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684 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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)
Pittsburgh ordinance 2026-1055, adding section 135.04 on Reports on Affordable Housing Bonus Program, is in the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (pittsburgh.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
R13818: A public listening session of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is an opportunity for the public to provide input to the Board.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (milwaukee.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators