Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Official portrait of Rep. Adam Smith.

Top Armed Services Democrat backs impeaching Trump and Hegseth

Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.
A worker in a safety vest fills a bottle with a water sample.

Study: U.S. tap water PFAS may average twice official figures

Modeling 1.86 million EPA data points raised the average for six regulated PFAS from 2.6 to 5.2 nanograms per liter.
Marchers carrying signs at a voting rights march.

Election Protection: NAACP Warns of Voter Suppression & Deployment of Federal Agents to the...

A federal judge ruled Monday night that DOJ poll monitors cannot be law enforcement officers with the power to make arrests.
U.S. soldiers on patrol in a city street in Iraq.

Empire of Defeat: Growing Old in a World Growing Even Older

“Honestly, it’s hard to believe that, once upon a distant time, I was born into an America still fighting a world war.”
Carved stone inscription on the front of the Justice Department headquarters building in Washington

DOJ plans 1,000 election monitors in all 50 states for Election Day

The Justice Department told a court no FBI or ICE employees will serve and monitors will not carry firearms; the NAACP calls the plan voter intimidation.

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Official portrait of Rep. Adam Smith.

Top Armed Services Democrat backs impeaching Trump and Hegseth

Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.
A round red, white and blue "I Voted" sticker

An epic backlash to defy Trumpism, its lying hypocrisy and pigheaded failures

This election isn’t about choosing a favorite ice cream but between ice cream and rat poisoning.
The Williamson County courthouse in Georgetown, Texas

Rural Charms Drew Residents to Taylor, Texas. Then Came the Data Centers.

A local family sold an 87-acre tract to a parks foundation for $10 “to be held in trust for future use as a parkland.” Later, the city’s Economic Development Corporation sold the land to a data center developer for $10 million.
Carved stone inscription on the front of the Justice Department headquarters building in Washington

DOJ plans 1,000 election monitors in all 50 states for Election Day

The Justice Department told a court no FBI or ICE employees will serve and monitors will not carry firearms; the NAACP calls the plan voter intimidation.
A metal ballot drop box on a sidewalk

“Chaos” in the Air: Five Ways Voting Could Be Disrupted on Election Day

The Trump administration has initiated a string of unprecedented actions to assert more federal control over elections. While courts have thwarted most of the plans, voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls.

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Biden's approval plummets as key demographic support wavers: staffers voice concern over Gaza policy.
Voters at a polling place on Election Day.
Plaintiffs include Denver, Common Cause and Democratic Party committees. DHS says no polling place policy exists.
A worker in a safety vest fills a bottle with a water sample.
Modeling 1.86 million EPA data points raised the average for six regulated PFAS from 2.6 to 5.2 nanograms per liter.