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201 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Reports say the US and Israel are set to restart major operations in Iran after the midterms, and a majority of US voters say Trump's decision to launch a war against Iran was a mistake.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
CAIR demanded a U.S. manufacturer stop sending electroshock weapons to Israel after an investigation published by The Guardian revealed their use in torture and abuse of Palestinian detainees.
Source: Common Dreams (commondreams.org)
MN HF 5160: ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MN HF 3617 would ban possession of semiautomatic military-style weapons and provide criminal penalties; latest action on 2026-03-12 added author Pursell.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MN HF 3668: Office of gun violence prevention established in the Department of Health, money appropriated; action 2026-02-23: Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MN HF 3618: possession of semiautomatic military-style weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines banned, and criminal penalties provided; Pursell added as author 2026-03-12.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MN HF 1757 would require lost and stolen firearms to be reported promptly to law enforcement, with money appropriated; authors Sencer-Mura, Virnig, and Rehrauer were added 2025-03-05.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Rabbi Jill Jacobs says Israeli forces detained her in the occupied West Bank while she observed and supported the Palestinian olive harvest.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
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)
CA SB 948 on firearms safety certificates was chaptered by the Secretary of State: Chapter 465, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
California AB 1743, Firearms, was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 457, Statutes of 2026, latest action 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA AB 2339 on firearms and prohibited persons was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 462, Statutes of 2026 on 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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)
HB 1593 in Pennsylvania, amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses), repealing provisions relating to sale or transfer of firearms, was referred to Judiciary on 2025-10-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
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 1094, the Suicide Prevention Act of 2025, enacts a program in which a person may enroll to voluntarily waive the right to purchase firearms; it passed on Second Consideration.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)