New York state woman charged with voting illegally says she recently learned she wasn’t a citizenAn upstate New York woman has been charged with voting illegally in one of the latest arrests touted by the Trump administration as it hunts for noncitizen voters ahead of the midterm elections. Marva Cook says she was adopted as a toddler and had always assumed she was a U.S. citizen, but discovered she was born in Germany as she searched for her…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution20h agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentJustice
Justice Department tells Orange County to verify citizenship status of 1,754 peopleFor those whose citizenship cannot be determined, the federal government requests their ballots be 'segregated' and not counted.Santa Ana Orange County Register21h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
MA Gov. Maura Healey interview on reelection, Mike Minogue and moreUnder two weeks to go until Election Day 2026 and Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is making her final pitch to voters. Watch her interview with NBC Boston.NBC10 Boston22h agoWhole story →GovernmentMaura Healey
Clock ticks on thousands of mail ballots as appeals court speeds Trump DOJ bidA federal appeals court is moving at breakneck speed on the Trump Justice Department's bid to sideline thousands of mail ballots before Election Day. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday gave California and other defendants until noon Pacific time Saturday to respond to the department's emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal,…Raw Story22h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballotsFederal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.CBS News23h agoWhole story →Government
Inside the Trump-administration campaign to return Brazil’s Bolsonaro clan to power - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTSAO PAULO, Brazil – Two U.S. State Department officials led a campaign to restore the right-wing Bolsonaro clan to power in Brazil and successfully pushed for sanctions aimed at tilting the election in their favor, according to 10 current and former U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the matter. Their plan faces a reckoning on Sunday, when Senator…Spokane Spokesman-Review4h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Donald and Melania Trump Vote Early as More Than 26 Million Cast BallotsDonald and Melania Trump cast their midterm ballots in Florida as more than 26 million Americans have already voted.Newsweek4h agoWhole story →Government
Heads spin as Trump sounds 'like hell' and 'could barely speak' ahead of major rallyPresident Donald Trump left countless onlookers taken aback Saturday after speaking with reporters ahead of his rally in Georgia — and, according to some critics, having a difficult time doing so. “Speaking to reporters before traveling to Georgia for a rally, Trump could barely speak, but what he said was nutso,” wrote independent journalist Aaron Rupar…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnology
Blanche: DOJ lawsuit not trying to 'stop the certification of Alaska's election'Attorney General Todd Blanche said Saturday that the Justice Department is not trying to stop the certification of Alaska’s election, referring to a lawsuit filed this week which claimed to “protect the integrity” of the election. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, claims that the inclusion of a candidate...The Hill3h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Outrage as voting sites 'key to Democratic hopes' stay closed: reportA Democratic lawmaker sounded the alarm Friday over at least 18 rural Alaska polling places that were advertised online but hadn’t opened, all in villages the New York Times described as “key to Democratic hopes.” “There is no legal excuse for the failure to open these sites,” state Sen. Bill Wielechowski wrote in a letter to Alaska election officials…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →GovernmentFood
Republicans All But Erase Trump From Campaign Ads as Midterms NearNew data shows GOP midterm candidates have largely dropped Donald Trump from campaign ads just weeks before Election Day.Newsweek5d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI‑generated political ads this year – it’s weirdThanks to a patchwork of state legislation, many of these ads do not disclose the use of AI at allSalon19d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyai political ads controversy
Fact-Checking Senate Ads in Iowa, New Hampshire and North CarolinaWe assess three campaign ads in the battleground states that have focused on the cost of living.The New York Times15d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentsenate campaign ads
How is the US economy really doing under President Trump?Ahead of the midterms Trump has boasted about the performance of the US economy. BBC Verify looks at inflation, jobs and economic growth in the country.BBC News5d agoWhole story →Economymidterm elections
Trump using Homeland Security funds to finance TV ads before midtermsThe Trump administration is using Homeland Security money to air pro-Trump ads on TV before the midterms, according to documents and lawmakers.USA TODAY24d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritymidterm election ads controversy
Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash DemocratsElon Musk’s super PAC dropped dozens of ads this week in key Senate races, and the majority of them focus on trans people.The 19th*1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturemidterm senate races
John Thune Says No Taxpayer Money For Trump AdsSome lawmakers slammed the administration for funding the ads while living costs rise and Trump’s war in Iran drags on.HuffPost26d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentJohn Thunetrump ad funding controversy
Trump Wants the Midterms to Be All About Himself. Judging by the Ads, Democrats Are Happy to ObligeNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants voters to pretend that he's on the ballot in this year's midterm elections.U.S. News & World Report8d agoSources (3)Whole story →GovernmentEconomyDonald Trumpmidterm elections
