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672 items of 1909 · updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
The Trump administration sent letters Friday to at least 18 California counties, demanding that they segregate ballots from alleged noncitizens, the AP reported.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Moussa Diawara says Ghanaian officials forced him onto a flight to Mali within five days of being deported from the U.S., which a U.S. immigration judge ruled he could not be deported to.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
A federal judge dismissed the DOJ lawsuit against Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson that sought Utah voters' private information; Henderson announced the ruling on social media.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
East Elmhurst residents in Queens report an ICE operation.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)
The Trump administration's campaign to obtain states' unredacted voter rolls suffered its 27th consecutive district court loss, from a judge appointed by President Donald Trump.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
A 60 Minutes investigation reveals the Trump administration is removing people to countries they are not from, and some third countries are forcing deportees back to the nations they fled.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
ICE affirms there are no plans to build a detention center in Newport, and the federal government agreed to a month's notice before environmental permitting in a settlement through Aug. 1, 2027.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Half of Americans are concerned Republicans may try to overturn the results of November's midterm election, the New York Times/Siena University poll suggests.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Iowa PBS reports record-high diesel prices have hit Iowa's agriculture industry and could influence the state's competitive midterm races for governor and senator.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
At least 220 ads, mostly Republican, generated or enhanced with artificial intelligence have circulated in the leadup to the midterms, at a cost of almost $137 million
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Vox reports the Trump administration is getting a head start on litigating the midterms, asking a federal district court in Alaska about the Alaska Senate election.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
Hundreds lose access to food after ICE arrested Bronx food pantry leader Aleksander Nilaj, who has been detained at Delaney Hall; community leaders and elected officials have called for his release.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics used to sow distrust and discord as Russia steps up efforts in the final stretch of midterms.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Musk has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The Department of Justice has charged nine more Pennsylvania residents with voting as a noncitizen, ahead of the 2026 election.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Doctors and nurses in Washington warn that an anti-transgender sports ballot measure would subject girls to invasive sex-verification requirements to participate in school athletics.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
CBS News reports an ICE crackdown is prompting some Texas Latinos to turn away from Trump; one man says he regrets his votes for Biden and Trump.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit backs Trump on the constitutionality of detentions and curtails judges' ability to free undocumented immigrants.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Washington Republican state lawmaker John Braun, running for a U.S. House seat, is campaigning for a ballot measure that would ban transgender girls from girls' school sports.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
DOJ regularly monitors polling places; this year's effort on Nov. 3 will more than double the federal monitors deployed during the 2022 midterms, and some state officials are concerned.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)