Leading Senate Democrats are accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of illegally interfering in the midterm elections, saying that he is using his office to protect a GOP majority in the House.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, filed a Hatch Act election integrity complaint with the Office of Special Counsel against Kennedy for pressuring two Libertarian candidates to drop out of their races for Iowa House seats to benefit Republicans.