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231 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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Black voters test the socialist left's ceiling Black voters may determine whether Democratic Socialists of America can build on breakthroughs in the 2026 elections, particularly in the South. Source: Axios axios.com/2026/10/17/black-voters-democratic-so… (link to axios.com)
Links: axios.com
The administration is funneling Japanese funds into a government-owned chip factory in upstate New York, where President Trump's deal-making is on display.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Sarah Stogner, district attorney for Loving, Reeves and Ward counties, is investigating pamphlets mailed across Texas purporting to come from a transgender rights organization as potential forgery.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
Wealth tax backers plan an ad attacking Newsom in early presidential primary states for opposing Proposition 40, which would impose a 5% tax on California billionaires' assets.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Workers in Queens filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging Brinker International's reliance on the tipped subminimum wage fosters racial discrimination and sexual harassment.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
Missouri voters to weigh in on an anti-abortion ballot measure; Rewire News Group reports the Supreme Court deals a blow to the Trump administration's anti-trans agenda.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
The Hill reports voters nationwide face major education decisions in the midterms, with ballot initiatives, school board elections, governor's races and Senate spots on the line.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Republican lawmakers alarmed over Ukraine's loss of access to Starshield are pushing for more congressional oversight of Elon Musk's dominance of space.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
CA SB 1114 on data collection of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 471, Statutes of 2026 on 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL HB 4736 on estate tax special use added co-sponsor Rep. David Friess on 2026-10-22.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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 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)
The Advocate reports President Donald Trump used an anti-transgender slur to demean Annie Andrews, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in South Carolina, at a rally for Darline Graham.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
them reports Bureau of Justice Statistics reports on prison sexual abuse obscure transgender victims while reporting trans perpetrators.
Source: them (them.us)
The Advocate reports the Trump Justice Department obscures trans victims of prison sexual abuse while singling out trans perpetrators in reports on sexual violence in prisons and jails.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Delaware HCR 22 recognizing March 31st as International Transgender Day of Visibility passed the Senate with 15 yes votes and 1 no.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Delaware HCR 106, recognizing March 31st as International Transgender Day of Visibility in Delaware, passed the Senate on 2026-03-25 with 14 yes, 3 no, 1 not voting and 3 absent.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Delaware SB 91, an act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to Title IX, was signed by the Governor on 2025-09-02.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
MS HB 108, which would establish a $10.00 minimum wage with requirements for exemptions and overtime, died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators