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624 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Former Sen. Joe Manchin said the atmosphere is right for a 'complete tsunami' in the midterms, where the GOP is projected to lose the majority in the House.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Laura W Brill writes that twenty-two states and Washington DC let voters register on election day, a week away, and asks why politicians are not doing more to reach young people.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A Marist University poll released one week before the midterms found Sen. Susan Collins trailing Troy Jackson by 2 percentage points among likely voters in the Maine Senate race.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows Democrats holding a slight edge with Election Day a week away, and Israelis vote in an election that could change leadership.
Source: NPR Politics (npr.org)
Bill SC S 735 on sanctuary jurisdictions and the release of aliens had its latest action on 2026-01-21: a scrivener's error corrected.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NH HB 158, requiring the secretary of state to review absentee ballot data biennially and make a report to the general court, was signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NH HB 1306, relative to the counting of absentee ballots, was signed by Governor Ayotte on 07/10/2026, Chapter 299.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Masked, armed men in black vehicles converged on a Pasadena, California, bus stop on June 18, 2025, where Pedro Vasquez Perdomo and co-workers waited for a ride to a construction job.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
The Marshall Project reports that in ICE detention thousands are moved across state lines within 24 hours, while in criminal court families can track arrests.
Source: The Marshall Project (themarshallproject.org)
VT H 541, an act relating to interference with voters and election officials, was read a first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary on 2026-02-06.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VT Senate adopted SR 21, a resolution relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Operation Metro Surge.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Axios reports a fight over Israel is fracturing the socialist movement as DSA leaders debate whether to disown Nithya Raman in the Los Angeles mayor race.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Blue Ridge Abortion Fund reported an uptick in patients requesting assistance to obtain abortions, as Virginians prepare to reject or approve an amendment to enshrine reproductive rights.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Election officials from coast to coast are working to mitigate distrust ahead of the midterms.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
State and local Election Day plans include how to react to potential I.C.E. raids, misbehavior by federal election monitors and attempts to seize votes or machines.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Democrats hold an 8-point lead among likely voters in the fight for control of Congress one week until Election Day, according to a PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Republicans are making big money drops in Indiana legislative races ahead of the Nov. 3 election, approaching $2 million as they aim to secure a full General Assembly supermajority.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
CBS News reports Senate Majority Leader John Thune has tried to balance passing the president's agenda and preserving the independence of the Senate, with the midterms his biggest test.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
NPR reports a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows Democrats with significant advantages going into Election Day, but lagging enthusiasm among key groups is one indicator that gains may not come easy.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Wes Moore, Maryland's Democratic governor, urges Marylanders to back him on redistricting amid 2028 speculation, as he fights a tough campaign in his state that is not his re-election effort.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)