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ABC News reports early voting begins Saturday in New York and says Empire State voters could help decide which party will control the House.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
NPR reports on how data centers became a bipartisan political issue in Wisconsin, and many look to the swing state for lessons as midterms approach.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
The U.S. military has drawn up options to potentially attack Iran after the midterm elections, and Centcom has plans ready for follow-up strikes if there is authorization from the White House.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The Justice Department reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials directing them to identify potential noncitizens before the midterms.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Mother Jones reports Missouri's GOP has a new strategy to ban abortion—attack trans kids; Dr. Jennifer Smith canvasses so her home state doesn't ban abortion again.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
Former President Obama endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon and Florida gubernatorial nominee David Jolly less than two weeks ahead of the midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Bulldozers tore down Palestinian businessman Riyad Mureish's home in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday as Israeli officials launched a fresh crackdown on residents there.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester and state election board members asked the Supreme Court Friday to revive a restrictive voter registration rule the Eighth Circuit blocked.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The New York Times reports moves in Alaska and California show the department has stepped up midterm election interventions as the president's instrument of unmediated executive power.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Obama and Trump hit the campaign trail ahead of the midterm elections, with both parties leaning into presidential power amid early voting.
Source: ABC News (abcnews.com)
Democracy Docket reports the Trump administration is working to subvert the midterms, trying to stop ballots from being counted and threatening election officials with prosecution.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The Trump administration says Canadian officials are trying to sway the midterm elections for Democrats; Prime Minister Mark Carney says the claims have no merit.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
The Marshall Project reports on key local and state criminal justice elections to follow in the midterms, saying down-ballot candidates and measures shape criminal justice and law enforcement.
Source: The Marshall Project (themarshallproject.org)
The DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens amid a legal battle with California over noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Trump said 'We may do another little Epic Fury' after previously pledging to halt strikes until after the midterms, as his ambassador threatens strikes on Iran this weekend.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Truthout reports that as living conditions in Gaza deteriorate, there is little hope that Israel's elections, which Netanyahu may lose, will ease the suffering.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Truthout reports courts rejected an attempt to deploy ICE to intimidate voters, and a judge ordered Homeland Security to stop sending agents door to door in nine states to hunt for 'voter fraud'.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Department of Justice sent letters to election officials in every California county asking them to identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Obama and Harris are set to campaign for Democrats in 3 battleground states while Trump travels to Georgia as part of a midterm blitz ahead of Election Day.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The New York Times reports on the surge of Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor in Texas, and her appeal to MAGA voters and refusal to engage in the culture wars.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)