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News · AR
The ruling keeps an injunction blocking two 2023 laws that moved oversight of Arkansas’ corrections secretary from the prison board to the governor.
News · FL
The proposal would require a warrant for access to data from Flock cameras, adding judicial review before covered searches could occur.
News · DE
The Delaware Supreme Court heard an appeal over whether legal entities may vote in Fenwick Island municipal elections.
News · US
Trump declined Iran’s seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause military operations as Republicans focused on retaining Congress.
News · AR
A Pulaski County judge refused to lift an injunction against two laws that gave the governor authority to fire top corrections officials.
News · VA
Virginia’s Nov. 3 ballot includes a U.S. Senate race and elections in all 11 U.S. House districts.
News · WI
Incumbents from both parties are facing questions about earlier legislation on data center tax incentives and regulations.
News · CA
California Sen. Alex Padilla said federal staffing and funding cuts have weakened election security and enabled false information to spread.
News · AZ
Phoenix New Times reported that a person it called an Epstein enabler contributed to an Arizona congressman before related files were released.
News · US
Y Combinator’s new political action committee has backed 66 campaign committees, expanding the startup organization’s role in politics.
News · US
Trump first tied the exclusion of three news organizations to their reporting, then added national security as a justification days later.
News · US
Trump said revised fuel economy standards eliminate a Biden-era policy designed to move automakers toward electric vehicles.
News · NY
The New York Times title points to 2026 Senate polling but does not identify a specific contest, candidate matchup or result.
News · US
House Democrats intend wide scrutiny of the Trump administration while keeping impeachment among the actions they could consider.
News · FL
A Florida member of Congress is proposing a warrant requirement for officials seeking access to Flock camera data.
News · TN
Tennessee voters will choose a governor, a U.S. senator and representatives for all nine congressional districts on Nov. 3.
News · DE
Delaware voters will elect a U.S. senator, a U.S. House member and an attorney general on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · WI
Wisconsin voters will decide statewide offices and all eight U.S. House seats on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · WV
The measure would add three West Virginia counties and one Virginia county to a national historic district covering Civil War sites.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court ruled that the Riverside sheriff lacked legal authority to seize 650,000 ballots.
News · MO
A unanimous order requires Missouri to use its 2022 congressional districts in the 2026 general election.
News · WV
A court battle is testing an April 2025 law that would give the Legislature power over state Board of Education regulations.
News · WY
Wyoming voters will decide statewide races for U.S. Senate, governor and secretary of state on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · VT
Voters will choose a governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state, along with a representative to Vermont’s U.S. House seat.
News · US
The Laredo-focused effort seeks to encourage more people to vote in 2026 without being tied to a specific race or candidate.
News · WV
West Virginians will vote for a U.S. senator and representatives in both congressional districts on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · TX
Texas voters will decide a U.S. Senate seat, all 38 U.S. House seats and three statewide offices on Nov. 3.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court ruled that a sheriff may not continue holding ballots that had been seized.
News · MO
The Supreme Court has rejected a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time.
News · US
The U.S. and China also moved forward with military crisis contacts, trade discussions and a two-month extension of their trade truce.