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572 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
A federal judge dismissed the DOJ lawsuit against Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson that sought Utah voters' private information; Henderson announced the ruling on social media.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The Trump administration's campaign to obtain states' unredacted voter rolls suffered its 27th consecutive district court loss, from a judge appointed by President Donald Trump.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Half of Americans are concerned Republicans may try to overturn the results of November's midterm election, the New York Times/Siena University poll suggests.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Iowa PBS reports record-high diesel prices have hit Iowa's agriculture industry and could influence the state's competitive midterm races for governor and senator.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
At least 220 ads, mostly Republican, generated or enhanced with artificial intelligence have circulated in the leadup to the midterms, at a cost of almost $137 million
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Vox reports the Trump administration is getting a head start on litigating the midterms, asking a federal district court in Alaska about the Alaska Senate election.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics used to sow distrust and discord as Russia steps up efforts in the final stretch of midterms.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Musk has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The Department of Justice has charged nine more Pennsylvania residents with voting as a noncitizen, ahead of the 2026 election.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Doctors and nurses in Washington warn that an anti-transgender sports ballot measure would subject girls to invasive sex-verification requirements to participate in school athletics.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Washington Republican state lawmaker John Braun, running for a U.S. House seat, is campaigning for a ballot measure that would ban transgender girls from girls' school sports.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
DOJ regularly monitors polling places; this year's effort on Nov. 3 will more than double the federal monitors deployed during the 2022 midterms, and some state officials are concerned.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
On Trump's order, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Alaska seeking to block certification of its U.S. Senate race if the Republican incumbent loses.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Sen. Padilla questions a U.S. attorney over his threat to hunt down Texas voters and local officials in the midterm election.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a public dissent as the Supreme Court allowed New Hampshire to fully block voters from using student IDs in the upcoming midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
VA HB 349 on inclusion of federally recognized tribes in emergency services and disaster preparedness programs was continued from last session on 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA SB 353 on consultation with federally recognized tribes for permits and reviews was continued from last session, latest action 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Latest action 2026-07-21: VA SB 422, Virginia Conservation Easement Act, definition of federally recognized tribe, continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Virginia HB 134 on the Virginia Conservation Easement Act and the definition of federally recognized tribe was continued from last session on 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A voter mobilization textbank hosted by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth will text voters statewide about the upcoming election and early voting and share its endorsement of Charles Booker.
Source: Mobilize public events (mobilize.us)