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773 items of 1899 · updated Nov 1, 2026, 5:07 AM ET
Progress Action Fund released an ad on October 13 responding to Republican political attacks on transgender people as Democrats equivocate on trans issues.
Source: them (them.us)
Over three dozen congressional lawmakers and election offices in at least 32 states received letters, many with white powder, forcing evacuations weeks before the 2026 midterms.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
The Mississippi Attorney General declared the police shooting of a 1-year-old justified; the excerpt describes a pattern of racist police violence against Black residents of Senatobia, Mississippi.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
New York City unions with 1 million members launched a coalition October 15 to defend the right to vote ahead of the November 3 midterm elections; a thousand rallied outside the main post office.
Source: Labor Notes (labornotes.org)
IA bill HSB 61 would prohibit community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices; a committee report approved it on 2025-03-07, renumbered as HF 855.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
A study found police in Hampton Roads saturated Black and low-income neighborhoods with Flock-style cameras, fueling a backlash in Virginia.
Source: The Appeal (theappeal.org)
A report finds people are already being prosecuted for pregnancy outcomes as charging people who have abortions with murder gains traction on the right.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
Ordinance 2745-2026 would authorize the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to modify the contract with Asociacion de Escritores de Ohio for Latino Heritage Month programming and extend its term.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Ordinance 25-0068, in the Housing & Economic Development Committee, would require a disparity study of businesses owned by returning citizens contracting with the City.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (baltimore.legistar.com)
The Supreme Court has accepted a case that takes aim at efforts to increase diversity at high-performing public schools.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
Voters in seven states will decide ballot measures on trans youth school sports participation and access to gender-affirming health care.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
After Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022, abortion became a top issue in the 2022 and 2024 elections, but candidates and voters discuss it less this midterm year.
Source: The Guardian: Abortion (theguardian.com)
Axios reports House Republicans are scaling back hopes for a 10-seat redistricting boost as polls show a collapse in GOP support among Latino voters in Texas and Florida.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
The Food and Drug Administration plans to hold off on releasing its safety review of mifepristone, the drug most often used in medication abortions, until March 2027.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
A study found police in Hampton Roads saturated Black and low-income neighborhoods with Flock-style cameras, fueling a backlash in Virginia.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
What to expect when casting a provisional ballot in Texas, as early voting is underway for the Nov. 3 midterm elections amid backlogs of voter registration records caused by state errors.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
A former TX House Speaker is the latest Republican to cast doubt on anti-trans ads, saying they are not resonating.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
Critics say the administration has undermined a cybersecurity agency key to protecting election infrastructure ahead of the midterms.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Trans people have been fleeing red states in response to anti-trans laws, and a Prism story looks at the circumstances and political work of those who stay.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an initiative to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports will remain on the state's ballot.
Source: them (them.us)