Status conference held today in Missouri redistricting litigation. It's still pending! Court curious if/when it will get jurisdiction back over the case.
courtlistener.com/docket/747…
I am guessing "SCOTUS action" will take the form of an order without reasoning denying relief, with up to two justices dissenting from that order without reasoning.
NEW: 9th Cir. again turns down Trump admin in fight over setting aside ballots from up to 20K suspected foreigners on CA voter rolls. Same split as last time. 3PM PT deadline for en banc petition. #SCOTUS action possible politico.com/storyline/live/…
So many 50-state letters out of this DOJ.
The identical letters warn that failing to preserve election records, or deliberately stealing, destroying, concealing, or altering them, can carry up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
Story, with full letter:
votebeat.org/national/2026/1…
First hints in USPS litigation that the Government might settle (I believe @WilliamBaude predicted something like this on the podcast, if @danepps is keeping track): storage.courtlistener.com/re…
Vivek Ramaswamy pulls controversial attack ad featuring rival's estranged mom following reported poll drop trib.al/vaqjCwe
New over at ELB: "Three things can be true at once in Alaska" electionlawblog.org/2026/thr…
It's actually less a problem for Cruz than Vance as the 2028 primaries get underway shortly. We're going to continue to be in the thick of a war with elevated gas prices for two years, and more of that falls on the incumbent VP.
Sen. @tedcruz in March: "I don't believe that what is happening in Iran will be front and center in November. If it extends that long, we've done something wildly wrong... The president said at the beginning this is going to be a matter of several weeks."
Another night where I'd like to watch a sporting event and it's on one of the 74 subscription services I don't have that holds exclusive rights to some niche bundle of games.
...nm didn't really want to watch.
nitter.cf/BillHuberNFL/status/21…
An FBI records request has been filed in the Alaska Supreme Court with respect to the Sullivan dispute.
Derek T. Muller retweeted
Well said by the @IDSecOfState: "SAVE isn’t the final word on a voter’s eligibility. It is a source for information that election officials can review, verify, and then act on when and if the evidence holds up to scrutiny."
That's what's largely missing in this debate. SAVE's critics on the left conveniently ignore the fact that states use it as a starting point to identify and remove noncitizens.
wsj.com/opinion/the-save-dat…
One of the wild twists at the end of the 2000 election was Bush campaigning in California because the polls showed it close--and Gore following suit, perhaps diverting resources from places like, say, Florida.... (Bush lost California by 11.8 points.)
chicagotribune.com/2000/10/3…
NEWS: New private GOP polling shows Vivek Ramaswamy falling 8 points behind Amy Acton in Ohio's governor's race — fueling Republican fears that his explosive attack ad is backfiring and could hurt the entire GOP ticket
axios.com/2026/10/28/gop-pol…
Wonder what would have happened if states had decided to accept Muskbucks instead.
New: Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans. No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections. propub.li/4BNTSRN
'This was all part of a coordinated effort by Democrats dating back to last year. They wanted to stack the Senate ballot in Mary Peltola's favor.' Kellen Browning, a reporter for the New York Times, joins @jaketapper to share his reporting that Democrats affiliated with Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola worked to recruit spoiler candidates for the race.
