Trump news at a glance: ‘This is going to be a free and fair election,’ says Hakeem Jeffries after Trump’s comments

Jeffries says Democrats will stop Donald Trump from trying to steal this year's midterm elections - key US politics stories from Sunday 8 February at a glance

Democrats will stop Donald Trump from trying to steal this year's midterm elections, Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives said on Sunday.

Jeffries' comments come amid widespread concern after Trump said Republicans should take over the voting". The US constitution gives states the power to set election rules and says Congress can pass laws to set requirements for federal elections. The constitution gives the president no authority over how elections are run.