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672 items of 1909 · updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow border wall construction in Big Bend after a lower court judge halted the plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in Texas.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
S. 5304, the Fairness for Farm Workers Act, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on 2026-08-06.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 10273, the Fairness for Farm Workers Act, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 2026-09-03.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
Democratic groups sued the Trump administration, accusing it of using unfounded voter fraud claims and threats to pressure election officials.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow it to resume construction of its border wall in the Big Bend region of southwestern Texas.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
California officials call for an investigation after a U.S. citizen was allegedly detained by ICE, as a ProPublica investigation found more than 500 citizens caught up in immigration operations.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow border wall construction to resume around Texas's Big Bend region after a lower judge blocked it.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court's conservative majority rulings have weakened democracy and undermined voting rights ahead of the midterms.
Source: TIME (time.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)
7 in 10 Americans doubt Trump will accept midterm results; the president has said he will accept them only if he deems them honest.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
PA SB 599, an act amending the Pennsylvania Election Code in county boards of elections and in voting by absentee and mail-in electors, was laid on the table on 2026-10-20.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Experts say the public charge rule expands the benefits immigration officials can consider and gives them greater discretion to determine whether an applicant could face a public charge.
Source: Borderless Magazine (borderlessmag.org)
More unions oppose ICE and Israel, and the right is trying to gain access to labor unions' minutes, membership lists, and Zoom chats.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Supreme Court will soon hear argument for a third time on the federal government's power to send migrants to countries where they have no ties, likely deciding on technical grounds.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
NJ A 5565 requires video surveillance and recording of mail-in ballot drop boxes and counting of voted mail-in ballots; it was introduced and referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 846 requires the Secretary of State to establish a voter list maintenance and crosscheck program; it was introduced and referred to the Assembly State and Local Government Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Trump administration has killed, arrested, deported, and demonized Somalis at home and abroad, beyond targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
Mahmoud Khalil appeals to the Supreme Court over his deportation case, and Democratic lawmakers want to restore contracts for groups representing unaccompanied migrant children.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
The Christian Science Monitor reports Elon Musk might be the largest individual spender behind the 2026 midterm elections; he says he will give one share of SpaceX to every child in the U.S.
Source: Christian Science Monitor USA (csmonitor.com)
TN SB 123, which would require declaring a statewide political party or recognized minor party affiliation before voting in a primary election, was withdrawn on 2025-02-04.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)