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A congressman questioned reports of deadly conditions at an ICE detention center, after which two more people died; nearly 60 people have died in detention amid calls against medical neglect.
Source: ACLU News (aclu.org)
Trans residents in Kansas worry about voting rights during midterms after the state revoked IDs, though officials say gender markers will not affect voting in a state that requires ID at the polls.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
Midterms in 35 states will decide who oversees the next presidential race and how to answer Trump's orders and shape mail voting and registration.
Source: Bolts (boltsmag.org)
Election skeptics urge Trump to take action from martial law to banning voting machines.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Nevada became a regional hub for abortion care after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, but fewer out-of-state patients are coming as a midterms ballot measure nears.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
Rep. Delia Ramirez is bringing a bill to abolish the Department of Homeland Security, not stopping at ICE, a day after the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
Alabama Republican Party Chair Scott Stadthagen called two transgender state legislature candidates men who have mental disorders at an Eastern Shore Republican Women event.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
An ICE raid on Ilhan Omar is reported, with the article describing Trump's grip on power as tenuous and checks to stop him as failing.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has won a second four-year term, receiving 68 percent of the vote in member balloting for the union's top officers.
Source: Labor Notes (labornotes.org)
On Indigenous Peoples' Day, Leonard Peltier discusses Indigenous rights and resistance, saying reservations are in danger.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Tens of thousands protest in India against the deletion of 130 million names from voter rolls, joined by opposition leaders and led by students and the youth-led "Cockroach" movement.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Headlines for October 12 include a Houthi attack on Riyadh Airport, U.S. troops killed in the Iran war, two Palestinians killed in Gaza, and protests in Delhi.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
New York City dedicates $9 million to youth gender-affirming care; Maryland requires more in-depth mammogram reporting and Title X funds go to anti-abortion groups.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
Election officials urge people to mail ballots early amid U.S. Postal Service slowdowns.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Stateline reports the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to a flashpoint in state and federal races.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
For the second election cycle in a row, the rights of transgender people have taken center stage politically, despite their accounting for only about 1% of the U.S. population.
Source: Los Angeles Times Politics (latimes.com)
DHS is intimidating a border tribe with surveillance, masked agents and drones as Trump's wall closes in, per ProPublica.
Source: ProPublica (propublica.org)