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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)
Several green card holders arrested in a Trump administration crackdown on alleged California voter fraud appeared in court Monday, some saying they had no recollection of registering.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
The Food and Drug Administration plans to hold off on releasing its safety review of mifepristone, the drug most often used in medication abortions, until March 2027.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
A study found police in Hampton Roads saturated Black and low-income neighborhoods with Flock-style cameras, fueling a backlash in Virginia.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
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)
Trump officials look to delay pursuing defaulted student loan borrowers until midterms pass.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
As 800k protesters take to the streets in France, French leaders condemned the uprising while the left highlighted escalating police brutality against young protesters.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A former TX House Speaker is the latest Republican to cast doubt on anti-trans ads, saying they are not resonating.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
Lawmakers introduced a bill to help U.S. citizens sue ICE for wrongful detentions, citing ProPublica.
Source: ProPublica (propublica.org)
Jasper Nathaniel recounts how Palestinian youth beat back Israeli settlers with stones, allowing him and others to rescue WaPo journalist Heidi Levine.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Critics say the administration has undermined a cybersecurity agency key to protecting election infrastructure ahead of the midterms.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A man, Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, died in ICE custody at a Texas jail operated by GEO Group; his daughter said staff would not give him his medications.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Trans people have been fleeing red states in response to anti-trans laws, and a Prism story looks at the circumstances and political work of those who stay.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an initiative to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports will remain on the state's ballot.
Source: them (them.us)
A $100 million ICE intelligence program would hire agents to identify threats and investigate relationships, described as a domestic secret police agency in the making.
Source: ACLU News (aclu.org)
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)
Sen. Ted Cruz blamed transgender witches for tight Senate polls ahead of a midterm election for Republicans, in an interview with Fox News.
Source: them (them.us)
Beth Osborne is working to convince Nevadans to approve Question 6 on November ballots, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
A new ACLU documentary, 'Wilder Raids,' features stories of families caught in a violent immigration raid at a horse race in Wilder, Idaho.
Source: ACLU News (aclu.org)
LGBTQ+ teens too young to vote organize through Queer the Ballot to influence decisions about their lives amid attacks on rights, including headlines about transgender people.
Source: them (them.us)