The big picture
Who is moving the causes CSWH follows forward, who is pushing back, and where: from the news, bills and events the daily update finds, and what members share. Every number opens the items behind it, and every item links to its source.
Last 14 days: Oct 16, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
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Totals
No comparison: we don't have data for all of the 14 days before.
Over time
By cause
Each cause group, busiest first; open one for its causes and their newest items either way. An item about several causes counts once in each.
- Advancing: 27Working against: 42Neutral: 19
7 causes with items
- Advancing: 10Working against: 23Neutral: 12
Newest advancing
- From Gaza to SNAP, U.S. Food Policies Are Making Women HungrierMs. Magazine (msmagazine.com) ·
- Headlines for October 27, 2026Democracy Now! (democracynow.org) · · Israel
Newest working against
- In Gaza, even going to class can be deadlyPrism (prismreports.org) · · Gaza
- Headlines for October 28, 2026Democracy Now! (democracynow.org) · · West Bank
- Advancing: 9Working against: 14Neutral: 4
Newest advancing
- Vance Proposes Restarting Peace Talks in Outreach to Iranian OfficialThe New York Times Politics (nytimes.com) ·
- Iran pressed to make nuke concessions as massive post-midterms strikes loomAxios (axios.com) · · Iran
Newest working against
- American taxpayers' bill for Iran war grows to estimated $47.1 billionPBS NewsHour (pbs.org) ·
- Iran war has cost $47 billion, U.S. military saysCBS News (cbsnews.com) ·
- Advancing: 2Working against: 8Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- From Gaza to SNAP, U.S. Food Policies Are Making Women HungrierMs. Magazine (msmagazine.com) ·
- Progressives Are Backing Puerto Rican Independence. It’s About Time.The Nation (thenation.com) ·
Newest working against
- Trump shows off tanker with ‘1m barrels of oil’ and floats Venezuela as 51st stateThe Guardian US (theguardian.com) ·
- Trump continues calls for Venezuela to be 51st stateThe Hill (thehill.com) ·
- Advancing: 3Working against: 1Neutral: 4
Newest advancing
- The left's 2027 wishlistAxios (axios.com) ·
- CAIR Demands U.S. Firm Halt Shipment of Electroshock Weapons to Israel for Use in Torture Against Palestinian DetaineesCommon Dreams (commondreams.org) ·
Newest working against
- AIPAC Makes Last-Minute Donation to Boost Rogers in Michigan Senate Race Against El-SayedThe New York Times Politics (nytimes.com) ·
- Advancing: 0Working against: 3Neutral: 2
Newest working against
- American taxpayers' bill for Iran war grows to estimated $47.1 billionPBS NewsHour (pbs.org) ·
- Iran war cost increases to $47 billionThe Hill (thehill.com) ·
- Advancing: 5Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- Iran pressed to make nuke concessions as massive post-midterms strikes loomAxios (axios.com) · · Iran
- Trump links Russia sanctions waiver to release of jailed AmericanThe Hill (thehill.com) ·
- Advancing: 1Working against: 2Neutral: 0
Newest advancing
- NJ SR 96: Recognizes NJ-Taiwan sister-state relationship and anniversary of Taiwan Relations Act; reiterates support for closer partnership between US, NJ, and Taiwan.Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · NJ
Newest working against
- WI AJR 139: Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan, reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act, supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United StatesOpen States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · WI
- WI SJR 28: Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States;Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · WI
- Advancing: 10Working against: 23Neutral: 12
Newest advancing
- The left's 2027 wishlistAxios (axios.com) ·
- Vance Proposes Restarting Peace Talks in Outreach to Iranian OfficialThe New York Times Politics (nytimes.com) ·
- Iran pressed to make nuke concessions as massive post-midterms strikes loomAxios (axios.com) · · Iran
- From Gaza to SNAP, U.S. Food Policies Are Making Women HungrierMs. Magazine (msmagazine.com) ·
- Ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump takes effect in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine townThe Hill (thehill.com) · · Ukraine
Newest working against
- American taxpayers' bill for Iran war grows to estimated $47.1 billionPBS NewsHour (pbs.org) ·
- In Gaza, even going to class can be deadlyPrism (prismreports.org) · · Gaza
- Headlines for October 28, 2026Democracy Now! (democracynow.org) · · West Bank
- Iran war has cost $47 billion, U.S. military saysCBS News (cbsnews.com) ·
- Iran war cost increases to $47 billionThe Hill (thehill.com) ·
Where
In the United States, a state counts its own items and local items in it. Colour the map by activity or balance.
- None
- 1
- 2
- 3
U.S. states
Federal (Congress, the courts, agencies)
Advancing: 15Working against: 17Neutral: 9 · 41 in all
Around the world
- West BankAdvancing: 0Working against: 13Neutral: 0
- IsraelAdvancing: 2Working against: 3Neutral: 5
- UkraineAdvancing: 2Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- GazaAdvancing: 0Working against: 1Neutral: 0
- IranAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- MexicoAdvancing: 0Working against: 1Neutral: 0
Cities and counties
- New York, NYAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
By level
By kind of item
- Meetings and hearingsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Protests, rallies and marchesAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Legal newsAdvancing: 2Working against: 1Neutral: 0
- Company newsAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- General newsAdvancing: 20Working against: 37Neutral: 15
- Bills and lawsAdvancing: 4Working against: 4Neutral: 3
- Other events and actionsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Bills moving
1 bill on these causes had an action dated Oct 16, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026 (of 577 bills tracked).
Coming up
19 events on these causes in the next 30 days: rallies, marches, town halls and meetings. All events.
- Road to Black November "Boots on the Ground" Rally & TrainingThu, Oct 29, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CDT · Online · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- Draft Position on the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictFri, Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM EDT · Online · Advocacy (calls, letters, petitions) · Mobilize
- Draft Position on the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictFri, Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM EDT · Online · Advocacy (calls, letters, petitions) · Mobilize
- A Joint Letter to End Foreign Wars TogetherFri, Oct 30, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 PM CDT · Online · Community and group meetings · Mobilize
- STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY - Weekly StandoutFri, Oct 30, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT · Elk Grove, CA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- IDCW Friday Pickets: Hold the GOP AccountableFri, Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT · Madison, WI · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
What members are posting
17 posts shared with everyone on these causes, last 14 days, by topic hashtag.
About these numbers
- Every morning CSWH's update reads public news, bills and events and judges each one: which causes it is about, whether it advances a cause or works against it, or is a neutral report, and where it happens. The newest 14 days are in Your feed; a daily record keeps every day's items for 400 days so trends can be followed (it holds 23 days, from Oct 10, 2026).
- Each number is a count of items and opens exactly those items, each with a link to its source. Days with no data are hatched, not counted as zero.
- "Advances" and "works against" are judged per item against each cause it is about, by an AI model that is asked to stay neutral and to cite; the source is always one click away to check.
- Members' posts are those shared with everyone, counted by their topic hashtags; posts have no direction or place.
- Map: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Cartographic Boundary File, States, 1:20,000,000 (public domain), drawn here; no map service is contacted.