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684 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
NPR reports on how data centers became a bipartisan political issue in Wisconsin, and many look to the swing state for lessons as midterms approach.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
The Justice Department reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials directing them to identify potential noncitizens before the midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Former President Obama endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon and Florida gubernatorial nominee David Jolly less than two weeks ahead of the midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester and state election board members asked the Supreme Court Friday to revive a restrictive voter registration rule the Eighth Circuit blocked.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The New York Times reports moves in Alaska and California show the department has stepped up midterm election interventions as the president's instrument of unmediated executive power.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Obama and Trump hit the campaign trail ahead of the midterm elections, with both parties leaning into presidential power amid early voting.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Democracy Docket reports the Trump administration is working to subvert the midterms, trying to stop ballots from being counted and threatening election officials with prosecution.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Trump administration says Canadian officials are trying to sway the midterm elections for Democrats; Prime Minister Mark Carney says the claims have no merit.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
The Marshall Project reports on key local and state criminal justice elections to follow in the midterms, saying down-ballot candidates and measures shape criminal justice and law enforcement.
Source: The Marshall Project (themarshallproject.org)
The DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens amid a legal battle with California over noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Truthout reports courts rejected an attempt to deploy ICE to intimidate voters, and a judge ordered Homeland Security to stop sending agents door to door in nine states to hunt for 'voter fraud'.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Department of Justice sent letters to election officials in every California county asking them to identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Obama and Harris are set to campaign for Democrats in 3 battleground states while Trump travels to Georgia as part of a midterm blitz ahead of Election Day.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The New York Times reports on the surge of Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor in Texas, and her appeal to MAGA voters and refusal to engage in the culture wars.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Vox says one thing everyone can do to fight for free and fair elections, that the vote count will take days or even weeks in some states, and that Trump seems certain to raise objections.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
NH HB 1277, relative to proof of identification on absentee ballot applications, latest action 2026-03-04: minority committee report, ought to pass with amendment 2026-0987h.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
New York and New Jersey begin early voting Saturday with a similar set of election pressures as ballot access fights intensify.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Early voting is surging in battleground states, with more than 1.2 million early ballots accepted in North Carolina, a 37 percent increase from the same point leading up to the 2022 midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Democracy Docket reports Michigan starts early voting as election deniers and anti-voting activists attack the process and appear to set the stage for a potential certification challenge.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
A New York Times analysis reports Democrats could find it hard to win the Senate despite strong polls, being outspent by Republicans and competing in states that favored President Trump.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)