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2296 items · updated Nov 3, 2026, 5:05 AM ET
A federal judge in California has blocked a Department of Homeland Security effort to identify noncitizens on voter rolls, with the midterm elections less than two weeks away.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
An Oakland ordinance would allow Affordable Housing Trust Funds for rental subsidies for housing serving people experiencing homelessness and remove a 2027 sunset date on anti-displacement services.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Supreme Court ruled New Hampshire's top election official can fully stop voters from using their student IDs at the polls in the midterms, a request backed by the RNC.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
A Texas transgender rights organization filed a petition in state court to uncover who is behind an impersonation campaign it says reached thousands of residents ahead of the November 3 election.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
The Transgender Education Network of Texas filed a petition in state court seeking to uncover who is behind an impersonation campaign it says reached thousands of Texas residents.
Source: them (them.us)
The Supreme Court allows a New Hampshire directive that prevented election officials from considering student IDs to prove a voter's identity.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
New Jersey Senate passed SR 96 recognizing the NJ-Taiwan sister-state relationship and the Taiwan Relations Act anniversary.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Advocate reports the Trump administration has all but erased transgender people from reports about sexual violence in prisons and jails, except as perpetrators of violence.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson (R) says he is concerned about rural voter turnout in his election as early voting is underway.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court granted New Hampshire Republicans' emergency request to fully block the use of student IDs for voting ahead of the November election.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Ohio Republicans including Gov. Mike DeWine and Sen. Jon Husted denounced GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Democratic opponent Amy Acton's mother.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Trump administration and Texas urged the Supreme Court to leave in place their agreement abolishing a Biden-era regulation that had allowed immigration judges to suspend some deportation proceedings.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
The U.S. and Israel prepare a new ataque on Iran after the elections, según informes.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)
A United Nations fund to help developing nations pay costs imposed by climate change voted Thursday to allocate money for Nepal as the country recovers from flooding in August.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
NY S 7236, prohibiting the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, was signed on 2026-10-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Vox reports on whether a Democratic Congress would change course on Israel, after midterm primaries in which Democrats clashed over military aid, Gaza, and AIPAC.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
A judge limits election-related immigration stops as cases between the Trump administration and California are proceeding in federal court ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
The Pentagon announced an initial deal with Lockheed Martin to produce at least 850 F-35 fighter jets over the next 10 years, with Lockheed to put forward at least $7 billion in its own funding.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
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Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Columbus ordinance 2654-2026 passed, authorizing a contract modification with Morse Transit Acquisitions LLC for hotel services for Lead Safe Columbus Program recipients and $17,000 in funding.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators