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653 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
GOP attack ads in Texas may be teaching kids the word 'transgender', in a story that mentions Ken Paxton.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
GOP-aligned ads targeting Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico highlight his advocacy for transgender people, upsetting some parents.
Source: them (them.us)
A federal judge limited DHS field operations targeting alleged noncitizen voting in nine states in a Wednesday ruling.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Wedgewood Polls admitted it had made up its survey results; some candidates say the faked numbers killed their campaigns.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
Mehdi Hasan discusses AIPAC's role in the Michigan midterm race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, and Trump's targeting of Ilhan Omar.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
A judge largely blocked D.H.S. homeland security agents from field interviews in nine states, including California, in an effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Nearly two in three U.S. adults younger than 30 who plan to vote in next month's midterm elections say their main motivation is to oppose President Trump, according to a Harvard Youth Poll.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
CA SB 934 on sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts was chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter 469, Statutes of 2026, on 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Democratic groups sued the Trump administration, accusing it of using unfounded voter fraud claims and threats to pressure election officials.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
The Supreme Court is blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voters will decide more than 140 ballot measures in 40 states next month, covering issues from abortion to voter ID to transgender rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court's conservative majority rulings have weakened democracy and undermined voting rights ahead of the midterms.
Source: TIME (time.com)
New Zealand High Court ruled a puberty blocker ban is unjustified discrimination, saying decisions about this healthcare are best made by patients and their doctors.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
A New Jersey school board dropped a transgender student privacy policy to settle a Moms for Liberty lawsuit.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
An anti-LGBTQ+ group asks the Supreme Court to fast-track a national blanket trans sports ban through an emergency appeal.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
A federal judge who rejected the Department of Justice's voter roll demand takes over a case on the Trump administration's attempt to force California to block over 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Supreme Court rejected a Trump bid to halt care for incarcerated trans people, a rare win for transgender rights.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
LAPD data released Tuesday confirms a rise in hate crimes against gay men and transgender people in Los Angeles, and many more may be going unreported.
Source: them (them.us)
A Cornell case highlights shifting Federal Title IX enforcement, with ideology shaping interpretation of the law banning sex discrimination.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
A California immigrant and a Nevada group, joined by top Democrats, sue over federal election probes, alleging coercive threats against state officials to assert federal control over the midterms.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)