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Israeli forces raided Palestinian NGOs in the West Bank ahead of Israeli elections, four years after Israel designated multiple NGOs as terrorist organizations.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A Maryland sheriff pursued immigrants long before ICE raids escalated.
Source: Bolts (boltsmag.org)
Supreme Court to hear Trump admin's arguments over Musk's DOGE records; Musk has spent over $360 million in support of Trump's MAGA allies for this year's midterm elections, per Truthout.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Truthout says tech oligarchs have captured Washington and are pivoting to the states, as AI and crypto firms have spent record amounts on the 2026 midterms.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Israeli forces raided offices of several Palestinian NGOs in the occupied West Bank; officials say a child was injured and a journalist was reportedly detained.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security raided the Washington, D.C. home of Congressmember Ilhan Omar, who has faced racist targeting from President Trump.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Idaho moms and grandmothers are campaigning door to door for abortion rights in the only state this year where voters could reverse an abortion ban.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
Democracy Now! reports on key Senate races in Georgia, Texas, Michigan and Maine with The Lever's David Sirota; the midterm elections are in less than three weeks, on November 3.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
ICE detained women who were trying to escape domestic abuse, according to ProPublica.
Source: ProPublica (propublica.org)
Maria was held for six months of her pregnancy in an ICE detention camp in Texas, where conditions made it impossible for her to care for herself or her baby.
Source: The Marshall Project (themarshallproject.org)
Trump sent the military to Memphis to fight crime; a one-year review shows prior local wins, added resources, and claims of racial profiling.
Source: Christian Science Monitor USA (csmonitor.com)
Voting rights groups are suing Texas after more than 500,000 voter registration applications submitted through the Texas Department of Public Safety's web portal were never processed.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Iowa hospital workers demand the return of Fatou Traore, a custodian at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics who was detained by ICE agents and deported to Sierra Leone.
Source: Labor Notes (labornotes.org)
In the toss-up MT-01 race, Democratic candidate Sam Forstag defended trans people and accused republican opponent Aaron Flint of using anti-transgender attacks to distract voters.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
Trump's mass deportation push may cut retirees' Social Security by $2k annually, and the program's insolvency date was already pushed up to 2032, partly as a result of mass deportations.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Rep. Delia Ramirez introduced a bill to abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP; the Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Department of Justice charged four Pennsylvania residents with noncitizen voting in the 2024 election as part of a nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of 2026.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Renée Good's family files lawsuits challenging federal immunity as ICE shootings continue, including plainclothes ICE officers firing on a car in New York City and wounding Oscar Belgal.
Source: American Immigration Council (Immigration Impact) (americanimmigrationcouncil.org)
The Trump admin is reportedly offering children as young as 5 $3,000 to self-deport, which an immigrant advocate said is meant to coerce the children into giving up on their immigration cases.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Wisconsin officials can count ballots that arrive late over official errors, a judge rules.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)