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October 2026

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
Elections
Brazil after the runoff: Flávio Bolsonaro drops annulment bid, then leaves the country
Lula won by about 4.4 million votes. His defeated rival now targets the campaign's conduct in court and has left Brazil after missing a passport deadline.
Oct 28, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
Brazil’s runoff: state courts publish turnout and completed-count figures
Ceará reports 13.89% abstention, while Tocantins records 910,878 valid votes after the October 25 ballot.
Oct 27, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Policy
India’s ESTIC puts research-to-industry links on a three-day policy agenda
The October 27–29 science and technology program spans twelve themes and a planned deep-tech exhibition.
Oct 27, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Economy
Japan Weeks enters its core week as officials promote financial-market reforms
The October 26–30 program puts investment, governance and financial services on Japan’s policy agenda.
Oct 27, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Policy
Italy’s Chamber examines public-service pressures in coastal and lake towns
An October 27 hearing considered a proposal for communities facing large seasonal population changes.
Oct 27, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Germany
Germany and Singapore set a work plan for closer strategic ties
An October 27 government account identifies security, trade, digital technology and energy as areas for cooperation.
Oct 27, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Policy
France’s Assembly examines school provision as demographic pressures reshape the debate
Hearings on October 27–28 bring local-government and parent representatives into a parliamentary inquiry.
Oct 27, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Policy
UK Justice Committee presses for funding detail before the Autumn Budget
A cross-party letter asks how reform plans will be funded across legal aid, prisons and courts.
Oct 27, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Policy
Canada opens talks on a First Nations wealth fund and wider project financing
An October 26 meeting launched work on a possible fund; its governance and investment rules remain to be settled.
Oct 27, 2026By 567politics News Desk
Elections
US midterms enter their final week as voting and spending deadlines overlap
Early voting is underway, while federal rules require rapid disclosure of some late donations and independent spending.
Oct 27, 2026By 567politics News Desk