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145 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
The federal government detained and sought to deport students and academics over support for Palestine, and the Supreme Court could soon take up the cases of Mahmoud Khalil and Badar Khan Suri.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
Mehdi Hasan discusses AIPAC's role in the Michigan midterm race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, and Trump's targeting of Ilhan Omar.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
TIME reports the U.S. is considering major strikes on Iran after the midterms; Trump previously said the war would end after the November elections in the U.S.
Source: TIME (time.com)
The Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at Stuyvesant High School co-signed a social media post declaring 'Intifada Until Victory!', and the school faces backlash.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
AIPAC made a last-minute donation to boost Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race against Abdul El-Sayed, whom it has spent heavily against.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
President Trump said his decision to hold back sanctions on Russia was related to freeing an American wrongly imprisoned in Russia.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
A California immigrant and a Nevada group, joined by top Democrats, sue over federal election probes, alleging coercive threats against state officials to assert federal control over the midterms.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Headlines include Israeli strikes in Gaza killing seven Palestinians, Brad Lander detained by the IDF in the Occupied West Bank, and Tlaib calling on the DOJ to arrest an Israeli commander.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
SB 1647, assigned to the General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee, authorizes law enforcement to seize and impound motor vehicles used in drag racing subject to certain restrictions.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestine activist, filed an appeal to SCOTUS to block the Trump administration from detaining him, saying his free speech rights are infringed.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A Baltimore ordinance would require an informational hearing on the use of surveillance technology and local legislative options to protect privacy and civil liberties.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (baltimore.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay calls US's ICC sanctions totally unacceptable, having led the UN commission that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Nobel Peace laureate Navi Pillay discusses the ICC, Gaza, rape as a war crime, her South African roots and Mandela.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Jasper Nathaniel recounts how Palestinian youth beat back Israeli settlers with stones, allowing him and others to rescue WaPo journalist Heidi Levine.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Axios reports President Trump's moves to avoid new penalties on Russian energy are sparking diplomatic tensions and exposing divisions within his own party.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Masked Israeli settlers backed by IDF soldiers assaulted Palestinian olive farmers in Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, and a Washington Post journalist was nearly killed.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about the crisis between the countries and U.S. efforts to resume peace talks with Russia.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
President Trump's top aides offered different explanations of his Russian diesel deal amid bipartisan criticism, with rifts within the GOP just ahead of midterm elections.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
President Trump waived new sanctions on Russia late Friday night, saying it was in the national interests to hold off on sweeping levies under the Graham Act he signed last month.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Truthout reports Trump officials now face a temporary restraining order for violating the First Amendment with the sanctions.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)