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News · OK
The proposed smelter cleared a political hurdle in August, but its next formal step and construction schedule remain unsettled.
News · CA
The governor said the package is intended to protect voting and ballots from interference, citing concerns involving President Trump.
Race preview · VT
Democratic incumbents Thomas Chittenden, Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Ginny Lyons are running in Vermont’s 2026 general election.
Race preview · SD
Josephine Garcia and Matt Roby, both Republican incumbents, are running in South Dakota’s contested 2026 State House District 5 race.
News · DE
The Delaware Court of Chancery ruled for a Wilmington city councilman in a dispute over whether he could remain in office.
News · KY
A release order directs that Bevin’s custody end, though it does not by itself confirm that he has left the jail.
News · TX
Ken Paxton said De'Ai Postpartum Care Center agreed to end operations permanently after Texas sued the Houston-area business.
News · MO
Prediction market companies have been directed to stop offering sports-related event contracts in Missouri.
News · OR
No. 21 Oregon shut out Portland State as Moore threw four touchdown passes in an 84-point victory.
News · VA
AP projects Virginia voters approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map with the goal of favoring Democrats.
News · US
The attack was the 69th U.S. military boat strike in Latin America since the Trump administration began the campaign about a year ago.
News · US
Politico, CNN and MS NOW said their journalists were denied White House access after President Trump announced a ban.
News · US
The three news organizations said their journalists were denied White House access after a ban imposed by President Donald Trump.
News · US
Three reporters were denied entry to the White House grounds after President Trump announced a ban on their news organizations.
News · MO
The state attorney general directed prediction markets to stop offering sports wagering in Missouri.
News · WV
The West Virginia Secretary of State announced convictions involving Jan Hite King and another Cabell County resident.
News · CA
The package creates felony penalties for seizing ballots and interfering with election systems before results are certified.
News · US
Newsom signed multiple laws intended to prevent election interference, with implementation determining how the new rules operate.
News · US
The capital’s tense election finale has not yet produced enough confirmed information to identify the strongest entrant.
News · US
Repeated breaks with Donald Trump do not by themselves determine how the Republican will fare in the midterm elections.
News · US
Trump said the three news organizations were banned from the White House immediately, a move that could face a court challenge.
Candidate profile · HI
Democratic incumbent Chris Todd is running in Hawaii House District 3 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · PR
Torres, a Partido Popular Democrático incumbent, is running in Puerto Rico’s contested State House at-large election.
Race preview · ND
Ty Dressler and Dori Hauck, both Republican incumbents, are running in the contested District 36 general election.
Candidate profile · NM
Democratic incumbent Day Hochman-Vigil is a candidate in New Mexico House District 15 for the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · NH
Andy Martin is listed as a Republican in the contested 2026 New Hampshire U.S. Senate race, with no biography or policy positions recorded.
Candidate profile · MT
Democratic incumbent Bob Carter is running in a race that is not listed as contested in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · MS
Republican incumbent John Trent Kelly is one of four candidates listed for Mississippi's 1st District election in 2026.
Candidate profile · MO
Democrat Scot Pondelick is among 11 candidates listed for Missouri’s contested 6th District U.S. House race in 2026.
Candidate profile · LA
Republican Mark Spencer is among 21 candidates listed in Louisiana’s 2026 U.S. Senate general election.