by Austin C. McCoy | Nov 3, 2026 | 2026 Elections, 2026 midterms, AI, ALPR, Anthropic, big tech, data centers, elections, Flock, labor, license plate readers, Meta, midterms, Op-Ed, OpenAI, Organizing, Taxes, Workers
Since taking front row seats at Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, Big Tech companies led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and others have accumulated more profits and political power than they have ever before enjoyed. However, as Big Tech has sought to impose AI technology onto U.S. communities, often without consent, masses of Americans have risen to challenge AI data…
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by Alyssa Bowen | Nov 2, 2026 | 2026 midterms, Abortion, Ballot Initiatives, Catholic Church, IVF, Leonard Leo, News Analysis, Virginia
On November 3, Virginians will vote on two ballot initiatives that have become the center of a well-resourced campaign led by Catholic Bishop Michael Burbidge. This campaign is urging congregants to vote “no” on two ballot measures. Ballot Question 1 would affirm abortion access as a constitutional right in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Ballot Question 2 would repeal a 2006 same-sex marriage…
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by Julia Conley | Nov 2, 2026 | 2026 midterms, Donald Trump, elections, News, Trump Administration, Voter Suppression
Days after the US Department of Justice threatened election officials in all 50 states with possible prosecution unless they preserve election records — the latest push by the Trump administration to cast doubt on the validity of the upcoming midterm elections — a federal judge on Friday ordered the DOJ to reach out to the officials again, this time to rescind the threat. The DOJ must contact…
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by Sam Rosenthal | Oct 2, 2026 | 2026 midterms, Democratic Party, DNC, elections, News
This summer, attendees who were punctual enough to make it into the 9:00 am Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) resolutions meeting at its August convening in Texas were treated to an unusual display: In a humdrum corner of the Austin Marriott Downtown, the DNC resolutions committee voted to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). And, in a move that went against the DNC’s habit of…
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by Chris Walker | Sep 29, 2026 | 2026 Elections, 2026 midterms, Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, News, Polls
During an interview on CNBC on Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) attempted to persuade viewers to vote for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections, suggesting that Americans want a repeat of the last two years, despite polling indicating otherwise. “What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already,” Johnson said…
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by Dion Nissenbaum | Sep 28, 2026 | 2026 election, 2026 Elections, 2026 midterms, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Disenfranchisement, elections, midterms, News, SAVE database, Supreme Court, Texas, Trump Administration, Voting Rights
The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for election officials to resume using a federal immigration status verification system to check voter rolls for potential noncitizens — a significant victory for President Donald Trump’s administration, but one that’s likely to have little impact on the November midterm elections. The unsigned opinion hit pause on a lower court’s ruling from June…
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