Sheriff and DA races tomorrow revolve around heated issues such as police misconduct, ICE collaboration, and efforts to investigate elections. But which elections should you watch? We identify 25 races that are worth your attention:
The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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"Since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second administration, at least 57 deaths have been recorded in ICE custody..." www.newsfromthestates.com/article/outs...
In a staggering overpayment, the Trump admin spent nearly half a BILLION dollars on an ICE detention facility in MN. Michele Tafoya has "no reaction" to Trump's grift. We need a senator who will stand up to Trump, not give him a blank check on his chaos and cruelty.
Gideon Rachman outlines the three simultaneous strategies that Putin progressing which aim to split the West and realign the US as the Kremlin's new junior partner in a trilateral world. www.ft.com/content/eae8...
How Putin has split the west
Three different camps have emerged within the western alliance on how to deal with Russia
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NEW: ProPublica found that over 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by immigration agents. Forty Democratic lawmakers are now asking the Department of Homeland Security to explain why Americans have been held against their will.
After ProPublica Investigation, House Democrats Demand Answers on U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents
ProPublica found that over 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by immigration agents. Forty Democratic lawmakers are now asking the Department of Homeland Security to explain why Americans have been ...
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www.cleveland.com/open/2026/11...
GOP-tied group tries again to trick Democrats into abandoning Amy Acton
A mysterious political group with Republican connections is again trying to disingenuously convince likely Amy Acton supporters that the Democratic gubernatorial nominee is too conservative.
cleveland.com
This is… insane: “Musk has spent $474 million to help Trump and the GOP win the midterms…roughly 0.05% of his net worth.” “If you compare his worth to the median American’s, Musk’s political spending this election cycle is equivalent to $116.” From @andrewperez.bsky.social & @swin24.bsky.social:
How Elon Musk Bought the Midterms. We Did the Math
Musk has spent $474 million to help Trump and the GOP win the midterms. For everyday Americans, it’s the equivalent of buying a few IMAX tickets or a DoorDash dinner for two.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates does it better than anyone.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Haley Stevens and a “Violent, Chauvinist Power”
Stevens’s defection from the Democratic vote isn’t a story about party intrigue. It is a story about Stevens waking up and choosing violence. In supporting Mike Rogers, she has allied herself with an ...
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In Poland, 'coalition of the willing' holds first large-scale military exercise
In Poland, 'coalition of the willing' holds first large-scale military exercise
The Koalijca exercise is set to take place in Nowa Deba, in southeastern Poland, from November 9 to 22. Nearly 2,800 soldiers, mostly French, are expected to be deployed to test the alliance's ability to mobilize in the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine.
lemonde.fr
GDP grew at a 3.4% annual rate last quarter and most of that was IT equipment. My guess: not gaming rigs -- data centers. (with @svaneksmith) https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/our-jekyll-and-hyde-economy
In the Trump admin, Elon.... -Secured more lucrative contracts -Gutted federal agencies regulating and investigating his companies -Filled the government with his loyalists Now Trump says he'll preemptively pardon Musk if Dems take back Congress. Blatant, egregious corruption.
Elon Musk Spends $474 Million on the 2026 Midterm Elections
Never before has a single ultrawealthy person who was not running for office spent this much during a single election cycle.
nytimes.com
Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business. with @texastribune.org
Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
propublica.org
How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/s... #Project2025 #DOGE #OMB #NIH #FDA #NSF #DOE #DOD #science
How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine (Gift Article)
The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain.
nytimes.com
Evacuated Ukrainians from Oleshky: 'We don't know where to go, but one thing is certain: We will survive'
Evacuated Ukrainians from Oleshky: 'We don't know where to go, but one thing is certain: We will survive'
During a six-day ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, around 700 people managed to leave Oleshky, which has been occupied by Russian forces for four years and is located right on the front lines. The abandoned population was suffering from severe shortages of food and medicine.
lemonde.fr
NEW: In August, a tribe elder warned reporters. The Trump administration was racing to build a second border wall near her ancestors’ final resting place. The construction was bound to disturb Native American remains. She was right.
Native American Remains Unearthed in Construction of Trump’s Border Wall
Contractors erecting a second border wall along the southern boundary of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona have bulldozed a path for equipment, uprooting plants and unearthing human remai...
propublica.org
Ukraine defies Trump to resume attacks on Russian oil refineries www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n... #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #NAFO #Fellas #Blues
Ukraine defies Trump to resume attacks on Russian oil refineries
Kremlin says Kyiv is ‘simply ignoring’ US wishes days before midterm elections after reported strikes on two oil sites
theguardian.com
Dan Sullivan has made it clear who he works for, and it isn’t Alaskans. It’s the special interests bankrolling his campaign and the corporate greed crushing families statewide. On Tuesday, we’re sending Dan a message – Alaska is not for sale.
#EXCLUSIVE: Data center utility execs maxed out donations to Dan Sullivan
#Executives tied to a data center utility investor with major public projects in the Arctic donated more than $50,000 to candidates supporting Dan Sullivan.
thealaskacurrent.com
Why Is the Media Ignoring the Stunning New Trump-Epstein Allegations? www.thenation.com/article/poli... #EpsteinFiles #PedoInChief #CarteBlanche #DOJ #Blues #DOOR
NEW: The Trump administration has initiated a string of unprecedented actions to assert more federal control over elections. While courts have thwarted most of the plans, voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls.
“Chaos” in the Air: Five Ways Voting Could Be Disrupted on Election Day
The Trump administration has initiated a string of unprecedented actions to assert more federal control over elections. While courts have thwarted most of the plans, voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls.
propublica.org
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal appeals court Sunday to overturn a ruling that dismissed DOJ’s bid to block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate election should the GOP incumbent lose. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ asks appeals court to greenlight effort to overturn Alaska’s election result
The appeal comes hours after U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled against DOJ’s lawsuit over Alaska’s election.
democracydocket.com
Tens of thousands protest in India's capital against voter roll revision
Tens of thousands protest in India's capital against voter roll revision
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi led tens of thousands through New Delhi, accusing election authorities of purging more than 133 million names from voter rolls to benefit Narendra Modi’s ruling party.
lemonde.fr
NEW — The Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party says: “Congresswoman Stevens is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future.”
BREAKING: Haley Stevens Endorses Republican in Final Attempt to Tank Abdul El-Sayed
The Democratic Party’s preferred primary candidate made the announcement two days before the election, after trying to force El-Sayed to bow to her position on Israel.
zeteo.com
Musk invested $736 million in the second Trump administration and got back $16.3 billion, a return of 2,200 percent. trib.al/97eiXA4
The OBBB was the largest redistribution from poor to rich out of any bill in American history. Changes to Medicaid start Jan 1, potentially leaving 7.5 million people uninsured by 2034.
Wow — a protester yells “Haley Stevens is a traitor!” and Stevens then wraps up her news conference with Mike Rogers in a hurry
If Donald Trump can’t have it, then apparently no one can. trib.al/uvDGySX
Trump Announces He’s Closing Public Golf Course in Full-Blown Tantrum
If Donald Trump can’t have it, then apparently no one can.
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