Spiritual leaders unite to help keep the peace on Election Day
A coordinated effort is training clergy, including a minister, a rabbi and an imam, to help keep the peace on Election Day, Deema Zein reports.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
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A coordinated effort is training clergy, including a minister, a rabbi and an imam, to help keep the peace on Election Day, Deema Zein reports.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
The search for whoever sent deceptive transgender advocacy mailers across Texas has reached an Illinois printer; the campaign triggered threats against LGBTQ+ advocates and a criminal investigation.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
CBS News reports Israel will hold its first parliamentary elections since the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, and calls the election in part a referendum on Netanyahu's tactics.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
The federal government may build a section of border wall through a South Texas wildlife refuge as the original plan stalls in court.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
President Trump has announced a $1 million reward for voter fraud tips in past elections and the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, about a week out from this year's midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Trump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips that lead to convictions ahead of the midterm elections; it is unclear where the money would come from.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
A New Mexico Environment Department official told state lawmakers Monday that New Mexico won't meet its 2030 goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45%, relative to 2005 levels.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan switched from Republican to undeclared party affiliation when he requested an absentee ballot for the August primary election.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
The Trump administration asks Washington state to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Anti-trans ballot measures in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Washington could restrict trans people's access to sports and bathrooms and limit gender-affirming healthcare.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
Activists have gone around lawmakers to put proposed bans on transgender girls in school sports on Colorado and Washington ballots.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Ahead of the midterms, Trump offers a $1-million reward to voter fraud tipsters; the Trump administration has a push in California to segregate ballots from voters it considers likely noncitizens.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
Israeli forces have displaced over 3,000 Palestinians from their homes in Hebron, a West Bank city, since Friday, ahead of Israel's elections; Truthout reports Netanyahu extends the assault.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama made campaign pushes ahead of the midterm elections, and a new CBS News poll reports Democrats are on track to take control of the House.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Building the Future, an offshoot of the pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, jumps into the Kansas governor's race to boost Republicans.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Axios reports President Trump will campaign with three football stars in Texas on Tuesday as Republicans scramble to turn out voters in the final week before the midterms.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
President Donald Trump is offering $1 million to anyone who reports cases of voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms if it leads to a conviction.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
A U.N. human rights panel says Israel has committed genocidal acts in Gaza since the cease-fire and accuses it of crimes against humanity in the West Bank; Israel condemned the report.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Texas redistricting at President Donald Trump's request left many Latino voters in Houston and southern Texas facing unfamiliar candidates, and NBC News asks whether it will impact midterm vote.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger discusses election security and the political battle in the Peach State as Election Day nears.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)