Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine told Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) in a letter that there are no plans to send the military to the polls in November’s midterm elections. “Election administration and security remain the fundamental responsibility of state and local officials.
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Caine tells Slotkin there are no plans to send military to polls in November
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a meeting about military families with President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November's midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere…
The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November's midterm congressional elections.
Letter from chair of joint chiefs of staff addresses concerns over Trump officials using military to interfere with vote The highest‑ranking US military officer says there are no plans to deploy troops to polling places during the November midterm elections – responding to Senator Elissa Slotkin’s r…
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a member of the Senate Armed Services and Homeland Security committees, has repeatedly raised the issue, stemming from Democrats' concerns that Trump will interfere with the elections.
Anxiety among Democrats that the Trump administration could try to meddle in the midterm elections has grown, particularly after the president deployed federal agents in Democratic-led states over the objections of local leaders.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine told Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) in a letter that there are no plans to send the military to the polls in November’s midterm elections. “Election administration and security remain the fundamental responsibility of state and local officials.
One of the nation’s leading military officials said the Trump administration is not deploying soldiers to monitor midterm elections in November. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, the country’s highest-ranking military officer, responded to Sen.
WASHINGTON -- The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November's midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote.
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. general said the military has no plans to send federal military personnel or National Guard troops to polling places during this year’s midterm elections.
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