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314 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
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Judge curbs DHS efforts to conduct sweeps for possible noncitizen voters A federal judge ruled that DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking about immigration status and voting likely violates the Voting Rights Act. Source: CBS News cbsnews.com/news/judge-dhs-noncitizen-voters-ru… (link to cbsnews.com)
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Los Angeles Reports Rise in Anti-Trans and Homophobic Hate Crimes. Many More May Be Going Unreported 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/news/hate-crime-uptick-trans-gay (link to them.us)
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Mississippi Attorney General Declares Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old “Justified” 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/articles/mississippi-attorney-gene… (link to truthout.org)
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Europe and Central Asia Care Forum 2026 UN Women convened a regional forum to push governments from fragmented care services toward integrated care economies, noting women do far more unpaid care work than men. Source: UN Women Europe and Central Asia eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/in-focus/2026/04/eur… (link to eca.unwomen.org)
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Prosecutors Filed Over 900 Cases of “Pregnancy-Related Crimes” Since Dobbs Prosecutors filed over 900 cases of pregnancy-related crimes since Dobbs, most from laws never meant to apply to pregnancy. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/prosecutors-filed-over-90… (link to truthout.org)
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Supreme Court rejects Trump admin’s request to end trans-related care in prison The Supreme Court rejected the Trump admin's request to immediately end gender-affirming medical care for trans people in prison; only Thomas and Alito sided with the admin. Source: Law Dork lawdork.com/p/supreme-court-trump-trans-prison-… (link to lawdork.com)
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In Michigan, 3 tribes are on a mission to bring back a fish that disappeared 100 years ago In Michigan, 3 tribes are working to bring back the Arctic grayling, a fish that disappeared 100 years ago. Source: Grist grist.org/indigenous/arctic-grayling-michigan-t… (link to grist.org)
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Virginia hospitals keep legal trans youth care closed and families in the dark Virginia hospitals keep gender-affirming care programs for minors closed and are silent on whether they plan to reopen them amid federal investigations nationwide. Source: The Advocate advocate.com/health/transgender-health/virginia… (link to advocate.com)
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Trump’s Obsession With Somalia Isn’t Just Racist. It’s Been Lethal. The Trump administration has killed, arrested, deported, and demonized Somalis at home and abroad, beyond targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar. Source: The Intercept theintercept.com/2026/10/21/trump-ilhan-omar-so… (link to theintercept.com)
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Streisand Effect? The GOP’s Constant Attack Ads May Be Teaching Texas Kids the Word “Transgender” GOP-aligned ads targeting Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico highlight his advocacy for transgender people, upsetting some parents. Source: them them.us/politics/james-talarico-ads-transgender… (link to them.us)
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New Zealand High Court Rules Puberty Blocker Ban Is “Unjustified Discrimination” 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/p/new-zealand-high-court-r… (link to erininthemorning.com)
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IA HSB 61: A bill for an act prohibiting community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and engaging in certain other activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 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/ia/bills/2025-2026/HSB61/ (link to openstates.org)
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Trump’s Anti-DEI Agenda Threatens to Slash Land Mine Disposal Efforts Globally The Trump administration's expansion of its global gag rule threatens to derail NGOs' land mine removal work. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/trumps-anti-dei-agenda-th… (link to truthout.org)
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Healthcare, Jobs and Equality: The Feminist Stakes of the Midterms An analysis of federal policies on healthcare, jobs and equality describes the feminist stakes of the midterms, citing federal workforce reductions that undermine economic security for Black women. Source: Ms. Magazine msmagazine.com/2026/10/19/healthcare-jobs-midte… (link to msmagazine.com)
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Truthout reports Todd Blanche won't rule out DOJ disruption of midterm elections certification; the outlet says seven in 10 Americans don't believe President Donald Trump will accept the results.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The City Council passed an order for a summons for Phillip Eng to appear before the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Trump intensifica acciones por presunto fraude electoral y su Gobierno reporta 980000 deportaciones en 18 meses.
Source: La Opinión (laopinion.com)
Sarah Stogner, district attorney for Loving, Reeves and Ward counties, is investigating pamphlets mailed across Texas purporting to come from a transgender rights organization as potential forgery.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
Workers in Queens filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging Brinker International's reliance on the tipped subminimum wage fosters racial discrimination and sexual harassment.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
The owner of the Anthem Orlando nightclub says Meta suspended the venue's Instagram account on Oct 20, two days after the city's Pride weekend.
Source: them (them.us)