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674 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Alaska's GOP-led government is urging a federal court to dismiss the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to bar the state from certifying its midterm election results.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel signaled Democrats will probably take House control a week before the midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Stateline reports courtroom fights over President Donald Trump's push for power over elections could quickly lead to a U.S. Supreme Court showdown over federal authority as Election Day nears.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
Votebeat's live event a week after Election Day will examine midterm lawsuits already filed and how election administration held up across the country, with two leading election attorneys.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Axios reports that private equity has become a rhetorical punching bag for many Democratic House and Senate candidates as many polls suggest Democrats could gain full control of Congress next week.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
The Guardian reports Republicans have deployed tactics to try to skew the vote, from redrawing electoral maps to uncertainty around the electoral process, ahead of the midterms on 3 November.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Mother Jones reports that with the midterms less than a week away, Trump allies suffered surprising defeats in Serbia and Brazil, driven in part by energized voter turnout.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
This year's state votes include billionaire taxes, trans rights, abortion and voting rights, and at least $400 million has been spent on TV ads for ballot initiatives this cycle.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
According to a New York Times/Siena University poll, Democrat Peggy Flanagan is leading the Minnesota Senate race against GOP competitor Michele Tafoya, 54 percent to 40 percent.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
A New York Times/Siena University poll shows Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Annie Andrews deadlocked at 48 percent among likely voters in South Carolina less than a week before Election Day.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
TIME reports on how the Trump Administration could interfere in the midterms and how states are preparing to fight back.
Source: TIME (time.com)
Illinois SB 1955, an eviction-impounding court file bill, was re-referred to Assignments on 2025-05-09.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
IL SB 2158 on open primary elections was re-referred to Assignments on 2026-05-22 (Rule 3-9(a)).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
IL SB 3202, Smart Start Grants-Head Start, added Sen. Javier L. Cervantes as co-sponsor on 2026-05-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WA HB 1116, recognizing election day, was reintroduced and retained in present status on 2026-01-12.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A plant-based butter sold in 10 states has been recalled due to yeast, mold and E. coli, and the FDA has assigned it a risk level.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Vox reports Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, weighing a run for president, wants Washington to act fast on childcare, a major question for Democratic hopefuls as the next primaries begin to take shape.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
An analysis by The Hill says FBI agents raided a California home Tuesday as part of an investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), one week before the midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Members of the Caribbean Equality Project conducted door-to-door voter education and mobilization in Queens and the Bronx ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
Daviess County Judge-Executive Charlie Castlen brought up the fairness ordinance, aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ individuals and rejected in 2020, and the library at the Rooster Booster forum.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)