Before, during, after: Outside groups race to counter any election interference by Trump

Outside good-government groups are scrambling this month to secure the midterm results, bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration will interfere in the process to keep Republicans in power.The campaign, which features a who’s who of pro-democracy advocates, comes in direct response to vows by President Trump and top Cabinet officials that the federal government will play a heavy hand in monitoring the elections, a task the Constitution largely leaves to state and local officials.