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Trump Rallies in Dubuque, Iowa, and Salina, Kansas, on Sunday After Canceling, Then Restoring, the Trips; Forecasters Favor Democrats for the House in Tuesday's Midterms
Trump spoke Sunday for Senate candidates Ashley Hinson in Iowa and Roger Marshall in Kansas. Forecast models and betting markets give Democrats better odds in the House than in the Senate. JD Vance's reported Nebraska rally took place on October 22, not this weekend.
Federal Judge Dismisses Justice Department Suit Over Alaska Senate Certification for Lack of Standing; DOJ Appeals to Ninth Circuit
Judge Sharon Gleason ruled on Nov. 1, two days before Election Day, that the government had shown no way to find out which voters meant to pick incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan without breaking ballot secrecy. A separate federal criminal probe into how a second Daniel Sullivan got on the ballot is still going.
Learjet 60 Crashes in Greenacres, Florida, Killing All 9 Aboard; About 600 Nearby Residents Moved to Shelters
The Bahamas-bound business jet fell from about 35,000 feet within minutes of the crew reporting icing and turbulence; the NTSB is leading the investigation, and no cause has been found.
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens Endorses Republican Mike Rogers Over Party Nominee Abdul El-Sayed Two Days Before Michigan Senate Vote
Stevens lost the August Democratic primary to El-Sayed. After a week-long dispute over an outside group's ad about Israel, she appeared with Rogers at a Detroit church on Sunday, and Senate Democratic leaders said they stand with El-Sayed.
Trump Says U.S. Must Still 'Take Care Of' One or Two Iran Sites, Names Pickaxe Mountain; Khamenei Orders 'Unrestricted' Response to Any Attack
Trump rejected Tehran's seven-day plan on Sept. 26. Speaking Saturday, he said talks are 'going fine' but Iran is 'not very reliable,' while Iranian negotiators met Qatari mediators in Doha.
Fairfield, California, Police Say Pregnant Woman Killed, Six Wounded in Targeted Shooting at Spirit Halloween Store; No Arrest as of October 31
Police say one suspect opened fire Friday night inside the store at Solano Town Center. Hours earlier, a man was fatally shot at a Spirit Halloween in Madison Heights, Michigan, in a separate case where police made an arrest at the scene.
State Department Clears Possible $2.1 Billion Sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 Missiles to Ukraine, With Canada, Germany, Norway and EU Loan Funds Paying
The U.S. government says no American money is involved, but Ukraine's president says the missiles, which Lockheed Martin has not yet built, may take years to arrive.
Ninth Circuit Panel Votes 2-1 to Deny Justice Department Bid to Set Aside California Mail Ballots of About 20,000 Flagged Voters
The Friday ruling was the administration's second appeals-court loss this week on the issue. It leaves in place a district judge's refusal to order the ballots set aside before the Nov. 3 midterms, and the Justice Department may now turn to the Supreme Court.
Judge Orders Three Taxpayer-Funded Trump Administration Ads Pulled, Including '$5,000 to Americans'; Plaintiffs Had Sought at Least 13
U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon found three online videos paid for by the Executive Office of the President likely broke a federal ban on partisan spending, and the White House called her order 'lawless.'
Federal Judge Orders DOJ and DHS Not to Threaten or Coerce Election Workers Over Noncitizen-Voting Claims Through Nov. 16
Judge Trina Thompson granted a temporary restraining order to unions and civil rights groups, finding they are likely to win their Voting Rights Act intimidation claim; the Justice Department says warning people about criminal exposure is not a threat.
Hegseth Fires Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, Joint Staff's Top Planner; Pentagon Says He Leaked Classified Iran and Ukraine Information and Refers Case to Justice Department
A Pentagon statement says Sylvia failed three polygraph tests. Outside attorneys say publicizing those results may itself break the Privacy Act. Colleagues say Sylvia has denied leaking, and he has not commented publicly.
Federal Judge Bars Immigration Stops Based Solely on Apparent Ethnicity or Class Across Seven Southern California Counties; Administration Appeals
Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued a preliminary injunction on Oct. 23, 2026, and partially certified a class. The order requires individualized reasonable suspicion and exempts ports of entry and border checkpoints. DHS says its agents follow the law, and the government filed a notice of appeal on Oct. 28.