Opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela to push for elections - Sun, 25 Oct 2026 PSTCARACAS, Venezuela - María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate, returned to Venezuela on Sunday after more than 10 months abroad - a homecoming that could test the Trump administration’s control over the country. Machado will push for elections to replace the interim government that was installed after the U.S.…Spokane Spokesman-Review5h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Live updates: Trump heads to Michigan; Blanche defends DOJ's Alaska lawsuitWith less than two weeks to go before the midterms, the Trump administration is ramping up its warnings about voter fraud and is not ruling out the prospect of weighing in on states’ election certification efforts. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is holding a rare weekend hearing as the Justice Department (DOJ) seeks...The Hill5h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Tensions Flare in Chaotic Brazil Election After Voting ExtendedThe last-minute decision by Brazil’s Supreme Court to extend voting hours across the nation on Sunday, forcing electoral authorities to pause counting that had already begun, sowed chaos in one of the most tightly contested elections in the country’s history.Bloomberg5h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
AI has a language gap. That could be a problem for some voters.AI models underperform in non-English languages, which national organizations and experts say unintentionally disenfranchises communities using AI for election information.POLITICO5h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Alaska Senate candidate involved in car crash, campaign events postponed - Sun, 25 Oct 2026 PSTAlaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola was involved in a car accident that caused the Democrat to postpone two campaign stops during the final week before the midterm elections, her campaign announced on Sunday. The former congresswoman and her family were traveling to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet on Saturday when the vehicle…Spokane Spokesman-Review5h agoWhole story →Government
WA big-dollar campaign limits suspended, days before midterms - Sun, 25 Oct 2026 PSTWashington’s campaign finance regulators Friday announced they were lifting the caps on large donations from individuals to state election campaigns, citing concerns by federal courts on whether state law is constitutionally enforceable.Spokane Spokesman-Review3h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
US Midterm Elections 2026: Key Issues, From Affordability to AIAhead of the US midterm elections on Nov. 3, national polls show that most Americans are deeply dissatisfied with the direction of the country.Bloomberg3h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Tillis accuses California of being 'guilty' of ballot harvesting: 'They have a system there that is ripe for abuse'Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday accused the state of California of being "guilty" of ballot harvesting, claiming that the Golden State has "a system there that is ripe for abuse." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked about the Department of Justice's (DOJ) legal battle with the state over potential noncitizens on their voter...The Hill3h agoWhole story →Government
Judges challenge DOJ evidence in California ballot caseFederal judges questioned the evidence behind DOJ claims involving 20,000 California ballotsNewsNation3h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorizationAnthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Why it matters: AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI have continued to make disclosures about agents taking unauthorized or unintended actions, raising alarms…Axios3h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Democrats' advantage is clear with less than a month to go in the midterm electionsPresident Trump is facing low approval ratings, and voters are blaming him for rising costs. Republicans are likely to pay the price at the ballot box next month.NPR20d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentmidterm elections
This bill would make data centers pay their own way for powerSen. Mike Lee’s bipartisan bill could stop energy costs from passing to ratepayers, but a Utah data center developer says it’s already compliant.Salt Lake City Deseret News3d agoSources (2)Whole story →PlanetEconomydata center regulation bill
Republicans push for AI data center moratorium, not a federal banData centers face growing voter backlash as Republican senators push for local decision-making over federal regulation and call for a moratorium on new construction.Fox News1mo agoWhole story →Technologymidterm election debate
Data center bill could help shield Americans from rising energy costsWASHINGTON – The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing Americans' energy bills from spiking because of nearby data centers, according to Speaker Mike Johnson's office.Spokane Spokesman-Review1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetMike JohnsonHR 9340house vote on data center bill
Democrats block data centers affordability bill in blow to Senate GOPSenate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-led bill to combat rising energy costs driven by the data center boom, thwarting a last-ditch effort by Republicans to show they are taking voter concerns about affordability seriously.Cable News Network25d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetHR 9340senate rejects hr 9340
House passes bill to shield consumers from data center price hikes on energyWASHINGTON — Under pressure to act on unpopular data centers, the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation aimed at shielding consumNewsBreak1mo agoSources (2)Whole story →TechnologyPlanethouse passes ratepayers protection act
GOP fears data center backlash could sink Husted’s Senate bid: Capitol LetterNational Republicans are warning that Ohio’s growing backlash against data centers could hurt U.S. Sen. Jon Husted in his close race against Democrat Sherrod Brown.cleveland.com2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentJon Hustedohio senate race
Trump Announces $8 Billion Plan to Cover Farm LossesUnder the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, the Agriculture Department will provide economic aid for farmers hurt by high diesel prices.The New York Times5d agoWhole story →EconomyFoodfarm loss relief plan
