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530 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Voters will weigh in on several key midterm ballot measures including billionaire tax, transgender rights and voter access.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Colorado clerks are preparing for the general election with disaster planning they did for the June 30 primary, as States Newsroom reports Trump threatens election interference.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
States Newsroom reports a flurry of news stories generating concern about the federal Department of Justice sending election monitors to polling places in Kentucky.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
MI HB 6441, amending sec 229 of 1931 PA 328, would prohibit pawnbrokers from accepting firearms in pawn
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The New York Times reports four scenarios for how the midterms could go, saying expectations are cresting for Democrats and much will depend on a few close Senate races.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging Homeland Security is scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens, placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, less than a week before Election Day.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
In Missouri, a campaign to defend access to transgender healthcare for young people is taking an unhurried approach to talking with voters about a proposed ban ahead of the midterms.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Axios reports anxious House Democrats feel 'nauseously optimistic' about retaking the House as polls point to a decisive Democratic victory on Nov. 3.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
New polls suggest Democratic gains in red-state Senate races as President Trump headed to Ohio to rally voters in a race that could determine Senate control.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
MS SB 2213, to authorize early voting up to 20 days before any election, died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS HB 563, on automatic scheduling of psilocybin after federal scheduling, died on calendar on 2026-03-11.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators