José Andrés joins fight against proposed DC foie gras banWorld renowned chef José Andrés is entering the battle over Washington’s proposed ban on foie gras, a delicacy which animal rights activists have called cruel. Andrés responded to a proponent of the ban, labeled as Initiative 86 on D.C.’s ballot, in a post to the social platform X — appearing to argue serving the French...The Hill6h agoWhole story →Government
DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizensThe letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.PBS NewsHour6h agoWhole story →Government
MAGA sheriff behind 'unlawful' ballot seizure demands taxpayers pay his lawyers: reportA California sheriff rebuked by the state's highest court over a sweeping election move now wants someone else to cover the fallout. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco , whose seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots was ruled "unlawful" by the California Supreme Court last month, is pushing the county to pick up the tab for his private legal defense, the…Raw Story6h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Trump's full-blown frenzy is a sign his midterm plot has failedHow do you know that democracy is in trouble? When neither side trusts the outcome of an election. Let’s say the Republicans somehow kept their House majority after all the midterm smoke clears, in defiance of those blue wave predictions. Would you believe they won fair and square? Of course not. And we already know the Republicans will automatically…Raw Story7h agoWhole story →Government
Democrats’ Midterm Map Expands in Warning Sign for RepublicansRepublicans began the 2026 midterm election cycle with the Senate map as one of their biggest advantages. It hasn’t turned out that way.Bloomberg7h agoWhole story →Government
Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats outpace GOP gainsNationwide early voting reached 23 million ballots as Democrats and unaffiliated voters outpaced Republicans.NewsNation3h agoWhole story →Government
DOJ's election 'freakout' pinned to trend spooking Trump: legal expertA veteran Trump adversary heading into federal court to fight the administration's latest election push thinks he knows what's really rattling the president. Norm Eisen, co-founder of Democracy Defenders Fund and a former House Judiciary Committee special counsel during Trump's first impeachment, wrote in The Contrarian on Saturday that record early…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Trump prepares for Iran escalation after U.S., Israeli elections - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTA Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month. Trump has repeatedly hinted that his forces in the Mideast would resume strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3. The president has already sent a third aircraft carrier strike group and 10,000…Spokane Spokesman-Review3h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
'Sorry to interrupt': 'Belligerent' MS NOW host cuts off Dem for downplaying Trump threatMS NOW host Jonathan Capehart wasn’t satisfied with a Democratic congressman’s assurances that President Donald Trump can’t steal the midterms. He cut him off on air to tell him so. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, which oversees federal elections, appeared on “The Weekend” on Saturday. Capehart pointed…Raw Story2h agoWhole story →Government
Voters Are Begging Trump to End the War in IranThe US and Israel’s war on Iran, ongoing since February, has never been particularly popular. But two new polls show that as voters prepare for the November 3 midterm elections, they’re thinking about it—and Americans say it’s priority for it to be over. An AP-NORC poll released earlier this week shows about seven in ten […]Mother Jones2h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Mark Carney Says Starlink Manipulation in Ukraine War Worries CanadaMark Carney said he’s concerned about the manipulation of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system that has made it harder for Ukraine to defend itself, and suggested Elon Musk’s reported involvement shows why he’s focused on making Canada less dependent on any one country or technology.Bloomberg1d agoWhole story →Security
Person shot during encounter with ICE agents in New York City, source saysCNN By John Miller and Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — A person was shot during an encounter with federal immigration agents in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, according to the New York Police Department. Just after 4 p.m., agents with ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations — a branch of ICE focused on arresting undocumented immigrantsABC17News.com16d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeice agent shooting
Trump to unveil new AI tool to navigate federal government websitesPresident Trump is set to unveil a new AI tool on Tuesday that will help Americans navigate federal government websites.WJLA29d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyamerica gov launch
Donald Trump Is Learning That He Can’t Steal This ElectionAll of the president’s schemes have so far failed and his remaining tools are either illegal or implausible.HuffPost5d agoWhole story →Government
Texas election laws: What voters need to know before casting ballots in the 2026 midtermFrom required IDs to navigating mail-in ballots, here's how voters can navigate early voting and Election Day.The Texas Tribune8d agoWhole story →Governmenttexas midterm elections
Feds investigate suspicious letters sent to lawmakers and election officialsMore than a dozen election offices in states across the country were sent letters with suspicious materials.NBC News5d agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentJusticeelection official threats
Trump Apologizes for Calling Daily Wire France Question 'Fake News'Trump apologized to a Daily Wire reporter after dismissing her question about Macron blaming him for French riots as "fake news."Newsweek5d agoWhole story →Governmenttrump media controversy
Letters with ‘suspicious’ substance sent to election officesFederal authorities are investigating letters with "suspicious substances" that were mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide.NBC10 Boston9d agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentJusticesuspicious mailings to election offices
