Defending Democracy in the 2026 Midterms: What Public Health Needs to Know

Executive Override: How the Trump administration is using federal power to deceive Americans, disrupt our elections, and deny fair results — and what we can do to stop it.

This webinar, presented by Protect Democracy for APHA members, will explore how, for the first time in modern American history, the machinery of the federal government — which is meant to serve the people and protect the democratic process — is being turned against our elections. This unprecedented power now fuels and endeavors to build upon the subversion strategies developed in 2022 and 2024: deceive voters about the trustworthiness of election systems, disrupt the operation of those systems, and use the ensuing chaos to deny election outcomes they don’t like.

Dig into this new analysis from Protect Democracy on the threats to the 2026 midterms and their strategy to stop them. They will break down the "Deceive, Disrupt, Deny" framework currently being used to subvert the 2026 cycle, and explore the ways that the public health sector can step up to stop it.

The administration is counting on our silence, our confusion, and our despair. None of us need to do everything — all of us can do something. We hope you join us for this important conversation.