No plans to deploy military to midterm polls, Gen. Dan Caine tells Slotkin

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. Elissa Slotkin’s (D-MI) request that he outline the administ

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. The Joint Force has no plans to s

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 request for informati

The U.S. military is not planning to send troops or personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterm elections, according to Gen.