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October 29, 2026

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Oct 28 · A federal judge refuses the Justice Department's request to make California set aside about 20,000 mail ballots it says are likely from noncitizens, and the department appeals

Oct 28 · Hacktivists publish names and contact details of more than 40,000 Homeland Security employees, including ICE and Border Patrol staff, and DHS says it is investigating a potential breach

Oct 28 · Alphabet shares fall about 10% after its quarterly revenue misses forecasts and its cash flow turns negative on AI spending, while Microsoft rises on 48% Azure growth

Oct 28 · The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady six days before the midterms, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissenting in favor of a hike

Oct 28 · Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined the rallying cry 'Sí, se puede,' dies at 96

Oct 28 · A New York Times report ties Mary Peltola's campaign to recruiting a second Dan Sullivan for Alaska's Senate race; her campaign denies it and Trump says she shouldn't be on the ballot

Oct 27 · The Supreme Court declines to revive a Biden-era rule letting immigration judges pause deportation cases, leaving a Texas-Justice Department deal in place

Oct 27 · Hackers target the Federal Election Commission's filing system, knocking campaign finance disclosures offline a week before the midterms

Oct 27 · A residential cruise ship halts its round-the-world voyage in Cambodia over soaring fuel costs, leaving about 200 passengers to find somewhere to live

Oct 28 · A high-speed train slams into a stopped train south of Madrid, killing at least 64 people in Spain's second deadly rail crash this year

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Oct 28 · Obama rallies in Atlanta for Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, blaming Trump's Iran war for rising prices and mocking the White House over his Cheesecake Factory joke

Oct 28 · A Minnesota prosecutor charges James O'Keefe and Cam Higby with felony unlawful voting and identity theft over undercover videos shot at polling places in August

Oct 28 · Trump defends Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother at an Ohio rally as criticism of the ad continues

Oct 28 · Republicans escalate attacks on Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate race as Mike Rogers, Ted Cruz and JD Vance campaign in the state

Oct 27 · Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia blames the media and Washington for her five-day tenure

Oct 28 · Early voting tops 35 million six days before the midterms as both parties push turnout in battleground states

Oct 27 · U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban diplomats clash in a shouting match on the U.N. General Assembly floor during the annual embargo debate

Oct 27 · FBI agents search a Beverly Hills mansion in an investigation of former Rep. Eric Swalwell

Oct 27 · Trump and James Talarico hold dueling rallies in Texas a week before the Senate election

Oct 27 · Israel's election ends with neither Netanyahu's bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot's winning a majority after record turnout

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