Texas agriculture commissioner: GOP could pay price for data center pushA longtime Trump supporter says rising costs, data centers and frustration in farm country could hurt Republicans at the ballot box.NewsNation2h agoWhole story →FoodGovernment
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-Review3h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
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 Hill3h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Voting in Brazil Extended Hours as Tensions Rise in ElectionBrazil’s Supreme Court issued a last-minute extension of voting hours across the nation Sunday, while its electoral authorities began — and then suddenly paused — counting ballots in one of the most tightly contested elections in its history.Bloomberg3h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
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.POLITICO3h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Serbia’s Vucic Concedes Defeat After Putin-Like Gamble BackfiresSerbian longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic surprisingly conceded defeat in a snap vote on Sunday, handing victory to a student-led movement that won mass support with pledges to fight graft and reverse democratic backsliding.Bloomberg2h agoWhole story →FoodGovernment
This week on the Hill: Trump, Obama lead final push before Election DayIt’s the final full week before Election Day, and candidates are ramping up their campaigns with rallies, high-profile surrogates and a last round of debates. After a week of daily campaign events across the United States, President Trump is set to visit Corinth, Miss., on Monday, in support of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (Miss.). He...The Hill2h agoWhole story →Government
Vucic concedes defeat in Serbia's parliamentary electionAleksandar Vucic, who denounced the oppositional student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat him, led with virtually absolute power for 14 years.CBS News1h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Shapiro looks like a 2028 powerhouse — with an asteriskPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is an electoral juggernaut in America's biggest swing state — and he's widely seen as a likely contender for president in 2028. But strategists in both parties question how tested he really is. Shapiro's success — he's cruised to victory in multiple statewide races — has come with an asterisk: He hasn't faced a…Axios59m agoWhole story →Government
Trump invokes 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidate El-SayedMichigan has one of the nation's most competitive U.S. Senate races heading into the Nov. 3 midterm elections.CNBC49m agoWhole story →Government
DOJ Sues Alaska to Block Senate Election Certification, Citing ‘Voter Confusion’The Justice Department is suing Alaska to block certification of the state’s U.S. Senate race, alleging that the presence of a second Daniel Sullivan on the state’s ballot causes confusion. Daniel J. Sullivan is running as an independent in the closely contested Senate race against incumbent Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan and former Democrat Rep....The Daily Signal1d agoSources (3)Whole story →JusticeGovernment
Trump-Ordered DOJ Lawsuit in Alaska Seen as First Salvo in GOP Effort to Undermine Midterm ElectionsOn the same day that Attorney General Todd Blanche declared the US Department of Justice would not "improperly" try to block states from certifying their elections, the DOJ appears to have taken its boldest step yet to do just that—at the apparent direction of President Donald Trump. The DOJ on Thursday filed an unprecedented complaint in Alaska asking a…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Blanche says DOJ is "doing our own research" with Alaska challengeThe Justice Department filed a lawsuit last week to preemptively challenge the certification of Alaska's Senate race if the Republican incumbent, Sen. Dan Sullivan, loses.CBS News5h agoWhole story →Education
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 Hill1d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Blanche says Trump isn't trying to meddle with Alaska election results by suing over Senate raceAttorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Trump administration’s lawsuit to block certification of Alaska's Senate results if incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan loses the raceABC News5h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Attorney General Defends Alaska Election Lawsuit as Murkowski Pushes BackTodd Blanche defends the DOJ’s Alaska election lawsuit as Lisa Murkowski says the department should never have filed it.Newsweek23h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Blanche defends DOJ lawsuit blocking Alaska Senate results if Republican losesAttorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's suit over Alaska's Senate race in an interview on CNN.NPR5h agoWhole story →Justice
Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in NovemberThe Justice Department has filed suit against Alaska election officials, seeking to block the results of November’s U.S. Senate election from being certifiNewsBreak2d agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentDan Sullivan
