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Netanyahu ordered a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank, and Smotrich said the Palestinian Authority should be dismantled and called for increased demolition of Palestinian homes.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A new Ballotpedia report finds 2026 statewide ballot measures on issues as varied as abortion and firearms are written on average at a graduate-school reading level, and readability varies by state.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
The Fellowship PAC routed more than half a million dollars in support of Democrats through a firm co-founded by former Trump crypto adviser Bo Hines.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
The DOJ asked a federal judge Friday to immediately block California from counting ballots from 20,000 alleged noncitizens, appealing its lawsuit before the lower court had ruled.
Source: Democracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com)
The New York Times reports Republicans cut taxes to win the midterms, and whether tax cuts can shape how people vote among the stakes in next month's election.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The owner of the Anthem Orlando nightclub says Meta suspended the venue's Instagram account on Oct 20, two days after the city's Pride weekend.
Source: them (them.us)
Truthout reports tenant unions anticipate new housing policy after progressives win in RI, and Reclaim Rhode Island shows tenant organizing effecting change in politics.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Westmoreland County accidentally sent voters 157 duplicate ballots for the 2026 midterm elections; the Department of State said "human error."
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
The Cook Political Report has shifted 19 House seats in Democrats' direction less than two weeks before the midterm elections, according to its latest report.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
New York banned ICE contracts and Orange County was forced to end its contract to detain immigrants in the local jail; Sheriff Paul Arteta is among those suing to keep it.
Source: Bolts (boltsmag.org)
Israel's Netanyahu says he ordered the military to cordon off a major city in the occupied West Bank after an attack by Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Elon Musk has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, after pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Missouri voters to weigh in on an anti-abortion ballot measure; Rewire News Group reports the Supreme Court deals a blow to the Trump administration's anti-trans agenda.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
A public hearing is the latest action on DC B26-0603, the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Amendment Act of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor
Minnesota officials say the US government stopped sharing evidence with state authorities investigating the fatal ICE shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Al Jazeera's Fault Lines investigates immigrant deaths at California's Adelanto ICE jail, where a 2026 state attorney general report linked four of five recent deaths to medical neglect.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
CBP commissioner Rodney Scott says the $46bn Texas border wall project is justified amid a court-ordered pause on construction and mounting opposition.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Defense Forces to impose a closure of Hebron and prepare for a "full lockdown" of the occupied West Bank after a shooting attack, NBC News reports.
Source: NBC News (nbcnews.com)
Democracy Now! headlines: Netanyahu moves to fully lock down West Bank ahead of Israeli elections; U.S. ambassador says Iran war could last another year.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
Mother Jones reports Putin is meddling in the midterms to help Trump by spreading false sex abuse claims.
Source: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)