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Axios reports President Trump will campaign with three football stars in Texas on Tuesday as Republicans scramble to turn out voters in the final week before the midterms.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
President Donald Trump is offering $1 million to anyone who reports cases of voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms if it leads to a conviction.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
A U.N. human rights panel says Israel has committed genocidal acts in Gaza since the cease-fire and accuses it of crimes against humanity in the West Bank; Israel condemned the report.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Texas redistricting at President Donald Trump's request left many Latino voters in Houston and southern Texas facing unfamiliar candidates, and NBC News asks whether it will impact midterm vote.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger discusses election security and the political battle in the Peach State as Election Day nears.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Voters in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia could soon vote to strengthen abortion protections, while Missouri voters face a ballot measure that would roll back rights they approved in 2024.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
In late August, the Trump administration flew 12 Somali immigrants to an ICE facility at Guantanamo Bay, where Sakariye Abdi Mohamed told journalist Amanda Moore it was 'just like kidnapping'.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
PBS NewsHour reports on the key ballot measures voters will decide on Election Day in this year's midterm elections.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Columbus ordinance 2921-2026 would authorize the Department of Development to enter a Housing Development Agreement with Columbus Housing Partnership Inc. for the Pheasant Run apartment community.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
Pollster Nate Silver says polling “would have to be very wrong” for Republicans to hold on to the House, a little more than a week before this year’s midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The FTC has asked Anthropic executives to testify as part of its consumer harm investigation into the maker of the Claude AI model, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Press freedom groups argue Trump's media bans 'deprive the public'; plaintiffs allege they are no longer able to do their work without reliable access to White House information.
Source: BBC News US & Canada (bbc.co.uk)
26-0218, supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for areas around downtown Baltimore's Metro, Light Rail, and MARC stations, is before the Mayor.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (baltimore.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
The FTC says Dollar General overcharged people at checkout for years, charging customers more than the prices it displays on shelves, price tags and ads, according to federal and state authorities.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
The Nation reports that the central question in the Israeli elections is whether defeating Netanyahu would change Israel's policies or simply change the people managing them.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
A resolution renewing and continuing the City Council's declaration of a local emergency on homelessness is in council.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status and sponsor
DC PR 26-0820, Language Access Rulemaking Authority Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026; Resolution R26-0521, effective from Oct 06, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
Latest action on DC B 26-0722, the Language Access Rulemaking Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 2026: Act A26-0426 published in the DC Register, Vol 73, Page 013477 on 2026-10-23.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
The latest action on DC B26-0596, the Utility Rates and Ratemaking Amendment Act of 2026, is a public hearing on 2026-07-02.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
DC B 26-0850, the Homeless Services Contract Adjustment Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, was transmitted to the Mayor with a response due on Nov 09, 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor