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540 items of 1594 · updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:33 PM ET
The New York Times reports that its three new Senate polls show South Carolina seems like a serious race, Minnesota may not be, and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
After kratom industry lobbying, the Trump administration backs down on an opioid ban; health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
In Ohio, many people are displeased with the state's rapid buildout of data centers, a hot issue in the midterms as candidates from both parties try to ease voter concerns.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
New NEA President Princess Moss wants to move the teachers union, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy and away from party politics.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
Inside Climate News reports midterm candidates talk mostly about high energy costs, not climate change, while advocates of climate action call the Nov. 3 elections a crucial moment for the movement.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
Two years after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina voters are frustrated with a slow recovery that could carry a political price, Grist reports.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
Grist reports that Lula's reelection in Brazil kept an ally in the presidency but a rightward shift in Congress leaves Indigenous leaders facing more battles.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
Republicans have spent an estimated $183 million on television ads focused on transgender-related attacks against Democrats in the final phase of this year's midterm elections
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
President Donald Trump said his administration is terminating a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut methane emissions from oil and gas drilling.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
The U.S. military says the war with Iran has cost at least $47.1 billion as of mid-October, according to a U.S. Central Command estimate obtained by CBS News.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed Democratic candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins over Trump-backed Bernadette Wilson in the Alaska governor's race a week before Election Day.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Grist reports a Trump EPA proposal would let oil and gas companies leak more methane, saving them billions and worsening global warming.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
The New York Times reports Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani, has mounted a strong challenge to incumbent Karen Bass.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Trump says he will roll back Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas companies; the EPA plans to ease regulations aimed at curbing methane leaks.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Israelis voted Tuesday in one of the most important elections, with the potential to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and help shape the future of the war with Iran and the Gaza Strip.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
With a week to go until the midterm elections, President Trump staged two campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday; Talarico and Paxton hold dueling rallies in Texas.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Axios reports Senate control could hang in limbo for weeks after Election Day thanks to tight races and state-specific voting rules.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Super PAC Guardrails Alliance will launch a digital ad campaign Wednesday to tie Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's past support for data centers to campaign donations from tech executives like Marc Andreessen.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The cost of the U.S. war against Iran has increased to $47 billion, up more than $3 billion since last month, as President Trump mulls strikes against Iran after the U.S. midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Alex Pretti's parents accused federal officials of stonewalling them and shielding the immigration agents who killed their son in Minneapolis.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)