US District Judge Trina Thompson of the Northern District of California issued a temporary restraining order on Oct. 30 barring the Justice Department and DHS from threatening, intimidating or coercing state and local election officials to halt, set aside or not count ballots of registered voters the administration alleges are ineligible.
Reuters reported on Sat Oct 31, 9:22 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Trump calls $50 million contract for ex-lawyer Habba Mildon 'not acceptable'.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday, Oct. 29, stayed a district court order that would have forced the State Department to open registration for the FY2027 Diversity Visa lottery by Nov. 1.
BBC reported on Sat Oct 31, 7:12 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: India's opposition set to hold mega rally seeking election chief's resignation.
Reuters reported on Sat Oct 31, 7:12 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: California governor asks US judges to resist Trump attempts to seize ballots.
Reuters reported on Sat Oct 31, 5:58 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Judge ends Trump's attempts to sue Wall Street Journal over Epstein reporting.
CNBC reported on Sat Oct 31, 7:49 AM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Trump promised to slash energy costs — but gasoline, diesel and jet fuel all soared instead.
A federal prosecutor said in court Friday the Justice Department is actively working to secure a grand jury indictment against James Comey for allegedly directing the sharing of secret national defense information, per Bloomberg.
Schumer has called a special Democratic Caucus meeting for Sunday night with election lawyer Marc Elias to discuss election security, Punchbowl News reports.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has landed back in Warsaw after turning his plane around mid-trip to Senegal, as riot police deploy around the Constitutional Tribunal in a standoff over the suspension of the court's chief.
A federal appeals court denied the DOJ's renewed request to temporarily block California from counting about 20,000 mail ballots it alleges were cast by noncitizens, the department's second loss on those ballots this week.
Cook Political Report now projects Democrats gaining 12 to 25 House seats, more than enough for a majority, with 222 seats at least leaning Democratic, 195 leaning Republican and 18 toss-ups.
The Cook Political Report moved 12 more House races toward Democrats, including three Republican seats, CO-05, PA-01 and SC-01, that shift from Lean Republican to Toss Up.
