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Immigration backlash, Senate races and election rules before the…
Deadly ICE shootings and high-profile raids have shaken many voters, and Republicans now face the fallout in tomorrow's midterm races, including a New Hampshire Senate contest.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 10:32 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The New York Times's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Backlash Poses Challenge for Republicans in the Midterms”, with reporting from The Guardian and UMass Lowell.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 10:32 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Republicans, Alaska Senate, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Democrats lead in seven Senate battlegrounds, poll finds (November 2).
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- The New York TimesTrump’s Immigration Crackdown Backlash Poses Challenge for Republicans in the Midterms
- The GuardianRepublicans were hoping to flip this New Hampshire Senate seat – will Trump get in the way?
- UMass LowellNew England polls: Pappas slightly ahead in U.S. Senate race in N.H. October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBacklash over President Trump's immigration crackdown is becoming a problem for Republicans in the midterms, after deadly ICE shootings and high-profile raids shook many voters.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVoters in New Hampshire go to the polls tomorrow in a Senate race that has moved from toss-up to lean Democrat, with Republican John Sununu trying to put distance between himself and the president.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA UMass Lowell poll of six hundred likely voters has Democrat Chris Pappas at forty-eight percent and Sununu at forty-one.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd a federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from threatening election workers, four days before the midterms, finding it likely violated the Voting Rights Act's ban on voter intimidation.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe department has also filed thirty-one lawsuits since May of last year seeking sensitive voter records.
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