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719 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Missouri voters could ban abortion after they just removed a ban two years ago, and California voters could tax billionaires 5% of their wealth.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
The Nation reports North Carolina GOP leaders redrew the state's congressional district map in 2025 as part of what it calls a Trump-led gerrymandering effort; college activists push back.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
NPR's morning brief reports Trump and Obama campaign at rallies ahead of Election Day and two reports give GDP and inflation insights ahead of midterms; Israel's election is deadlocked.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
A Long Island couple sues a now-former broker at realtor Douglas Elliman for housing discrimination after the broker sent a text saying "Ugh they are black."
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
A federal judge rejected the Trump administration's bid to require California election officials to separate out mail ballots received from roughly 20,000 people it claims are not U.S. citizens.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Barack Obama spoke at a Wednesday campaign rally in suburban Atlanta to support Jon Ossoff for US Senate and Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor in the final week of the midterm election campaign.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A federal judge declined to order California election officials to segregate and not count ballots from people the Trump administration claimed were non-citizens, rebuffing the DoJ.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A federal judge in California refused the Trump administration's request to segregate 20,000 mail-in ballots from individuals it alleges are noncitizens.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
The Department of Justice plans to deploy federal election monitors to polling places in Portland and Lewiston, Maine, and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says their role is observation only.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
ABC News reports that its analysis of the early vote in Texas and Georgia one week out to the 2026 midterms shows signs of enthusiasm for Democrats.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
King Charles III tours Caribbean nations facing demands that Britain apologize and pay reparations; palace officials say he will reiterate previous comments on slavery but stop short of an apology.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Washington election officials say a review of a federal list of more than 400 alleged noncitizen voters uncovered U.S. citizens, and the state rejects a demand to set aside ballots.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
Axios reports anxious House Democrats feel 'nauseously optimistic' about retaking the House as polls point to a decisive Democratic victory on Nov. 3.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
New polls suggest Democratic gains in red-state Senate races as President Trump headed to Ohio to rally voters in a race that could determine Senate control.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
MS SB 2213, to authorize early voting up to 20 days before any election, died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS SB 2359, the Mississippi Civil Rights Act, died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MS SB 2364 to provide the right to obtain and engage in contraception died in committee on 2026-02-03.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Voter turnout is up over 60% in Shelby County as voters headed to the polls on the first day of early voting, with lines of voters spotted in multiple locations.
Source: MLK50 (mlk50.com)
The Cobb County, Ga. elections office will send absentee ballots via priority express mail to voters who never received them despite applying weeks ago, after a lawsuit.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Trump administration argued DOJ letters to states about alleged illegal voters have no real effect, in a bid to block an election interference lawsuit filed by Democrats.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)