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 15, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026 · updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:33 PM ET
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Totals
No comparison: we don't have data for all of the 14 days before. 1 more item is dated after Oct 28, 2026 (events announced ahead): see it.
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: 55Working against: 49Neutral: 244
1 cause with items
- Advancing: 55Working against: 49Neutral: 244
Newest advancing
- Mike Johnson: ‘Absurd’ to suggest House will block seating of new membersDemocracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com) ·
- 2026-0039: Ordinance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2026 May Primary Election a referendum question, “Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Three, Legislative Branch, be amended by changing the budget Legistar: 15 city and county councils (pittsburgh.legistar.com) · · Pittsburgh, PA
Newest working against
- How Trump is trying to disrupt the midterms – video explainerThe Guardian US (theguardian.com) ·
- The Memo: DOJ targets Trump foes in flurry of activity in election’s shadowThe Hill (thehill.com) ·
- Advancing: 55Working against: 49Neutral: 244
Newest advancing
- Mike Johnson: ‘Absurd’ to suggest House will block seating of new membersDemocracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com) ·
- 2026-0039: Ordinance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2026 May Primary Election a referendum question, “Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Three, Legislative Branch, be amended by changing the budget Legistar: 15 city and county councils (pittsburgh.legistar.com) · · Pittsburgh, PA
- Conservative influencers charged with unlawful voting, disguising themselves in ‘Muslim garb’The Guardian US (theguardian.com) · · Minneapolis, MN
- One Door at a Time, These Immigrants Are Mobilizing New York’s Caribbean VoteDocumented (documentedny.com) · · New York, NY
- WV HB 5275: Providing the circumstances that a qualified voter is authorized to vote an absentee ballot by mailOpen States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · WV
Newest working against
- How Trump is trying to disrupt the midterms – video explainerThe Guardian US (theguardian.com) ·
- The Memo: DOJ targets Trump foes in flurry of activity in election’s shadowThe Hill (thehill.com) ·
- Why many student voters have a right to choose where to register to voteNPR (npr.org) · · MT
- WI SB 597: Relating to: allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty. (FE)Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · WI
- Election official involved in ballot seizure scheme backs Trump DOJ’s California lawsuitDemocracy Docket (news alerts) (democracydocket.com) · · CA
Where
In the United States, a state counts its own items and local items in it. Colour the map by activity or balance.
- None
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- 4–7
- 8–11
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- 16–19
U.S. states
Federal (Congress, the courts, agencies)
Advancing: 25Working against: 24Neutral: 155 · 204 in all
Around the world
No international items in this period.
Cities and counties
- Boston, MAAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Cobb County, GAAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Culver City, CAAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Los AngelesAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Minneapolis, MNAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- New York City, NYAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- New York, NYAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Oakland, CAAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Pittsburgh, PAAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Westmoreland County, PAAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
By level
By kind of item
- Meetings and hearingsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Protests, rallies and marchesAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 2
- Legal newsAdvancing: 14Working against: 15Neutral: 11
- Company newsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- General newsAdvancing: 26Working against: 21Neutral: 205
- Bills and lawsAdvancing: 13Working against: 13Neutral: 25
- Other events and actionsAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Bills moving
7 bills on these causes had an action dated Oct 15, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026 (of 540 bills tracked).
- NJ A 5641: "Election Integrity and Voter Protection Act"; restricts presence of active duty military and certain law enforcement near polling places and ballot drop boxes.In committee · Oct 22, 2026 · NJ · official page
- Boston 2026-1975: Resolution declaring Election Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling upon the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to follow.Enacted · Oct 21, 2026 · Boston, MA · official page
- PA SB 599: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in county boards of elections, further providing for expenses of county boards and of primaries and elections to be paid by county, expenses of special elections and boards to be provided with offices; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for date of application for absenteeIn committee · Oct 20, 2026 · PA · official page
- NJ S 4838: Requires citizenship verification to register to vote in New Jersey elections; directs county commissioners of registration to audit registered voters for purposes of verifying citizenship.In committee · Oct 19, 2026 · NJ · official page
- NJ A 5655: Moves primary election to Tuesday after second Monday in June.In committee · Oct 19, 2026 · NJ · official page
- NJ A 5651: Requires certain municipalities to offer early voting.In committee · Oct 19, 2026 · NJ · official page
- NJ S 4863: "Election Integrity and Voter Protection Act"; restricts presence of active duty military and certain law enforcement near polling places and ballot drop boxes.In committee · Oct 19, 2026 · NJ · official page
Coming up
567 events on these causes in the next 30 days: rallies, marches, town halls and meetings. All events.
- Hawai'i Poll Monitor Volunteer TrainingThu, Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM HST · Online (Hawaii organisers) · Trainings and teach-ins · Mobilize
- Early Voting Poll Greeting at Grand Blanc City Hall- Grand BlancThu, Oct 29, 2026, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT · Grand Blanc, MI · Community and group meetings · Mobilize
- Fairfax Early Voting Hype Crew!Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM EDT · Online (Virginia organisers) · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- Asheville, NC/ Unifour One "The Polls Got Soul!"Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT · Asheville, NC · Community and group meetings · Mobilize
- Early Voting Poll Greeting at Saginaw County Early Voting Center- SaginawThu, Oct 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT · Saginaw, MI · Community and group meetings · Mobilize
- Get Involved with Voters of Tomorrow at University of IowaThu, Oct 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM EDT · Iowa City, IA · Community and group meetings · Mobilize
What members are posting
2 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 22 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.