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719 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
WI SB 589, relating to a statutory right to contraception, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 718 on prescription, use, and disposal of abortion-inducing drugs and providing a penalty failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 2026-03-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AB 588, relating to a statutory right to contraception, failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 2026-03-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA SB 1501, establishing the Pennsylvania Office of Freedmen Affairs to provide individuals with unfulfilled statutory obligations from the Reconstruction era, was referred to State Government.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CBS News reports Trump is holding rallies to keep his party in control of Congress ahead of the midterm, while Obama is also headlining events, hoping to help flip control to the Democrats.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
CBS News reports many Texas voters express concerns about high costs, especially gas; some believe James Talarico has a shot at becoming the first Democrat elected statewide in Texas since 1994.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Latest action (2026-07-03) for DC CER 26-0171, the LGBTQIA+ Pride Recognition Resolution of 2026: Resolution ACR26-0167, effective from Jun 09, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A US federal appeals court rejected a Trump Justice Department move to block California from counting the ballots of 20,000 registered voters it claims are non-citizens.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
President Trump visits Mississippi, which he won in 2024 with more than 60% of the vote, as a news editor discusses the midterm elections there.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
A federal appeals court panel denied by a 2-1 vote the Trump administration's request to immediately order California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
H.R. 6466, the Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-12-04.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 9421, the Ban Abortion by Mail Act, was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 2026-06-24.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.Res 1637, recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and nondisabled men, was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Hill reports President Trump is intensifying anti-Muslim attacks on Abdul El-Sayed at a Sunday rally in Michigan; El-Sayed allies argue the attacks will backfire before Election Day.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Candidates enter the final week of campaigning with control of Congress at stake as Trump campaigned in Mississippi and Michigan saw a bout between Trump and former President Obama.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
The U.S. Department of Justice will send Election Day monitors to six Georgia counties; election officials say they do not see the move as unusual.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter report on the races for the House and Senate, the possibility of a backfire in the Republicans' redistricting effort, and legal efforts to challenge election results.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Louisiana 5th District candidates shared views on abortion and redistricting at an election forum; four said they opposed abortion rights and one said he would oppose a national abortion ban.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Donald Trump has announced a $1m reward for reports of voter fraud in past elections and the upcoming midterm elections, with payment contingent on arrest and conviction.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Chrissy Teigen will campaign in Boise on Wednesday in favor of Proposition 1, which would repeal Idaho's strict abortion ban laws and provide protections for abortion and birth control.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)