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1822 items · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
President Trump and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico held dueling rallies in Texas one week before the midterm elections; Trump held rallies in Corpus Christi and Lubbock.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Pennsylvania HB 37 amends the Pennsylvania Election Code on canvassing of absentee and mail-in ballots and election funding; it was referred to State Government on 2026-06-18.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 1564 would amend the Human Services Code in public assistance, further providing for copayments for subsidized child care; latest action 2025-06-26: re-referred to Human Services.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 1250, amending the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act on resident associations, fee disclosure, and rent increases, was referred to Urban Affairs & Housing.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 506, amending the Human Services Code and providing for a Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program, was referred to Health & Human Services.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
A federal judge deferred a ruling in the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California over targeting noncitizen voters and said the government already had a remedy.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Grist reports a Trump EPA proposal would let oil and gas companies leak more methane, saving them billions and worsening global warming.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
The New York Times reports Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, has mounted a strong challenge to incumbent Karen Bass.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Trump says he will roll back Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas companies; the EPA plans to ease regulations aimed at curbing methane leaks.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
A lawsuit alleges nearly 3,000 Cobb County voters have not received mail ballots and want a judge to order the election board to overnight absentee ballots to make the Nov. 3 deadline.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Supreme Court allowed a Texas deal with the Justice Dept. on deportation proceedings that immigrant advocates called collusion.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
DC B 26-0376, the LIHTC Rent Stabilization Exemption Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, latest action 2025-10-23: Returned from Mayor.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Latest action on DC B 26-0377, the LIHTC Rent Stabilization Exemption Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025: Law L26-0072, effective from Dec 31, 2025, expires on Aug 13, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC bill B 26-0372, the Language Access Rulemaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, was returned from the Mayor per its latest action on 2025-10-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
DC B 26-0650, the Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was published in the DC Register as Act A26-0296 on 2026-04-17 and expires Jul 09, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Latest action for DC B 26-0164, the Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act of 2025: Law L26-0080, effective from Dec 31, 2025, published in DC Register Vol 73.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC B 26-0081, the Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, was published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001645 as Act A26-0007 on 2025-02-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
DC B 26-0562, the Pretrial Detention Reporting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, is Law L26-0125, effective from May 29, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73 Page 008624, expires on Jan 09, 2027.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC B 26-0561, the Pretrial Detention Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was published in the DC Register as Act A26-0254 and expires Apr 27, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
DC B 26-0616, the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was published as Act A26-0282 in DC Register Vol 73 on 2026-03-27 and expires Jun 21, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators