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What mail-ballot rules apply to the 2026 midterms after the Supreme Court’s September 14 order?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFederal court declares challenged immigration provisions unconstitutional as applied to protected speechWhat did the Northern District of California decide about using protected speech to revoke visas or pursue deportation?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewEpstein Files Act: what DOJ has released and reported to CongressWhat does the Epstein Files Transparency Act require, and what has the Justice Department officially reported releasing and withholding?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTwo Georgia state pages differ on Election Day ballot drop boxesWhy do two Georgia government pages give different 2026 drop-box instructions?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewPublic Law 119-103: stopgap funding runs no later than Dec. 11 and the hemp change is narrowed until thenWhat did H.R. 6500 enact for federal funding, and what does its temporary hemp provision change?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJustice Department memo reportedly loosens political limits on senior appointeesWhat did the Justice Department change about political activity by the Attorney General and other senior appointees?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJustice Department says election monitors will cover the Nov. 3 midtermsIs the Justice Department sending election monitors to every state on November 3, and what do its records show?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewLake America is the U.S. federal name for Lake Ontario; bills to codify or reverse it remain in committeeWhat official action made Lake America the U.S. federal name, and whom does that action cover?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewLabor watchdog publishes findings on former Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemerWhat did the Labor Department inspector general conclude about former Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and what action followed?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court stay leaves Missouri’s 2022 congressional map in place for NovemberWhich congressional map governs Missouri’s November 2026 election after the state and federal emergency orders?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewGuard troops near a D.C. ballot drop box raise a federal-law questionWere National Guard troops posted at a D.C. ballot drop box, and what does federal law allow?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewU.S. did not invite OSCE observers to the 2026 midtermsDid the U.S. government invite international OSCE observers to the November 3, 2026 midterms, and what do official records show?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewPentagon casualty records list 21 U.S. deaths across Iran-war operationsHow many U.S. service members does the Pentagon’s official casualty database list as killed and wounded in the Iran war?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCalifornia Supreme Court rules Riverside sheriff’s ballot seizure unlawfulWhat did California’s Supreme Court decide about the Riverside County sheriff’s seizure of 650,000 ballots?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSuspicious letters mailed to election and congressional officesWhat have election officials and federal authorities officially said about suspicious letters mailed to election and congressional offices in October 2026?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCFTC settles White House speech-betting case against Gabriel PerezWhat did federal regulators actually order in the White House speech-betting case?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTrump order starts a wolf-status review; federal protections remainDid the September 4 order remove federal protections for gray wolves or Mexican wolves?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewEast Wing: Supreme Court stay is still the latest order; the FOIA case is separateWhat did the Supreme Court’s August 31 stay change for East Wing construction, and what did the separate FOIA ruling decide?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewIran war powers: House passes H. Con. Res. 93; Senate rejects H. Con. Res. 89, 49-50What has Congress done on Iran war powers since the President reported new strikes beginning September 1?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewArlington County sues over Memorial Circle arch: what official records showWhat do official records show about the proposed Memorial Circle arch and its approvals, and what is verified about Arlington County's lawsuit?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewUniversities sue over narrowed student internship (CPT) guidanceWhat did the August 2026 student-visa guidance change about Curricular Practical Training, and what have the universities asked the court to do?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewATF stops enforcing National Firearms Act registration for silencers and short-barreled gunsWhat did ATF announce about enforcing National Firearms Act registration and approval rules for suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and what court ruling is it based on?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCourt blocks Big Bend border wall work and stays DHS law waiversWhat did the federal court in El Paso order about border wall construction and Homeland Security’s law waivers in Texas’s Big Bend region?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCalifornia sues ICE over immigration arrests at state courthousesWhat does California's October 15 lawsuit against ICE over civil immigration arrests at state courthouses ask a federal court to do?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCensus Bureau proposal to leave some noncitizens out of the 2030 apportionment countWhat has the Census Bureau formally proposed about counting noncitizens and asking about race in the 2030 census, and is it final?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewHouse censured Rep. Chuck Edwards on Sept. 1; no later House action on recordWhat did the House decide about Representative Chuck Edwards, and has anything changed since the September 1 vote?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFederal Medicaid and CHIP funding ban for youth gender treatments takes effectWhat does the CMS rule on Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender-related treatments for minors actually do, when did it take effect, and what has happened in court?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewWisconsin court ruling on counting absentee ballots delivered late because of official errorWhat did the Dane County court rule about counting absentee ballots that reached polling places after 8 p.m. because of election officials’ errors?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewHomeland Security makes final the end of automatic work-permit extensions for renewal applicantsWhat does the Homeland Security final rule on automatic extensions of work permits (EADs) do, who is affected, and when does it apply?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewHomeland Security cuts the time refugees have to answer a status-termination notice from 30 days to 10What does the Homeland Security rule on terminating refugee status change, who does it apply to, and is it in effect?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewHomeland Security proposes $70,000 fee for international student work training (OPT)What would the Homeland Security proposal on Optional Practical Training fees do, who would pay, and is it in effect?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCourt order on taxpayer-funded Trump TV ads: Common Cause and DNC suitsWhat does the law say about the government-paid television ads featuring President Trump, and what has a court decided?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewEast Potomac tree removal: judge orders a halt through Oct. 26What is verified about the East Potomac tree removals, and what has the court actually decided?
Last archive check Oct 20, 2026 →Verified reviewWhite House office proposes painting the Eisenhower building white; comments due Nov. 16What has the White House Office of Administration proposed for the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's exterior, and where does the review stand?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewElon Musk’s 2026 political contributions in FEC filingsWhat do Federal Election Commission filings show about Elon Musk’s contributions to political committees in the 2026 midterm cycle?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewIRS waives penalties for highway use of red-dye diesel; tax deferral guidance still to comeWhat does President Trump’s October 5 order on dyed diesel actually do, and has the IRS acted on it?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewDrones barred within one nautical mile of the U.S.-Mexico borderWhat airspace near the U.S.-Mexico border did federal agencies close to drones in October 2026, and how can operators get permission to fly there?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFederal Election Commission without a quorum heading into the 2026 midtermsCan the Federal Election Commission enforce campaign finance law or issue guidance before the November 3, 2026 election, and where do the nominations to restore its quorum stand?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFederal judge dismisses noncitizen-voting charge, finding 18 U.S.C. 611 unconstitutional as appliedWhat did the federal court in Florida decide about the federal law that makes noncitizen voting in federal elections a crime, and who does the ruling cover?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFired FBI employees from the classified-documents case sue Patel and BlancheWhat lawsuit have the FBI employees who were fired after working on the classified-documents investigation filed, and what does the official record show so far?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewAppeals court revives Fairfax and Arlington school boards' suits against the Education DepartmentWhat did the Fourth Circuit decide on October 15 about the Fairfax and Arlington school boards' lawsuits over the Education Department's Title IX funding actions?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewHamtramck mayoral race: court-ordered handling of 37 uncounted absentee ballotsWhat did Michigan courts order about the 37 uncounted absentee ballots in Hamtramck's November 2025 mayoral election?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewHawaii Elections Commission without a chair: the Supreme Court mandamus caseWhy has Hawaii's Elections Commission not met since June, and what are two commissioners asking the state Supreme Court to order?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewPentagon creates an Office of Religious Affairs reporting to HegsethWhat is the Office of Religious Affairs that Secretary Pete Hegseth created to oversee religious support and chaplains, and what has the department said it will and will not do?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewICE shooting in Marble Hill: what federal, state and city officials sayWhat have DHS, the New York governor and the New York City mayor officially said about the October 8 ICE shooting in Marble Hill?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFederal search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home: what the official record showsWhat have federal officials and Representative Omar's office officially said about the October 12 search of her Washington, D.C. home?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewImmigration fines rule: judge paused it, then DHS and Justice made it finalWhat did the federal court in Massachusetts order about DHS fines on immigrants who stay after removal or voluntary departure orders, and what did the October 14 final rule change?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFederal court rejects Justice Jennifer Brunner's challenge to Ohio party labels for judicial candidatesWhat did the federal court decide about Ohio's law putting party labels next to some judicial candidates on the ballot?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJohn Eastman asks the Supreme Court to review his disbarment (No. 26-336)What is John Eastman asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide about his California disbarment, and where does the case stand?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJudge declines to pause the federal-contractor DEI order (Executive Order 14398)What did the federal court in Maryland decide about Executive Order 14398, which bars “racially discriminatory DEI activities” by federal contractors?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCourt pauses USDA reorganization, Beltsville closure and Forest Service move to UtahWhat did the federal court order about the Agriculture Department plan to reorganize, including closing the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and moving the Forest Service headquarters to Salt Lake City?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCourt dismisses John Brennan suit to make the government preserve investigation recordsWhat did the federal court decide in former CIA Director John Brennan’s lawsuit asking that records from Justice Department investigations of him be preserved?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCourt rulings on renaming the Kennedy Center for President TrumpWhat did the federal court decide about renaming the Kennedy Center for President Trump and closing it for renovation?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFederal judge dismisses Justice Department suit over New York City sanctuary lawsWhat did the federal court in Brooklyn decide in the Justice Department’s lawsuit challenging New York City’s laws limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJustice Department antitrust probe of TV networks over pool coverage: what records showWhat is verified about the Justice Department's reported antitrust investigation of five TV networks over White House pool coverage, and what has the court ruled on the White House press ban behind it?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJustice Department opens civil-rights investigation of D.C. jail conditionsWhat is the Justice Department investigating at the D.C. Department of Corrections, and what has it found so far?
Last archive check Oct 20, 2026 →Verified reviewJustice Department election-crime charge announcements before the 2026 midtermsWhat election-crime charges has the Justice Department announced in its fall 2026 series of releases, and what laws do they cite?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJustice Department sues Denver over mask and ID rules for federal officersWhat does the Justice Department's October 8 lawsuit against Denver challenge, and has a court ruled on Denver's mask and identification rules for federal officers?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFederal judge dismisses Justice Department suit over Michigan cage-free egg lawWhat did the federal court decide about the Justice Department's challenge to Michigan's cage-free egg law, and is the law still in effect?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJustice Department sues St. Paul and Portland over mask and ID rules for federal officersWhat do the Justice Department's October 15 lawsuits against St. Paul and Portland challenge, and what do the city rules require of federal officers?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJustice Department demand that California hold ballots of alleged noncitizen votersWhat has the Justice Department asked California election officials to do with mail ballots sent to people it says are likely noncitizens, and how have state officials responded?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewJustice Department charges 28 green-card holders in California with voting-related crimesWhat did the Justice Department charge in its October 19, 2026 California "Operation Protect the Vote" arrests, and how does it connect to the dispute over California mail ballots?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewFederal judge vacates Justice Department voter-roll review policyWhat did the federal court decide on October 9 about the Justice Department’s program of collecting state voter rolls and checking them for noncitizens?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewAmbassador Guilfoyle allegations: what is on the official recordWhat official actions have been taken on the allegations against U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewVoting and privacy groups sue Homeland Security over collection of state voter recordsWhat does the October 15 lawsuit challenge about the Homeland Security Department collecting state voter records, and what do official records show?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCourt vacates USCIS limit on voter registration at naturalization ceremoniesWhat did the federal court in Maryland decide about the USCIS policy limiting who may offer voter registration at naturalization ceremonies?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewOne-time $90 Medicare Part B rebate paid from the Medicare Improvement FundWho is getting the one-time $90 Medicare payment, where does the money come from, and what does the letter say?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSenators file resolution to block U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreementWhat did Sens. Merkley and Markey file against the U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement, and how can Congress block such an agreement?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewMichigan Supreme Court race: the law-license requirement and two unlicensed nomineesCan Michigan Supreme Court candidates who are not licensed to practice law take office if elected on November 3, 2026, and what has the Secretary of State said?
Last archive check Oct 20, 2026 →Verified reviewNebraska Supreme Court upholds voting law for citizens born abroadWhat did the Nebraska Supreme Court decide about the state law letting some U.S. citizens who have never lived in the country vote in Nebraska?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewNebraska Supreme Court keeps girls sports amendment on the ballotWhat did the Nebraska Supreme Court decide about the challenge to the Fairness for Girls ballot measure, Initiative Measure 442?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewNew Hampshire student IDs at the polls: state asks Supreme Court for a stayCan New Hampshire voters use a student ID at the polls in November, and what did the federal court order about the state's new voter ID law?
Last archive check Oct 20, 2026 →Verified reviewNew York City orders review of NYPD use-of-force policyWhat did Mayor Mamdani order about reviewing NYPD use-of-force policy and police accountability in October 2026?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewMaduro and Cilia Flores charged with torture conspiracy in new indictmentWhat did the Justice Department charge Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores with on October 8, 2026, and what has a court decided so far?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTrump says Fort Hood shooter’s execution will not be livestreamedWhat official records show about the scheduled execution of Nidal Hasan and the Pentagon’s plan to livestream it?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewAppeals court orders California's ID rule for federal officers blockedWhat did the Ninth Circuit decide on October 14 about California's law requiring federal officers to display identification?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewNorth Carolina letters to 1,392 voters flagged as potential noncitizensWhat is the North Carolina State Board of Elections doing about 1,392 registered voters the federal SAVE database flagged as potential noncitizens, and what does a letter mean for those voters?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewOhio appeals court rules EdChoice vouchers unconstitutional; program continues during appealWhat did the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals decide about the EdChoice voucher program, and does the program continue during the appeal?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewDoes a poll worker’s mark on your ballot void it? What election officials sayIs a ballot disqualified if an election worker writes on it, as viral posts claim?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewAppeals court hears the government's challenge to the Presidential Records Act orderWhat did a federal judge order about White House compliance with the Presidential Records Act, and what is the appeals court now deciding?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSan Mateo County ballots reported stolen from a Daly City post officeWhat has San Mateo County said about vote-by-mail ballots reported stolen from a Daly City post office, and what can affected voters do?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSenators ask Justice Department to rule out seizing ballots before certificationWhat does Justice Department policy say about interfering with ballots during the 2026 election, and what have senators asked the Attorney General to confirm?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewAdministration asks Supreme Court to limit courts' power to vacate agency rulesWhat has the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to decide about federal courts setting aside agency rules and actions?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewStates and cities petition First Circuit over NHTSA fuel economy rule; filing was October 2Who has asked a court to review NHTSA’s new fuel economy rule, what does the rule say, and has the court done anything yet?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewCities ask Supreme Court to pause Texas-Justice Department judgment ending immigration-court closure ruleWhat are Baltimore, Columbus, New Haven and Centro Legal asking the Supreme Court to pause, and what did the June 22 judgment do?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court agrees to hear asylum "material support" case (Blanche v. Ozurumba, No. 25-1343)What did the Supreme Court agree to decide in Blanche v. Ozurumba about the terrorism "material support" bar to asylum, and what did the lower court rule?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court agrees to hear DOGE records-discovery case (No. 25-1103)What did the Supreme Court agree to decide in the U.S. DOGE Service records case brought by CREW, and what happens next?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court leaves in place sanctions on Lake and Finchem lawyers (Parker v. Gates, No. 25-882)What did the Supreme Court do with the appeal by lawyers sanctioned over Kari Lake and Mark Finchem's 2022 Arizona voting-machine lawsuit, and what did the lower courts rule?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court lets third-country deportations resume, sets December argumentWhat did the Supreme Court order on September 29, 2026 about deporting people to countries other than their own, and what happens next?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court blocks order forcing quick FCC ruling on political ad ratesWhat did the Supreme Court decide on October 14 in the FCC political ad-rate case, and what is still undecided?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court agrees to review federal ban on distilling spirits at homeWhat did the Supreme Court agree to decide about the federal ban on distilling spirits in a home?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court declines to hear 9/11 defendants' bid to revive plea dealsWhat did the Supreme Court do with the appeals by Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and co-defendants over their withdrawn plea agreements?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court takes up Montgomery County magnet school admissions caseWhat did the Supreme Court agree to decide in the challenge to Montgomery County, Maryland's magnet middle school admissions?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewSupreme Court sends Washington Latino voting map case back to the Ninth CircuitWhat did the Supreme Court do on October 5 in the Washington legislative map cases, and what does it leave open?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTemporary Protected Status for Ukraine and Sudan reaches its October 19 end dateWhat do official records say about Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainians and Sudanese as the current designations reach their October 19, 2026 end date?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewAppeals court reinstates Kansas ban on prefilled mail-ballot applicationsWhat did the federal appeals court decide about the Kansas law that bars groups from prefilling mail-ballot applications they send to voters?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTreasury license allows Russian diesel imports through April 2027What did the U.S. government actually authorize after President Trump announced a diesel deal with Russia?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTreasury rules let charities and governments donate company stock into children's Trump AccountsWhat did Treasury change about donating stock to Trump Accounts, what limits apply, and is it in effect?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTrump orders White House hearing on whether to remove Fed Governor Lisa CookWhat did President Trump order about Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, and what has the Supreme Court said about removing her?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTrump order creates a White House Women’s Health Task Force and an NIH Women’s Health DivisionWhat does President Trump’s October 19, 2026 executive order on women’s health do, and what does it revoke?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewPresident waives new Russia sanctions law’s duties and most sanctionsWhat did President Trump’s October 16 order do with the sanctions and tariffs Congress passed in the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTrump v. Clinton: dismissal and $937,989 sanctions affirmed; Supreme Court bidWhere does President Trump's RICO lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and the DNC stand, and has the Supreme Court agreed to hear it?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewTulare County voters sent duplicate vote-by-mail ballotsWhat has Tulare County said about voters who received duplicate vote-by-mail ballots, and which ballot counts?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewU.S. places the International Criminal Court itself under sanctionsWhat did the U.S. government actually do when it announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, and what has a federal court said about penalties on U.S. groups that work with it?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewPostal Service postmark rules for mailed ballots in the November 3, 2026 electionWhat has the Postal Service officially said about postmarking mailed ballots for the November 3, 2026 general election, and why might a ballot mailed close to Election Day get a late postmark?
Last archive check Oct 19, 2026 →Verified reviewWhite House ban on CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO reporters: what the court ruledWhat has the federal court ruled about the White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO reporters, and are their White House passes restored?
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