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506 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Axios reports anxious House Democrats feel 'nauseously optimistic' about retaking the House as polls point to a decisive Democratic victory on Nov. 3.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
New polls suggest Democratic gains in red-state Senate races as President Trump headed to Ohio to rally voters in a race that could determine Senate control.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
MS SB 2213, to authorize early voting up to 20 days before any election, died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS SB 2359, the Mississippi Civil Rights Act, died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Voter turnout is up over 60% in Shelby County as voters headed to the polls on the first day of early voting, with lines of voters spotted in multiple locations.
Source: MLK50 (mlk50.com)
The Cobb County, Ga. elections office will send absentee ballots via priority express mail to voters who never received them despite applying weeks ago, after a lawsuit.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Trump administration argued DOJ letters to states about alleged illegal voters have no real effect, in a bid to block an election interference lawsuit filed by Democrats.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
President Trump heads to Ohio Wednesday to rally GOP voters and campaign for Sen. Jon Husted, who is facing former Sen. Sherrod Brown, ahead of next week's midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Justice Dept. turned an informant against the Southern Poverty Law Center, whose lawyers say prosecutors capitalized on the informant's money problems and exposure to indictment.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Democracy Docket reports court filings suggest the list of alleged noncitizens on California's voter rolls in the DOJ lawsuit stems from a process a federal whistleblower disclosed.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Ms. Magazine argues one week before the midterms that showing up to vote for a more just future and equal rights for all has never mattered more.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Truthout reports 98 percent of Trump's refugee admissions have been white South Africans; the administration has said the policy is poised to continue through 2027.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Trump administration has issued more than 100 subpoenas seeking voter records across at least 13 states, with demands directed at state and local election officials, according to Reuters.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
US ambassador Pete Hoekstra suggests Canada could be blamed if Republicans perform poorly in next week's midterm elections, and has accused Canadian officials of interfering in US elections.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Mary Peltola's campaign recruited a challenger with almost the same name as Republican US senator Dan Sullivan, the New York Times reports; Republicans condemned it as a ploy to split votes.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
As midterms approach, young Black women worry about jobs and affordability; Clark Atlanta University senior Leila Kuguru, chair of CAU Votes, led a campaign to help register students.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
The Guardian reports experts say circumstances in Arizona's most affluent congressional district are ripe for change in November's midterm elections given dissatisfaction with Trump agenda
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn was the clear winner of a final debate before the midterm election against Democrat Rob Sand.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Trump heads to Ohio to rally with candidates as the GOP faces competitive races in the midterm elections.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Trump heads to Ohio and Vance travels to North Carolina in a final midterms push for Republicans; according to a new poll, the Senate race in red South Carolina is now a tossup.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)