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October 2026

Elections
Final Marquette poll has Crowley up 7 with likely Wisconsin voters; Tiffany calls governor race a toss-up
Crowley leads Tiffany 51-44 among likely voters and 47-44 among registered voters, both within the error margin, as late money and closing ads pour in.
Oct 30, 2026By 567 Politics staff
Canada
Canada and the EU launch an 'Alliance for the Future' but differ on calling Canada an 'associate member'
The Montréal summit concluded digital-trade and competition deals; the joint text defers defining Canada's status to 2027, while Carney sets a June target.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Sweden
Sweden's speaker schedules a November 3 prime minister vote on Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist
Speaker Andreas Norlén says a recorded vote will raise pressure to form a government. If she is rejected, Ulf Kristersson gets a week to try.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Policy
Judge rejects CMS 'medically frail' test for Medicaid work rule but upholds two verification limits
A federal judge sided with 25 states and D.C. on who counts as medically frail under the 2025 budget law. The work rule itself still starts Jan. 1, 2027.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
Colorado Supreme Court says Amendment 87 votes will count, rejecting a challenge over paid circulators
Justices upheld a ruling that paid circulators' registration lapses don't void voters' signatures, keeping the graduated income tax on Tuesday's ballot.
Oct 30, 2026By 567 Politics staff
World politics
Politics today: Comey hearing, G20 talks, China expulsions and Russia’s press crackdown
A sourced October 30 briefing on the U.S. campaign, diplomacy in Atlanta, leadership changes in China and developments in Russia, Ukraine and Israel.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
Cook Political Report moves 12 more House races toward Democrats, projecting a 12- to 25-seat gain
Cook now rates 222 seats as favoring Democrats and 18 as Toss Ups. Ratings are forecasts, and its own record shows Lean favorites lose about 6% of the time.
Oct 30, 2026By 567 Politics staff
Policy
Most EU energy ministers reject Commission rule to tax electricity no more than gas
Governments say the tax rule needs unanimity and resist EU-wide grid-fee design. Separately, the Commission opened a €21.3 billion SAFE defense-loan call.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Policy
Big Bend border wall fight is fully briefed at the Supreme Court
A river guide and two nonprofits asked the justices to keep a judge's halt on Big Bend wall work. The government says the judge had no power to rule.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Germany
Merz asks Japan to join a rules-based trade alliance as Tokyo raises concerns about EU industrial rules
Germany and Japan issued technology and economic-security declarations on Oct. 28, and Seoul upgraded ties a day later. The trade alliance is still a proposal.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Policy
Hegseth removes Joint Staff planner Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, citing leaks; colleagues dispute the account
The Pentagon says an Air Force investigation found leaks to reporters and has referred the case to the Justice Department. No charges have been filed.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
Early voting runs nearly 10 million ahead of 2022, led by Texas and other Senate battlegrounds
More than 43 million ballots are in, the AP says. Party registration data show who voted early, not how, and Election Day is still to come.
Oct 30, 2026By 567 Politics staff
Israel
Israel's final count: 53 seats for Netanyahu's bloc, 48 for Eisenkot's, as officials reject fraud claims
Arab-led lists won 19 seats. A Shin Bet inquiry into suspected foreign funding is open; election officials and police report no evidence of systematic fraud.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
Justice Department subpoenas Los Angeles County election workers as courts reject its ballot demands
Prosecutors want Nov. 4 testimony and records on noncitizen screening. A federal judge has told the department its threats against officials 'must stop.'
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
CNN polls show Democrats ahead in Michigan, Texas, Maine and Kansas Senate races, with two inside the margin
CNN/SSRS polls put Democrats up 6-7 points in Michigan and Texas and 4 in Maine and Kansas, where the leads are within the margin of error.
Oct 30, 2026By 567 Politics staff
Italy
Italy's grassroots unions strike over prices and defense spending, defying a transport order
USB claims 1.5 million marchers; news agencies counted tens of thousands in big cities. Meloni's government cites its 2027 budget and condemns violence.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Economy
Lagarde will leave the ECB in February, saying she 'cannot remain neutral' before France's election
Lagarde exits Feb. 7, 2027, nine months early. The ECB held rates at 2.5% after debating a hike; French critics object to the succession timing.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
Justice Department widens Alaska Senate probe as governor links certification to state inquiry
Dozens of new subpoenas, a rewritten lawsuit and a state inquiry follow a disputed report about a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot. No one has been charged.
Oct 30, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
Two new national polls show Democrats ahead by 8 to 9 points on the generic ballot
The NPR/PBS News/Marist and Reuters/Ipsos surveys, taken in the last two weeks of October, measure national preference, not seats, a week before the November 3 midterms.
Oct 28, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Policy
Third Comey case unsealed, with a dispute over a 10-year deadline at its center
Prosecutors filed two Espionage Act counts against the former FBI director on the last day of a 10-year window. His lawyers say only a grand jury indictment could meet it.
Oct 28, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
Judge sets fast schedule in Justice Department suit over Alaska Senate certification
Alaska's Republican-led election officials and Mary Peltola's campaign want the case dismissed. A ruling on who can join it is due Wednesday.
Oct 28, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
Bulgaria's presidential finalists set to debate as election body weighs complaints over Radev endorsement
President Iliana Iotova led challenger Andrey Gyurov by 42,719 votes in the first round. The runoff is November 1.
Oct 28, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Serbia
Serbia's election commission confirms Student List majority as Vučić warns of 'anti-Serbian' government
Preliminary official results give the movement 140 of 250 seats. The new assembly must meet within 30 days of the final result.
Oct 28, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Israel
Israel's partial count leaves both blocs short of a Knesset majority
With 84.5% of ballot boxes counted, Netanyahu's bloc has 54 seats and Eisenkot's 49. About 600,000 absentee ballots are still to come.
Oct 28, 2026By 567politics News Desk

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