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612 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
President Trump arrived Tuesday in Texas to stump for GOP candidates; Talarico plans a dueling event one week before the midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Democrats put economy and affordability at center of final campaign push one week until Election Day; President Trump is making a swing through Texas.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
El Diario NY says proposed changes to Head Start put more than a federal program at risk.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)
TIME reports that tens of millions of Americans have already voted in the midterm elections, offering an initial glimpse into how the midterms may play out.
Source: TIME (time.com)
Trump says voter fraud is rampant and casts doubt on the security of the midterm elections; BBC Verify examines his claims and says evidence suggests it is extremely rare.
Source: BBC News US & Canada (bbc.co.uk)
CA SB 1051 (Foster care: childcare) was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-30 as Chapter 1002, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 1200 on family daycare homes was held in committee and placed under submission following its August 13 hearing.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The U.S. military says 5 were killed by a strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific; Trump says the attacks stem the flow of drugs, and critics have questioned their legality.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
President Trump makes a third pre-midterms trip to Texas this month to defend his party's majority in Congress, while left-leaning politicians have seen recent triumphs in international elections.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Axios reports President Trump has increasingly singled out Muslim politicians and communities before the midterms in a bid to rally his base.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Vice President JD Vance accuses El-Sayed of 'anti-white racial hate' at a rally in Howell, Michigan, where he says Michigan is the most important election in the United States of America.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
The Border Chronicle reports: will the predicted blue wave foster a shift away from the enforcement-heavy status quo or perpetuate decades-long alignment on border militarization?
Source: The Border Chronicle (theborderchronicle.com)
The Advocate reports Democrats are increasingly confident an economic message can help them win control of Congress but are divided over how to approach transgender rights.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Capital B reports a new nationwide election dashboard from the NAACP and the Memphis, Tennessee-based Black environmental organization about where candidates stand on data centers.
Source: Capital B (capitalbnews.org)
PBS NewsHour reports its politics crew takes a closer look at what to watch in the 2026 elections and takes questions around election security and voting rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
A city resolution would increase the professional services agreement with Childcare Careers, LLC by $800,000, to a total of $2,050,000, for as-needed substitute teacher staffing services.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek has released an anti-transgender ad days before the midterm elections, drawing criticism from fellow Democrats and his Republican opponent.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
El Diario NY reports: los cambios propuestos para Head Start ponen en riesgo mucho más que un programa federal.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)
The DCCC is pushing for advertising targeting Republican candidates over their record on AI and data centers in dozens of key House races in the midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
There are seven days until the final votes will be cast in the 2026 midterms, and tens of millions of voters have already cast ballots for Senate, House, governor and state legislature races.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)