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636 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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)
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)
Alex Pretti's parents demand the DOJ release evidence of the fatal ICE shooting of Pretti, an ICU nurse and U.S. citizen killed in Minneapolis.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.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)
The Appeal reports private prison companies are pouring money into GOP coffers ahead of midterms, calling Trump's second term a financial boon to the industry.
Source: The Appeal (theappeal.org)
With a week until the midterm elections, Trump is expected to rally supporters in Corpus Christi to boost Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who faces Democrat James Talarico in a Senate race.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Truthout reports private prison companies are pouring money into GOP coffers ahead of midterms.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Democracy Docket reports Shasta Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis backed the Trump DOJ's California lawsuit and defended the department's unverified sources for identifying alleged noncitizens.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Justice Department called on election officials in Washington state to set aside some 400 ballots it says may belong to noncitizen voters.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
An immigrant detainee dies at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego; the Saturday death marks the 61st person to die in ICE custody under the Trump administration.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
IA HF 2407, relating to immigration enforcement limitations in hospitals and child care centers and protections against civil arrest at courthouses, was introduced and referred to Judiciary.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Iowa bill HF 2164 on provisional ballots cast by persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot was introduced and referred to State Government.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Vice President Vance heads to Michigan to rally voters in Howell, where Rep. Tom Barrett faces Democrat Will Lawrence in a House race one week before the midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
IA HF 2397, a bill for an act relating to actions of United States immigration and customs enforcement, was introduced and referred to Judiciary on 2026-02-11.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Record spending from billionaire megadonors, corporations and dark money nonprofits is defining the 2026 election cycle; voters in multiple states could reshape campaign finance laws.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
The Justice Department called on Washington election officials to set aside ballots from over 400 people it says illegally registered to vote without U.S. citizenship; it says 1,500 votes were cast.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The Justice Department plans to send 1,000 election monitors to 50 states ahead of Election Day, expanding a practice that has spurred concern among Democrats and voting rights advocates.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Fox News's Laura Ingraham that he believes polls showing big leads for Democrats are underestimating Republicans with one week to go until the 2026 midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Elie Mystal says in The Nation that an Alaska case is a red flag that Trump has no intention of accepting election results Republicans lose.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)