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1822 items · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
ICE is facing criticism over its 'Fake & Gay!' response to a news story about a man deported to Mali whose family said they missed him, The Independent reports.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Ahead of midterms, tenants call Trump's housing policy a catastrophic failure, and housing justice advocates say new proposals would empower landlords while squeezing struggling tenants.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe, running for office, says the Democratic Party has been cowering in the corner when it comes to defending the trans community.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Truthout reports 98 percent of Trump's refugee admissions have been white South Africans; the administration has said the policy is poised to continue through 2027.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The American Immigration Council, TIRRC and Meghan Conley filed a lawsuit in Tennessee seeking information about ICE's instructions to local police on sharing immigration enforcement records.
Source: American Immigration Council (Immigration Impact) (americanimmigrationcouncil.org)
The Trump administration has issued more than 100 subpoenas seeking voter records across at least 13 states, with demands directed at state and local election officials, according to Reuters.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
US ambassador Pete Hoekstra suggests Canada could be blamed if Republicans perform poorly in next week's midterm elections, and has accused Canadian officials of interfering in US elections.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Oakland resolution to accept a $1,039,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant for Department of Violence Prevention's Ceasefire-Lifeline is on the November 17, 2026 Public Safety Committee agenda.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Grand Canyon Trust reports three of four Grand Canyon region wells with arsenic levels above the Environmental Protection Agency's safe drinking water standard are at a uranium mine.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
Mary Peltola's campaign recruited a challenger with almost the same name as Republican US senator Dan Sullivan, the New York Times reports; Republicans condemned it as a ploy to split votes.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
American taxpayers' bill for the Iran war grows to an estimated $47.1 billion, and the president has said new strikes on Iran are an option after the midterms.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
As midterms approach, young Black women worry about jobs and affordability; Clark Atlanta University senior Leila Kuguru, chair of CAU Votes, led a campaign to help register students.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
The Guardian reports experts say circumstances in Arizona's most affluent congressional district are ripe for change in November's midterm elections given dissatisfaction with Trump agenda
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn was the clear winner of a final debate before the midterm election against Democrat Rob Sand.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Trump heads to Ohio to rally with candidates as the GOP faces competitive races in the midterm elections.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Oakland Police Department recommends adopting a resolution authorizing a $300,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant for the NIBIN Modernization Program and a contract to Leadsonline LLC.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Trump heads to Ohio and Vance travels to North Carolina in a final midterms push for Republicans; according to a new poll, the Senate race in red South Carolina is now a tossup.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
After losing a long stretch of education to war, a Palestinian university student returned to class and fled an Israeli strike that killed three.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
A half-dozen states enacted laws this year changing voting rules for people with felony convictions, affecting voters in next week's elections; Virginia voters will decide Tuesday on a measure.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
A half-dozen states enacted laws this year changing voting rules for people with felony convictions, affecting voters in next week's elections.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)