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Election lawsuits to watch one week before the midterm elections

Kaelan Deese · October 28, 2026 5:00 am

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) agents patrol around the Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce)

Fourth Circuit grills DOJ on lawsuit over Virginia’s crackdown on local police cooperation with ICE

Cassidy Hutchinson

Grand jury declines to indict ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony

Halima Salman shields her face as she leaves federal court.

New York woman convicted of receiving military training from ISIS

Former Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism at the FBI Nikki Floris.

Judge slams federal prosecutors over new charges against ex-FBI officials

Blue paint peeling from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Pirro floats ‘serious charges’ for vandals fostering algal blooms in Reflecting Pool

Claire Carter June 21, 2026 2:24 pm

Pride flags are displayed in the bedroom of high school student Leo Burchell in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

Appeals court bars California from hiding student gender transitions from parents

Jack Birle June 19, 2026 5:32 pm

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

DOJ won’t sign declaration over canceled anti-weaponization fund: ‘Demands are unnecessary’

Kaelan Deese June 19, 2026 4:59 pm

Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a conference hosted by the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled on April 15, 2025 in Chicago.

Judge allows DOJ to release Biden interview audio to Heritage Foundation

Emily Hallas June 19, 2026 4:47 pm

San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp waits for the sign during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Friday, June 12, 2026, in San Francisco, Calif.

Florida subpoenas MLB for ‘selectively enforcing’ uniform rules to reprimand Christian pitchers

David Zimmermann June 19, 2026 4:00 pm

The James R. Browning United States Courthouse building, a courthouse for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, is photographed Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Ninth Circuit to weigh if religious ministries can limit hiring to like-minded employees

Jack Birle June 19, 2026 2:33 pm

Democratic Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a primary election night event in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Former Larry Krasner supervisor suspended for three years after misleading judge in death penalty case

Kaelan Deese June 19, 2026 1:10 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer wait to greet President Joe Biden at San Francisco International Airport as he arrives for the APEC summit.

‘This smells bad, it looks bad’: Joe Concha on Newsom investigation

Britta Miller June 19, 2026 12:32 pm

San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp throws to a Chicago Cubs batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 12, 2026, in San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

EEOC to probe MLB over alleged discrimination in Pride Night hat controversy: Dhillon

David Zimmermann June 18, 2026 11:48 pm

Luigi Mangione appears in court for an evidence hearing.

Luigi Mangione reverses psychiatric defense plan one day after filing

Kaelan Deese June 18, 2026 7:08 pm

FILE - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks to reporters as Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield listens outside the Supreme Court, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Arizona moves to dismiss 2020 election case to secure new indictment

David Zimmermann June 18, 2026 5:11 pm

Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.

Vance says he’s worried about potential taping of Situation Room discussions about Epstein

Emily Hallas June 18, 2026 3:56 pm