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1822 items · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
An NPR analysis finds 70 House districts where Democrats and Republicans are each investing more than six figures in advertising during the final few days of the 2026 midterm election.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Missouri voters could ban abortion after they just removed a ban two years ago, and California voters could tax billionaires 5% of their wealth.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
The Nation reports North Carolina GOP leaders redrew the state's congressional district map in 2025 as part of what it calls a Trump-led gerrymandering effort; college activists push back.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
Candidates spar over fossil fuels in Texas' 9th Congressional District, where Democratic candidate Leticia Gutierrez lived six miles from a Petrobras refinery in Pasadena that accrued fines.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
NPR's morning brief reports Trump and Obama campaign at rallies ahead of Election Day and two reports give GDP and inflation insights ahead of midterms; Israel's election is deadlocked.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Grist reports that the Bridger pipeline would carry tar sands oil in eastern Montana, promising landowners money while tribal leaders are worried about a spill.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
A Long Island couple sues a now-former broker at realtor Douglas Elliman for housing discrimination after the broker sent a text saying "Ugh they are black."
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
The New York Times reports a judge rejected Trump officials' bid to set aside California ballots, ruling no immediate action was necessary as the administration moves to target voting by noncitizens.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Pennsylvania SB 1048, providing for issuance of permits in environmental justice areas, was referred to Environmental Resources & Energy on 2025-10-15.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
A federal judge rejected the Trump administration's bid to require California election officials to separate out mail ballots received from roughly 20,000 people it claims are not U.S. citizens.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Vice President Vance proposed restarting peace talks in a letter to an Iranian official, suggesting an immediate resumption of comprehensive talks, including about Iran's nuclear program.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Barack Obama spoke at a Wednesday campaign rally in suburban Atlanta to support Jon Ossoff for US Senate and Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor in the final week of the midterm election campaign.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A federal judge declined to order California election officials to segregate and not count ballots from people the Trump administration claimed were non-citizens, rebuffing the DoJ.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A federal judge in California refused the Trump administration's request to segregate 20,000 mail-in ballots from individuals it alleges are noncitizens.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
The Department of Justice plans to deploy federal election monitors to polling places in Portland and Lewiston, Maine, and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says their role is observation only.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
State workers went on a one-day unfair labor practice strike across California October 21, with picket lines in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other cities, demanding better pay.
Source: Labor Notes (labornotes.org)
ABC News reports that its analysis of the early vote in Texas and Georgia one week out to the 2026 midterms shows signs of enthusiasm for Democrats.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
King Charles III tours Caribbean nations facing demands that Britain apologize and pay reparations; palace officials say he will reiterate previous comments on slavery but stop short of an apology.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Washington election officials say a review of a federal list of more than 400 alleged noncitizen voters uncovered U.S. citizens, and the state rejects a demand to set aside ballots.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Vance sent a letter to Iran's national security chief Mohsen Rezaei stressing that negotiations to head off U.S. military strikes require discussions on the nuclear issue, a U.S. official said.
Source: Axios (axios.com)