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451 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Nearly two in three U.S. adults younger than 30 who plan to vote in next month's midterm elections say their main motivation is to oppose President Trump, according to a Harvard Youth Poll.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Democratic groups sued the Trump administration, accusing it of using unfounded voter fraud claims and threats to pressure election officials.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court's conservative majority rulings have weakened democracy and undermined voting rights ahead of the midterms.
Source: TIME (time.com)
A California immigrant and a Nevada group, joined by top Democrats, sue over federal election probes, alleging coercive threats against state officials to assert federal control over the midterms.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
7 in 10 Americans doubt Trump will accept midterm results; the president has said he will accept them only if he deems them honest.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
PA SB 599, an act amending the Pennsylvania Election Code in county boards of elections and in voting by absentee and mail-in electors, was laid on the table on 2026-10-20.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5565 requires video surveillance and recording of mail-in ballot drop boxes and counting of voted mail-in ballots; it was introduced and referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 846 requires the Secretary of State to establish a voter list maintenance and crosscheck program; it was introduced and referred to the Assembly State and Local Government Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Christian Science Monitor reports Elon Musk might be the largest individual spender behind the 2026 midterm elections; he says he will give one share of SpaceX to every child in the U.S.
Source: Christian Science Monitor USA (csmonitor.com)
TN SB 123, which would require declaring a statewide political party or recognized minor party affiliation before voting in a primary election, was withdrawn on 2025-02-04.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
NJ A 5651, requiring certain municipalities to offer early voting, was introduced and referred to the Assembly State and Local Government Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5655, which moves the primary election to Tuesday after second Monday in June, was introduced and referred to the Assembly State and Local Government Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 4838, requiring citizenship verification to register to vote in New Jersey elections and to audit registered voters, was introduced in the Senate and referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Axios reports House Republicans enter the final two weeks of the midterms with a fundraising advantage over House Democrats.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Axios reports President Trump is escalating his doomsday warnings about a Democratic takeover of Congress in his anti-Dems midterms message.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Politico reports Trump made a last-minute promise of payments two weeks before Election Day to save farm-state Republicans in the midterms.
Source: Politico (politico.com)
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)
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)
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)
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)