sent letters1
  • 1Hearings0
  • 1Criticized0
  • 1Other0

By state

  • CA2
  • GA1
  • MN1
  • CO1
  • VA1
  • NJ1
  • NC1
  • MI1

+1 more with fewer actions

Every action

10 actions · 10 releases
  1. Oct 7, 2026
  2. Oct 5, 2026
  3. Oct 2, 2026
  4. Oct 1, 2026

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works