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.NewsNation3h 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 →GovernmentJustice
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.Bloomberg3h 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.POLITICO4h agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnology
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-Review2h 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.Bloomberg1h agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnology
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 Hill1h agoWhole story →Government
Judges challenge DOJ evidence in California ballot caseFederal judges questioned the evidence behind DOJ claims involving 20,000 California ballotsNewsNation1h 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…Axios1h agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnology
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 →JusticeGovernment
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 News6h 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 →GovernmentJustice
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 →GovernmentJustice
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.Newsweek1d agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
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.NPR6h 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
