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129 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
A U.N. human rights panel says Israel has committed genocidal acts in Gaza since the cease-fire and accuses it of crimes against humanity in the West Bank; Israel condemned the report.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Nation reports that the central question in the Israeli elections is whether defeating Netanyahu would change Israel's policies or simply change the people managing them.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
Rep. Thomas Massie says he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran if he remains at the Pentagon after the midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
PBS NewsHour reports Netanyahu's policies toward Palestinians will likely endure whatever Israel's election outcome, with Israelis supporting settlement expansion and opposed to a Palestinian state.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
The Maine Ethics Commission fined Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles more than $22,000; the campaign accepted more than $45,300 from donors who exceeded the limit.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Oxfam's Response Lead in the West Bank, Mustafa Tamaizeh, says an Israeli military operation and mass displacement in Hebron is a deliberate assault on the economic foundations of Palestinian life.
Source: Common Dreams (commondreams.org)
Democracy Now! reports Israeli elections are being held on Tuesday, the first since Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack and Israel's subsequent assault on Gaza, with Netanyahu up for reelection.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Democracy Now! reports Israeli forces exact collective punishment on Hebron in the Occupied West Bank, with eight Palestinians killed.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
A super PAC aligned with the data center industry made Darline Graham its first bet in a South Carolina Senate race, per the item.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, was received in the Senate on 2026-09-14.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 6187, the Defense Spending Oversight Act of 2024, was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services on 2023-11-02.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
Israel presses ahead with a West Bank operation focused on the city of Hebron, the site of Friday's attack, days before an election.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Vox reports the US killed 123 children in a strike on an elementary school on the first day of its war against Iran, facilitated by the Maven Smart System developed by Palantir Technologies.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
Truthout calls Israel's operation targeting Hebron in the West Bank a major ethnic cleansing escalation that follows a Palestinian attack on a military checkpoint.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The U.S. military has drawn up options to potentially attack Iran after the midterm elections, and Centcom has plans ready for follow-up strikes if there is authorization from the White House.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Bulldozers tore down Palestinian businessman Riyad Mureish's home in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday as Israeli officials launched a fresh crackdown on residents there.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Trump said 'We may do another little Epic Fury' after previously pledging to halt strikes until after the midterms, as his ambassador threatens strikes on Iran this weekend.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Truthout reports that as living conditions in Gaza deteriorate, there is little hope that Israel's elections, which Netanyahu may lose, will ease the suffering.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The ICC deputy prosecutor says new US sanctions are beginning to take effect on staff, some facing banking difficulties, but the court's work is unaffected.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
The New York Times reports the U.S. is pressuring Mexico to deliver a security win ahead of midterm elections, and the Trump administration wants a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)