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Thursday, October 29, 2026

200 stories, ranked by how many outlets across the spectrum covered each one · Updated Nov 1, 2026, 6:38 AM ET

Topics this day: 2026 Midterm Elections Alaska Politics Texas Politics California Politics Iran Health Policy & RFK Jr.Immigration & ICE Michigan Politics Israel & Gaza Voting & Election Law

Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation 12 outlets
Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots amid criminal probe over Senate candidate 10 outlets
Over 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds 7 outlets
Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in a U.S. election 7 outlets
How Michigan’s Midterm Senate Race Could Influence the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary 6 outlets
Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation 6 outlets
Trump campaigns in South Carolina as Senate race is surprisingly close 5 outlets
Haley Stevens' fiance hammers El-Sayed, says he'll vote for Rogers 5 outlets
Watch live: Trump makes final pitch for GOP in South Carolina 4 outlets
Controversial Ramaswamy ad with Acton's mother off the air 4 outlets
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s team acknowledged screwup in case against former FBI officials 3 outlets
As early voting surges, Trump reshuffles his schedule to add back rallies in Iowa and Kansas 3 outlets
Washington state secretary of state fires back at DOJ over noncitizen voter claim: 'Profoundly disappointing' 2 outlets
Midterm elections put Social Security funding gaps on the ballot 2 outlets
Homeland Security Leak Exposes More Than 41,000 Employees 2 outlets
Where does push to end daylight saving time stand in Congress? 2 outlets
WATCH: Trumps host Halloween celebration at the White House 2 outlets
Kansas, Maine Senate races neck and neck: CNN poll 2 outlets
Top U.S. Middle East commander briefs Trump on Iran blockade 2 outlets
As Texas Dems predict a Hispanic wave, Hinojosa takes her pitch ringside 2 outlets
New York state police taking over Cornell sexual assault complaints 2 outlets
WATCH: Trump calls reporter 'disgusting' when questioned about not traveling to Kansas 2 outlets
North Korea linked to $6.3B Binance hack 2 outlets
Trump again calls for prosecution of Mary Peltola as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – live 2 outlets
Starlink controversy highlights Musk’s global influence 2 outlets
Court Blocks Strict New Rule for Medicaid Work Requirements 2 outlets
As Trump escalates extreme attacks, Democrats – finally – rally round El-Sayed 2 outlets
Bolsonaro declares himself 'leader' of Brazil after fleeing country, arriving in Miami 2 outlets
Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign's alleged links to same-name candidate 2 outlets
35 states, DC reach $220M settlement with General Motors over driver data privacy 1 outlet
Trump's Justice Department pushes a spate of politically sensitive cases as midterm elections near 1 outlet
The bizarre twist shaking up Alaska's Senate race and catching Trump's ire 1 outlet
Justice Department announces Trump plans for golf course are in the works 1 outlet
Trump's crony diplomacy is marginalizing Marco Rubio 1 outlet
Charlie Kirk’s final endorsement is on the ropes — despite his group’s big push 1 outlet
Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to 'beloved actor' Sir Patrick Stewart after his death at 86 1 outlet
Wes Moore: To prevent the next Cornell 7 case, we must raise better men 1 outlet
New World screwworm case reported in Arizona dog 1 outlet
Most Americans—including many Iranian Americans and Jewish Americans—oppose the war in Iran. But a community of Persian Jews on Long Island are some of the war’s most ardent defenders 1 outlet
A Plan for Two Dans: How Democrats Manipulated Alaska’s Ballot 1 outlet
Trump’s midterm reckoning: Why the Republican Party is facing a Senate wipeout 1 outlet
Obama admin first launched the investigation into Ilhan Omar's alleged brother marriage 1 outlet
Data center health worries animate midterm campaigns 1 outlet
Watch: Bang for Your Buck — Get the Most from Your 2027 Medicare Benefits 1 outlet
The race for Texas governor will decide control of the House 1 outlet
Election Day isn't here, but the ballot battles are 1 outlet
A Sailor Jumped From the U.S.S. Lincoln. The Navy Punished Him. 1 outlet
The left's 2027 wishlist 1 outlet
Nvidia Chief, Jensen Huang, Is Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot 1 outlet
How to watch live 2026 election results on CBS News 1 outlet
Live updates: Trump, Vance zip across South to shore up GOP votes 1 outlet
Answers to Your Questions About New York Times Midterm Election Coverage 1 outlet
National Constitution Center Names New Leader 1 outlet
Watch live: Vance returns to Texas as GOP's Senate stakes rise 1 outlet
Why the midterms are a warning sign for both parties 1 outlet
Sparks fly between Bresnahan, Cognetti in Pennsylvania House debate 1 outlet
Candidate Websites Are Filled With A.I.-Written Text, Analysis Shows 1 outlet
Selective sanctuary: America's 'White South Africans Only' refugee policy is wrong 1 outlet
Third-Party Spoilers, Long Fueled by Both Parties, Could Matter This Year 1 outlet
Make some medications more affordable by cutting one piece of red tape 1 outlet
Voting standoffs are growing amid high levels of distrust between federal and state officials 1 outlet
Trump’s Rollback of Methane Regulations Is Welcome 1 outlet
Nearly 40 House Dems skip effort to end Ilhan Omar immigration probe 1 outlet
How debates became high-risk and low-reward in the viral era 1 outlet
AI founders want to give shares to the public? Give them to Social Security. 1 outlet
Rove expecting Trump to resume 'kinetic action' against Iran after midterms 1 outlet
Regulate AI, but don't hand the 21st century to China 1 outlet
Airline groups push back on Ebola declaration requirements 1 outlet
How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could undermine Republicans' campaigns 1 outlet
West Virginia sues TikTok, alleging app is 'harming kids' 1 outlet
WATCH: How does The Associated Press call 2026 midterm election winners? 4 things to know 1 outlet
25 years later, 9/11 families are still fighting to get their day in court 1 outlet
Dartmouth official resigns over AI use 1 outlet
Donald Trump’s male gaze | Letter 1 outlet
Judge Orders Trump Officials to Outline Election Demands Sent to States 1 outlet
Trump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba’s $50 Million Deal 1 outlet
America is getting an energy election twice over. The midterms are part referendum on the Iran war and fuel prices; and part poll on data centers and their impact on electricity bills. 1 outlet
NC's redrawn 1st District is most expensive race in US 1 outlet
Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes charges over fatal Colorado Molotov cocktail attack 1 outlet
On the campaign trail, Trump delivers his greatest political hits and mourns end of rallies 1 outlet
Vance makes fiery closing pitch for Paxton: 'Texas is not surrendering a damn thing' 1 outlet
Voter voices: Which issues matter most to Americans? 1 outlet
Warren asks DOJ to investigate Bank of America over money laundering violations 1 outlet
Report on alleged ‘second Dan Sullivan’ effort emerges after nearly 1 in 10 Alaskans voted 1 outlet
Platner drops f-bomb after being tracked down by reporter in Maine 1 outlet
Trump administration's definition of 'medically frail' unlawful, according to federal judge 1 outlet
A Clash Over Trans Women in Sports Erupts at a Pro Soccer Game 1 outlet
Scalise stresses voter turnout: 'We can hold the House' 1 outlet
Trump hammers culture war attacks on Andrews in final rally for Graham 1 outlet
Fishing is a key issue in Alaska's tight U.S. Senate race 1 outlet
Piers Morgan, Katie Zacharia tangle in contentious interview: 'You sound like a robot' 1 outlet
Trump blasts Democrats over Hegseth impeachment chatter 1 outlet
Cuts like a knife: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams trolls Trump with new song 1 outlet
House GOP launches probe into Peltola campaign ballot stacking allegations 1 outlet
HHS begins recruiting new vaccine advisers 1 outlet
Four Scenarios for How the Midterms Could Go 1 outlet
Alaska Senate Race Plunges Into Chaos Amid Ballot Dispute 1 outlet
Little-known rule could stop socialists from being sworn into Congress 1 outlet
Trump returns to South Carolina as Senate race tightens 1 outlet
Georgia Republican Donor Gets 15 Years in $76 Million Ponzi Scheme 1 outlet
Steve Kornacki breaks down Maine Senate race 1 outlet
Obama adds some zing to Democrats' closing message 1 outlet
'Decoy Dan' Sullivan case leads top senator to break four-year X silence: 'Pattern of Lies' 1 outlet
Dead felon voting controversy grows as 'Betty No Last Name' surfaces in Spanberger's rights restoration push 1 outlet
U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After Fiery Showdown at United Nations 1 outlet
More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surge 1 outlet
Severe weather expected on Election Day in several key states 1 outlet
After losing his majority, Netanyahu tries to delegitimize election results 1 outlet
Pennsylvania congressional races could hinge on who voters blame for high prices 1 outlet
Left-Wing Activists Threaten Oxford Students over Speaker Who Helped Expose Jason Arday 1 outlet
How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms 1 outlet
Support for Trump among white evangelicals has plummeted, polls reveal 1 outlet
Most voters say enthusiasm to cast midterm ballots higher than previous elections: Survey 1 outlet
Can Democrats win against Elon Musk's millions in Texas? – video 1 outlet
Health Concerns Raised for Elementary School Near Data Centers 1 outlet
Maybe This Time, the GOP Will Confront Defeat 1 outlet
Newsom warns Trump as California deploys election lawyers to battleground districts 1 outlet
FBI, ICE won't contribute to poll monitoring: Justice Department 1 outlet
As Midterm Ads Focus on Epstein, a Florida Senator Is the Latest Target 1 outlet
Trump campaigns in South Carolina as Senate race is surprisingly close 1 outlet
Five Takeaways From the New Hampshire Senate Debate 1 outlet
Leo Terrell takes Trump administration's antisemitism fight nationwide on 15-city tour 1 outlet
Stevens on fiance voting for Rogers: 'We're a household divided' 1 outlet
Stephen A. Smith: Knicks players 'don't want to go' to White House 1 outlet
Mapping the battle for control of the House 1 outlet
Israel’s final election results show neither Netanyahu nor rival can immediately form government 1 outlet
GOP's closing argument gets cheeky 1 outlet
Exclusive: How the permitting bill could change the energy landscape 1 outlet
Bipartisan pair of Senators press Kalshi, Polymarket over election markets 1 outlet
DoorDash buying Instacart for $17B 1 outlet
Many with ACA coverage face a new crisis in 2027: Insurers fleeing the market 1 outlet
Meet the four academics who dreamed up California’s billionaire tax on the ballot Tuesday as Prop. 40 1 outlet
CNN, MSNOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent 1 outlet
DOJ vets say politically charged moves close to election violate norms 1 outlet
US dual citizen extradited to El Salvador, accused of killing son's mother and abandoning toddler: DOJ 1 outlet
Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation rose slightly in September 1 outlet
Federal investigation of Rep. Omar is partially focused on whether she entered into sham green-card marriage 1 outlet
Libertarians challenge Trump-backed Republicans, look to shake up midterms beyond GOP-Dem duopoly 1 outlet
5 expert takeaways on 2026 midterm election security 1 outlet
GDP report to give insight before Election Day. And, Israel's election is deadlocked 1 outlet
Trump’s final sprint: From the Politics Desk 1 outlet
Feds raid multiple Minnesota autism service providers amid Medicaid fraud investigations 1 outlet
Trump Wants to Kick ‘Rogue Activist Judges’ Off Cases. Can He? 1 outlet
Vance undecided on whether Peltola should be prosecuted 1 outlet
Trump cancels Kansas midterm rally 1 outlet
Election expert sounds alarm on how noncitizens are landing on voter rolls 1 outlet
Republicans have knives out for Peltola as Democrats largely silent 1 outlet
In tight Kansas Senate race, struggling farmers are split 1 outlet
Potential Binance 'hack' forces crypto firms to freeze $3 billion 1 outlet
Sky-high gas prices aren't shaking Trump's MAGA faithful in oil country as supporters warn of bigger threat 1 outlet
Alaska Dems caught red-handed; Mary Peltola knew of 'Dan Sullivan' ballot plot 1 outlet
ActBlue's woes not over as top Republican predicts potential DOJ charges over foreign cash controversy 1 outlet
America's enemies prepare to take the next major war into outer space 1 outlet
Trump’s plea – ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ – deserves to backfire | Margaret Sullivan 1 outlet
Who will win the 2026 US midterm elections? Ask Latinos – Stateside with Kai and Carter 1 outlet
Democratic lawmakers decry Osha’s push to roll back worker respiratory protections 1 outlet
FTC orders Delta, Uber and others to hand over data on algorithmic pricing 1 outlet
Was Ralph Nader right about (almost) everything? His challenge to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections 1 outlet
Democrats see battleground map expand to South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi 1 outlet
Trump faces ‘purest referendum’ in South Carolina 1 outlet
Democrats eye ways to rein in the power of future presidents 1 outlet
Johnson signals he’ll remain atop GOP, scrambling leadership landscape 1 outlet
Midterm results could bring brewing student loan battle to a head 1 outlet
The Memo: Trump faces massive midterm rebuke — if the polls are right 1 outlet
Four lessons the US can learn from the youth protests in France 1 outlet
Five minutes to doomsday: US and world leaders' scary talk of looming disaster 1 outlet
Senators propose bipartisan changes in their chamber's procedures 1 outlet
State Dept. to Shift Millions in Contraception Funding to Cover Energy Costs 1 outlet
Stormy weather could hit key states on Election Day, forecasters predict 1 outlet
On the Ballot: The 5 key money moves in the priciest midterms yet 1 outlet
Omar’s midterm rival exposes 'vicious' Somali gangs amid immigration probe into embattled rep 1 outlet
Dem probes could ‘torture’ young Trump officials with crushing legal bills, subpoenaed conservative warns 1 outlet
Minnesota official's voter guide message on Somali TV triggers viral backlash: 'Not an accident' 1 outlet
Trump to join tele-rallies 19 states after midterm event cancellations 1 outlet
Thune goes all-in on campaign trail as Schumer stays on bench, faces rejection from fellow Dems 1 outlet
The other Sullivan comes under the microscope 1 outlet
One issue, different bills: Energy costs shape key midterm races 1 outlet
How big midterm wins could vault Jon Ossoff and Josh Shapiro into 2028 1 outlet
Most of the Races for Governor Broke Already 1 outlet
Israel’s Economic Resilience Is Its Untold Story 1 outlet
Ancient Roman Swag Sells, the Smithsonian’s Shunned, and Your Art Critic Visits Cornell 1 outlet
Economy, healthcare, Iran war top voters' concerns ahead of midterms: Gallup 1 outlet
Border-state Democrat in toss-up race says both parties 'have kicked the can' on border security 1 outlet
Trump administration opens criminal investigation over alleged noncitizen voting in California 1 outlet
A ghost story in the nation's Capitol 1 outlet
State ballots let voters decide on abortion, taxes, transgender restrictions 1 outlet
These are the House races to watch in the 2026 midterm election on Nov. 3 1 outlet
Donald Trump’s Texas Troubles – podcast 1 outlet
U.S. troops are operating around the clock to maintain the Iranian blockade and protect ships in the Hormuz strait. What Wall Street Journal reporters observed aboard the USS George Washington 1 outlet
A Mississippi Democrat is unexpectedly threatening Republicans’ grip on the state 1 outlet
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s racist remarks at rallies: ‘really takes you back about 200 years’ 1 outlet
‘Strength of matriarchs’: New Mexico’s Deb Haaland poised to be first female Native American governor 1 outlet
Go Behind the Scenes of NBC News’ Decision Desk 1 outlet
Fallout in Alaska Senate Race Over Peltola’s Ballot Stacking Plot 1 outlet
Is Alaska’s 'spoiler candidate' strategy legal? 1 outlet
Trump cancels Iowa rally, will hold telerallies instead 1 outlet
Democrats have an identity crisis - it won't be an easy fix 1 outlet
Peltola's Alaska Senate race controversy; final midterms forecast: Live discussion 1 outlet
Who will win the 2026 US midterm elections? Ask Latinos – Stateside with Kai and Carter 1 outlet
Republicans Ramp Up Investigation Into Democratic Plan to Pack Alaska’s Ballot 1 outlet

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