Voting Rights Experts Are Monitoring These 5 Issues as the Midterms Unfold
Courts have thwarted most of the administration’s plans to assert federal control, but Trump has kept up the pressure.
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After ProPublica Investigation, House Democrats Demand Answers on U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents
The post After ProPublica Investigation, House Democrats Demand Answers on U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents appeared first on ProPublica.
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Judge tosses case against two officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden
The two FBI agents were charged with making false statements to Congress while testifying about the bureau’s role in investigating Biden’s laptop A federal judge dismissed criminal charges against two former FBI officials who were accused…
House Dems demand Haley Stevens' exile as Jeffries reveals deadline on deciding her fate
House Democratic leaders are considering action against Haley Stevens after her surprise endorsement of Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race over Abdul El-Sayed.
CBS News shifts rating of South Carolina Senate race for Lindsey Graham's old seat
CBS News is labeling South Carolina as a battleground state as the Senate race for Lindsey Graham's old seat heats up. CBS News' Zak Hudak reports.
UK MPs urge government action over London event advertising settlement-linked Israeli agency
UK MPs urge government action over London event advertising settlement-linked Israeli agency Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 11/02/2026 - 16:31 The World Travel Market event is set to begin on Tuesday and advertise the Jerusalem…
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Fergie Chambers Faces Extradition to U.S. Despite Never Being Indicted, Says Lawyer
The refusal of two pro-Palestine protesters to testify before a grand jury could hamper the left-wing donor’s extradition from Spain. The post Fergie Chambers Faces Extradition to U.S. Despite Never Being Indicted, Says Lawyer appeared…
Democrat Haley Stevens grilled on 11th-hour endorsement of Mike Rogers in tense interview
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens faced a grilling from Anderson Cooper over her last-minute endorsement of Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race.
UK: Labour to stop cooperating with Greens in 11 councils over 'Zionism is racism' vote
UK: Labour to stop cooperating with Greens in 11 councils over 'Zionism is racism' vote Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 11/02/2026 - 16:04 Greens leader Zack Polanski accuses government of wanting to 'impose genocide support from its local…
DOJ punches back after Illinois city moves to dismiss lawsuit against 'race-based' reparations program
The DOJ is opposing Evanston's motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging the city's $25,000 race-based reparations program as unconstitutional.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to hear California mail-in ballot appeal
The Department of Justice's request to the Supreme Court in the California case comes as it appeals dismissal of a lawsuit over Alaska's Senate election.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in California Ballot Case
In an emergency application, administration lawyers asked the justices to immediately order California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.
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Why Orban and Vucic Broke With Trump on Election Denial
Rejecting President Trump’s election denial playbook, nationalist leaders in Serbia and Hungary opted for an orderly retreat.
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in its effort to force California to set aside mail ballots from thousands of people it claims are not U.S. citizens.
Revealed: Pro-AI Data Center Group Spending At Least $2.54M on TV Ads to Influence Ohio Election
A pro-AI data center group purchased at least $2.54 million worth of television ads that ran recently in Ohio, a new DeSmog analysis reveals. The group, Build American AI, is linked to Leading the Future, a major AI industry super PAC…
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E Jean Carroll fights Trump’s last-ditch push to dismiss $83m damages verdict
Lawyers file opposition to Trump’s request, telling supreme court justices they do not need ‘to bail out this president’ E Jean Carroll’s lawyers are fighting Donald Trump’s efforts to toss her $83m damages verdict in the US supreme court…
Judge dismisses case against ex-FBI agents accused on lying to Congress in Hunter Biden probe
A judge dismissed a criminal complaint against a pair of former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about what they knew about the Hunter Biden investigation, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
DOJ asks for Supreme Court to intervene on California ballot demands
On the eve of the Nov. 3 election, the Trump administration is hoping the Supreme Court will reverse lower courts that rejected its request to order California to set aside the ballots of thousands of people it says are "likely"…
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Trump Returns to Reflecting Pool, Now Refilled After Botched Renovation
The president will make his closing arguments before the midterm elections at a landmark that came to symbolize his administration’s dysfunction.
What changes if Democrats win a majority in Congress?
Americans head to the polls on Tuesday for the US midterm elections, which could flip the majority in one or both houses of Congress from the Republicans to the Democrats. What would a Democratic majority mean for the country's political…
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Trump’s DOJ Turns to Supreme Court in California Ballot Clash
The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court to inject itself into Tuesday’s midterms by ordering California to set aside as many as 20,000 mail-in ballots from people whose citizenship the administration questions.
Case dismissed against 2 ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe
The two former FBI officials, Nicole Floris and Bradley Benavides, were accused of falsely suggesting to Congress that they weren't aware of the federal investigations surrounding Hunter Biden.
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Libya Parliament Caps Recent Moves by Backing New Central Banker
Libya’s eastern-based parliament approved the appointment of a new central bank governor, its latest in a flurry of moves as world powers press on with an attempt to reunify the war-torn OPEC member.
A Minnesota prison was for sale at $75M. ICE paid nearly $500M for it
Federal government shelled out six times more for Prairie Correctional Facility in remote Appleton than its prior valuation, according to a report
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