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<title>Argentina's Migration Agency Says Flávio Bolsonaro Crossed at Puerto Iguazú at 10:50 p.m. ART Oct. 27 and Boarded a Baires Fly Jet for Guayaquil, After Brazil's Passport Order</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-28--argentina-migraciones-says-flavio-bolsonaro-crossed-at-puerto-iguazu-and-boarded-baires-fly-jet-for-guayaquil-after-brazil-passport-order/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-28</dc:date><description>Argentina's Dirección Nacional de Migraciones says Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, his wife and their two daughters entered Argentina at 22:50 ART (UTC-3, the same clock as Brasília time) on Tue. Oct. 27 over the Tancredo Neves bridge from Foz do Iguaçu to Puerto Iguazú, with "documentaci</description><category>Flávio Bolsonaro</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">bolsonaro</category><category domain="tag">argentina</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Argentina's Dirección Nacional de Migraciones says Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, his wife and their two daughters entered Argentina at 22:50 ART (UTC-3, the same clock as Brasília time) on Tue. Oct. 27 over the Tancredo Neves bridge from Foz do Iguaçu to Puerto Iguazú, with "documentaci</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Flávio Bolsonaro</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-28--argentina-migraciones-says-flavio-bolsonaro-crossed-at-puerto-iguazu-and-boarded-baires-fly-jet-for-guayaquil-after-brazil-passport-order/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>AP Reports ICE Detained a Mentally Ill Man Whose Mother and Records Say He Is a U.S. Citizen, at Indiana's Speedway Slammer</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--ap-review-ice-held-mentally-ill-us-citizen-nearly-ten-months-speedway-slammer-indiana/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>An Associated Press review reports that immigration authorities have for nearly a year detained and sought to deport a mentally ill man whose mother, lawyers and public records say was born in the United States. DHS disputes that he is a citizen and alleges, without providing evi</description><category>Associated Press</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">wrongful-detention</category><category domain="tag">us-citizens</category><category domain="tag">igsa</category><category domain="tag">indiana</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>An Associated Press review reports that immigration authorities have for nearly a year detained and sought to deport a mentally ill man whose mother, lawyers and public records say was born in the United States. DHS disputes that he is a citizen and alleges, without providing evi</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Associated Press, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--ap-review-ice-held-mentally-ill-us-citizen-nearly-ten-months-speedway-slammer-indiana/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>City of Alachua, FL Commission Votes 5-0 on Second Reading of a One-Year Data Center Moratorium, Reported Oct. 27</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--city-of-alachua-fl-commission-votes-5-0-second-reading-one-year-data-center-moratorium/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>City commissioners in Alachua voted 5-0 on the second reading of the city's one-year data center moratorium (WCJB, Oct. 27). The earlier first reading passed 4 to 1 (WCJB).</description><category domain="tag">data-centers</category><category domain="tag">local-government</category><category domain="tag">moratorium</category><category domain="tag">florida</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>City commissioners in Alachua voted 5-0 on the second reading of the city's one-year data center moratorium (WCJB, Oct. 27). The earlier first reading passed 4 to 1 (WCJB).</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--city-of-alachua-fl-commission-votes-5-0-second-reading-one-year-data-center-moratorium/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Gregg Township Supervisors Unanimously Grant PNK Group Conditional Use for an Allenwood Data Center</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--gregg-township-supervisors-grant-pnk-data-center-conditional-use/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>Follows [[2026-07-20--gregg-township-supervisors-open-pnk-data-center-hearing-june-1-date-did-not-hold]].</description><category domain="tag">pnk-group</category><category domain="tag">allenwood</category><category domain="tag">data-center</category><category domain="tag">local-democratic-bypass</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Follows [[2026-07-20--gregg-township-supervisors-open-pnk-data-center-hearing-june-1-date-did-not-hold]].</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--gregg-township-supervisors-grant-pnk-data-center-conditional-use/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings for Defamation in D.D.C.: Complaint Pleads Defamation Per Se, Defamation by Implication and False Light</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--hasan-piker-sues-scott-jennings-for-defamation-d-d-c-1-26-cv-03770-alleging-fabricated-lynching-caption-seeks-72-5-million/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>Hasan Piker sued Scott Jennings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case 1:26-cv-03770 Document 1 Filed 10/27/26 Page 1 of 38 (the docket stamp on the complaint). The case, Piker v. Jennings, 1:26-cv-03770, is a federal diversity libel suit with a jury demand</description><category>Hasan Piker</category><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category domain="tag">defamation</category><category domain="tag">el-sayed</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Hasan Piker sued Scott Jennings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case 1:26-cv-03770 Document 1 Filed 10/27/26 Page 1 of 38 (the docket stamp on the complaint). The case, Piker v. Jennings, 1:26-cv-03770, is a federal diversity libel suit with a jury demand</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Hasan Piker, Abdul El-Sayed</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--hasan-piker-sues-scott-jennings-for-defamation-d-d-c-1-26-cv-03770-alleging-fabricated-lynching-caption-seeks-72-5-million/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Seabright Rules Essayli Is Unlawfully Serving as Los Angeles's Top Federal Prosecutor and Bars Him From Two Cases; Disqualification Delayed Pending a Stay Request</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--seabright-rules-essayli-unlawfully-serving-as-los-angeles-top-federal-prosecutor-bars-him-from-two-cases/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>A federal judge ruled on Tuesday (the ruling date) that Bill Essayli is unlawfully serving as Los Angeles' top federal prosecutor and ordered him disqualified from overseeing two criminal cases, the Los Angeles Times reported. Senior U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright wrote</description><category>Bill Essayli</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">unlawful-appointment</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>A federal judge ruled on Tuesday (the ruling date) that Bill Essayli is unlawfully serving as Los Angeles' top federal prosecutor and ordered him disqualified from overseeing two criminal cases, the Los Angeles Times reported. Senior U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright wrote</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Bill Essayli, U.S. Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--seabright-rules-essayli-unlawfully-serving-as-los-angeles-top-federal-prosecutor-bars-him-from-two-cases/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Nixon Says Meta Took Down Her Campaign's</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--nixon-campaign-latinosconangie-instagram-page-suspended-during-osceola-rally-restored-by-oct-28/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>Angie Nixon, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida, said in an X post on Tuesday night that Meta took down her campaign's #LatinosConAngie Instagram page while the campaign was posting from a get-out-the-vote rally in Osceola County, and asked Meta to restore it and</description><category>Meta</category><category domain="tag">platform-power</category><category domain="tag">meta</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">instagram</category><category domain="tag">florida</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Angie Nixon, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida, said in an X post on Tuesday night that Meta took down her campaign's #LatinosConAngie Instagram page while the campaign was posting from a get-out-the-vote rally in Osceola County, and asked Meta to restore it and</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Meta</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--nixon-campaign-latinosconangie-instagram-page-suspended-during-osceola-rally-restored-by-oct-28/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>San Diego City Council Unanimously Passes 45-Day Data Center Moratorium After NAVWAR Site Proposal</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--san-diego-city-council-unanimously-passes-45-day-data-center-moratorium-after-navwar-site-proposal/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council "unanimously backed a 45-day moratorium on the permitting, approval and development of data centers within city limits," [NBC San Diego reported](https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/data-center-moratorium-unanimously-passes-at-san-diego-c</description><category domain="tag">data-centers</category><category domain="tag">moratorium</category><category domain="tag">local-government</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">data-colonialism</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council "unanimously backed a 45-day moratorium on the permitting, approval and development of data centers within city limits," [NBC San Diego reported](https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/data-center-moratorium-unanimously-passes-at-san-diego-c</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--san-diego-city-council-unanimously-passes-45-day-data-center-moratorium-after-navwar-site-proposal/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>State Department Official Says Flávio Bolsonaro and Family Will Receive U.S. Visas After He Leaves Brazil Past a Passport-Surrender Deadline</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--state-department-official-says-flavio-bolsonaro-and-family-will-receive-us-visas-after-he-leaves-brazil/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>CBS News/AP reports that a senior State Department official said Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will receive U.S. visas. Bolsonaro departed Brazil for the U.S., according to multiple Brazilian media reports, as a deadline to surrender his regular and diplomatic passports expired</description><category>Flávio Bolsonaro</category><category>Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">bolsonaro</category><category domain="tag">state-department</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>CBS News/AP reports that a senior State Department official said Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will receive U.S. visas. Bolsonaro departed Brazil for the U.S., according to multiple Brazilian media reports, as a deadline to surrender his regular and diplomatic passports expired</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Flávio Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--state-department-official-says-flavio-bolsonaro-and-family-will-receive-us-visas-after-he-leaves-brazil/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Supreme Court Denies Emergency Application, Leaving Same-Day Texas-DOJ Consent Judgment on Administrative Closure in Place</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--supreme-court-denies-emergency-application-lets-texas-doj-consent-judgment-ending-administrative-closure-stand/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>On October 27, 2026 the Supreme Court denied, in a single-sentence order, an emergency application to pause a consent judgment that ended administrative closure for immigration judges. Three cities with substantial immigrant populations and a legal-aid group had asked for the pau</description><category>Supreme Court of the United States</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">immigration</category><category domain="tag">supreme-court</category><category domain="tag">immigration-courts</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 27, 2026 the Supreme Court denied, in a single-sentence order, an emergency application to pause a consent judgment that ended administrative closure for immigration judges. Three cities with substantial immigrant populations and a legal-aid group had asked for the pau</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--supreme-court-denies-emergency-application-lets-texas-doj-consent-judgment-ending-administrative-closure-stand/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Vance Rallies for Rogers in Howell, Michigan: Ties El-Sayed to the Paris Riots and Hasan Piker; Michigan Advance Says He Avoided the Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Others Used, the Guardian Calls His Attacks an Escalation</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--vance-howell-michigan-rally-links-el-sayed-to-paris-riots-and-hasan-piker-while-avoiding-anti-muslim-rhetoric-per-michigan-advance/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-27</dc:date><description>Vice President JD Vance rallied for Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers in Howell, Michigan, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 (the rally date), Michigan Advance reported. It said Vance, like Trump at Port Huron on Sunday, spent most of his address attacking Democratic Senate nominee A</description><category>JD Vance</category><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category>Mike Rogers</category><category>Hasan Piker</category><category domain="tag">michigan-senate</category><category domain="tag">el-sayed</category><category domain="tag">vance</category><category domain="tag">islamophobia</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Vice President JD Vance rallied for Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers in Howell, Michigan, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 (the rally date), Michigan Advance reported. It said Vance, like Trump at Port Huron on Sunday, spent most of his address attacking Democratic Senate nominee A</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> JD Vance, Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers, Hasan Piker</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-27--vance-howell-michigan-rally-links-el-sayed-to-paris-riots-and-hasan-piker-while-avoiding-anti-muslim-rhetoric-per-michigan-advance/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>After the Ninth Circuit Argument, a New USCIS Declaration Names LexisNexis Accurint as the List's Data Source</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--doj-supplemental-declarations-us-v-california-name-lexisnexis-accurint-say-save-not-used-roll-came-from-dhs-senior-counselor/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>Judge David Carter's docket in the government's suit against California shows the second round of DHS sworn statements Filed 10/26/26, ahead of his TRO hearing. That was the day after the appeals court heard remote oral argument, which the panel had set for "Sunday, October 25, 2</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">doj-civil-suit</category><category domain="tag">data-brokers</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Judge David Carter's docket in the government's suit against California shows the second round of DHS sworn statements Filed 10/26/26, ahead of his TRO hearing. That was the day after the appeals court heard remote oral argument, which the panel had set for "Sunday, October 25, 2</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Homeland Security Investigations</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--doj-supplemental-declarations-us-v-california-name-lexisnexis-accurint-say-save-not-used-roll-came-from-dhs-senior-counselor/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Anthropic Files Public IPO Registration Statement Disclosing an October FTC Civil Investigative Demand and a Risk Factor on Being "Disproportionately or Selectively Targeted"</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--anthropic-s-1-discloses-ftc-civil-investigative-demand-and-risk-of-disproportionate-targeting/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>Anthropic, PBC filed a public registration statement with the SEC on the date of this entry (EDGAR filing date). Its risk factors include passages that bear on the FTC probe.</description><category>Federal Trade Commission</category><category>Andrew Ferguson</category><category>Anthropic</category><category>OpenAI</category><category domain="tag">ftc</category><category domain="tag">anthropic</category><category domain="tag">openai</category><category domain="tag">ai-safety</category><category domain="tag">consumer-protection</category><category domain="tag">civil-investigative-demand</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Anthropic, PBC filed a public registration statement with the SEC on the date of this entry (EDGAR filing date). Its risk factors include passages that bear on the FTC probe.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, Anthropic, OpenAI</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--anthropic-s-1-discloses-ftc-civil-investigative-demand-and-risk-of-disproportionate-targeting/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Aurora City Council Falls Short of the Seven Votes Needed to Reconsider an Indefinite Data-Center Moratorium; Trident Project Would Be Exempt Either Way</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--aurora-council-falls-short-of-votes-to-reconsider-indefinite-data-center-moratorium-trident-exempt/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>On Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 (the meeting date), Aurora's City Council fell short of the seven votes its procedure required to reconsider an indefinite moratorium on data-center applications, Sentinel Colorado reports. A bloc of council members voted against reconsideration; Mayor Mi</description><category domain="tag">data-centers</category><category domain="tag">local-government</category><category domain="tag">moratorium</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 (the meeting date), Aurora's City Council fell short of the seven votes its procedure required to reconsider an indefinite moratorium on data-center applications, Sentinel Colorado reports. A bloc of council members voted against reconsideration; Mayor Mi</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--aurora-council-falls-short-of-votes-to-reconsider-indefinite-data-center-moratorium-trident-exempt/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>CISA Adds the PHP Remote-Code-Execution Flaws to Its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog; the Fix Deadline Binds Federal Civilian Agencies Only</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--cisa-adds-php2shell-cves-to-kev-binding-federal-civilian-agencies-only-due-oct-29/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>CISA added CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, the PHP remote-code-execution flaws, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct. 26, 2026 (catalog listing date). Both catalog entries carry a dueDate (the catalog's remediation deadline) three days after the listing date</description><category>Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</category><category domain="tag">election-security</category><category domain="tag">cisa</category><category domain="tag">cybersecurity</category><category domain="tag">php2shell</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>CISA added CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, the PHP remote-code-execution flaws, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct. 26, 2026 (catalog listing date). Both catalog entries carry a dueDate (the catalog's remediation deadline) three days after the listing date</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--cisa-adds-php2shell-cves-to-kev-binding-federal-civilian-agencies-only-due-oct-29/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DHS Secretary Mullin Ratifies Every Final ICE Civil Fine Issued Under the 2025 Interim Rule, "Out of an Abundance of Caution"</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--mullin-ratifies-ice-civil-fines-issued-under-2025-interim-rule-abundance-of-caution/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>In a Federal Register notice issued October 26, 2026 and signed by Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the Department of Homeland Security ratified all final civil penalty decisions issued under the procedures at 8 CFR part 281 from June 27, 2025, through October 13, 2026. Those procedur</description><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">ice</category><category domain="tag">federal-register</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>In a Federal Register notice issued October 26, 2026 and signed by Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the Department of Homeland Security ratified all final civil penalty decisions issued under the procedures at 8 CFR part 281 from June 27, 2025, through October 13, 2026. Those procedur</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Markwayne Mullin, Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--mullin-ratifies-ice-civil-fines-issued-under-2025-interim-rule-abundance-of-caution/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Announces Charges Involving 48 Aliens Including the 28 California Defendants Charged a Week Earlier</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--doj-announces-charges-involving-48-aliens-election-crimes-includes-all-28-california-pr-26-1259/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>On Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 (release date), the Justice Department's Office of Public Affairs announced charges involving 48 aliens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crime</description><category>Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">election-prosecutions</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 (release date), the Justice Department's Office of Public Affairs announced charges involving 48 aliens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crime</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--doj-announces-charges-involving-48-aliens-election-crimes-includes-all-28-california-pr-26-1259/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Sends Washington Secretary of State Letter Asking Him to Hold Ballots of Over 400 Listed Voters Untabulated; Oct. 28 Noon Deadline, Else Emergency Relief</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--doj-us-attorneys-letter-asks-washington-sos-hobbs-not-to-verify-or-tabulate-ballots-of-over-400-listed-voters-oct-28-noon-deadline/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>Dated Oct. 26, 2026, a letter from the acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington and the Eastern District's deputy federal prosecutor asks Secretary of State Steve Hobbs to review a DHS-sourced list for citizens and, for any listed voter whose ballot comes back,</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">washington</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">voter-rolls</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Dated Oct. 26, 2026, a letter from the acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington and the Eastern District's deputy federal prosecutor asks Secretary of State Steve Hobbs to review a DHS-sourced list for citizens and, for any listed voter whose ballot comes back,</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--doj-us-attorneys-letter-asks-washington-sos-hobbs-not-to-verify-or-tabulate-ballots-of-over-400-listed-voters-oct-28-noon-deadline/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Furman Rules DOJ Illegally Fired Prosecutor Maurene Comey, Orders Reinstatement and Back Pay</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--furman-rules-doj-illegally-fired-prosecutor-maurene-comey-orders-reinstatement-and-back-pay/</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--furman-rules-doj-illegally-fired-prosecutor-maurene-comey-orders-reinstatement-and-back-pay/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ruled on Oct. 26, 2026 that the Trump Justice Department illegally fired Maurene Comey, a Manhattan federal prosecutor, in July 2025. She had been an assistant U.S. attorney for a decade. Furman rejected the government's argument that the removal </description><category>James Comey</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">civil-service</category><category domain="tag">retaliation</category><category domain="tag">courts</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ruled on Oct. 26, 2026 that the Trump Justice Department illegally fired Maurene Comey, a Manhattan federal prosecutor, in July 2025. She had been an assistant U.S. attorney for a decade. Furman rejected the government's argument that the removal </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> James Comey, U.S. Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--furman-rules-doj-illegally-fired-prosecutor-maurene-comey-orders-reinstatement-and-back-pay/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Moraes Orders Flávio Bolsonaro to Surrender His Passports and Bars Him From Leaving Brazil in a Sealed Order Served the Day After the Runoff</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--moraes-orders-flavio-bolsonaro-to-surrender-passports-and-bars-him-from-leaving-brazil-sealed-order-in-money-laundering-inquiry/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) ordered Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports to the Federal Police (PF) and barred him from leaving Brazil, Brazil's public news agency reported on Mon. Oct. 26 (served and made public that day; th</description><category>Flávio Bolsonaro</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">bolsonaro</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) ordered Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports to the Federal Police (PF) and barred him from leaving Brazil, Brazil's public news agency reported on Mon. Oct. 26 (served and made public that day; th</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Flávio Bolsonaro</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--moraes-orders-flavio-bolsonaro-to-surrender-passports-and-bars-him-from-leaving-brazil-sealed-order-in-money-laundering-inquiry/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>New York Focus Reports County Jails Billed ICE About $20 Million Since Early 2025, Per FOIL Invoices</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--new-york-focus-county-jails-billed-ice-20-million-since-early-2025-foia-invoices/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>New York Focus, in a story republished by Documented on October 26, 2026, reports that New York county jails billed ICE around $20 million for detaining thousands of immigrants since early 2025. The figure rests on monthly invoices obtained by records request: the available recor</description><category>Fred Akshar</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">igsa</category><category domain="tag">new-york</category><category domain="tag">foia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>New York Focus, in a story republished by Documented on October 26, 2026, reports that New York county jails billed ICE around $20 million for detaining thousands of immigrants since early 2025. The figure rests on monthly invoices obtained by records request: the available recor</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Fred Akshar, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--new-york-focus-county-jails-billed-ice-20-million-since-early-2025-foia-invoices/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Ninth Circuit Dismisses DOJ Emergency Appeal Over California Ballots 2-1, Calling the Emergency Self-Constructed</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--ninth-circuit-dismisses-doj-emergency-appeal-california-noncitizen-ballot-segregation-2-1-self-constructed-emergency/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>A Ninth Circuit panel ruled 2-1 on October 26, 2026 against a Justice Department request for a court order requiring California election officials to segregate and not count the ballots of some 20,000 voters. The majority held it lacked jurisdiction because the government failed </description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">election</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">voter-rolls</category><category domain="tag">ninth-circuit</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>A Ninth Circuit panel ruled 2-1 on October 26, 2026 against a Justice Department request for a court order requiring California election officials to segregate and not count the ballots of some 20,000 voters. The majority held it lacked jurisdiction because the government failed </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--ninth-circuit-dismisses-doj-emergency-appeal-california-noncitizen-ballot-segregation-2-1-self-constructed-emergency/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Ohio Secretary of State LaRose Refers Black Fork Strategies (Field Forward Ohio) to the U.S. Attorney and FBI Cleveland Over Late Voter Registration Forms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--larose-refers-black-fork-field-forward-ohio-to-us-attorney-nd-ohio-and-fbi-cleveland-over-late-voter-registration-forms/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>The Ohio Secretary of State's Election Integrity Unit announced a referral to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio and the FBI's Cleveland Field Office, concerning Black Fork Strategies LLC under its trade name Field Forward Ohio. The release says Summit C</description><category>Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">ohio</category><category domain="tag">voter-registration</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Ohio Secretary of State's Election Integrity Unit announced a referral to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio and the FBI's Cleveland Field Office, concerning Black Fork Strategies LLC under its trade name Field Forward Ohio. The release says Summit C</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--larose-refers-black-fork-field-forward-ohio-to-us-attorney-nd-ohio-and-fbi-cleveland-over-late-voter-registration-forms/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>States Newsroom: Data Center Backlash Reaches Midterms as Allegheny County Bans Large Facilities on County Land</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--states-newsroom-voter-backlash-data-centers-midterms-allegheny-county-25-megawatt-county-land-ban-springdale-47-acre-fight/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>States Newsroom reported on October 26, 2026 that Allegheny County, Pennsylvania's council voted unanimously in September to ban the development of data centers over 25 megawatts on any county-owned land, as residents of a small southwestern Pennsylvania town face a 47-acre data </description><category>Donald Trump</category><category domain="tag">data-centers</category><category domain="tag">pennsylvania</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>States Newsroom reported on October 26, 2026 that Allegheny County, Pennsylvania's council voted unanimously in September to ban the development of data centers over 25 megawatts on any county-owned land, as residents of a small southwestern Pennsylvania town face a 47-acre data </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--states-newsroom-voter-backlash-data-centers-midterms-allegheny-county-25-megawatt-county-land-ban-springdale-47-acre-fight/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump Offers $1 Million Reward for Voter-Fraud Reports Leading to Arrest and Conviction; White House Gives No Funding Details</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--trump-offers-1-million-reward-for-voter-fraud-reports-leading-to-arrest-and-conviction-white-house-gives-no-funding-details/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>President Trump said on Monday (the date of his post and remarks) that he is offering a $1 million reward for reports of voter fraud, in past elections or the upcoming midterms, that lead to a conviction, ABC News reported. In a Truth Social post on Monday he wrote: "Anybody repo</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>White House</category><category domain="tag">truth-social</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>President Trump said on Monday (the date of his post and remarks) that he is offering a $1 million reward for reports of voter fraud, in past elections or the upcoming midterms, that lead to a conviction, ABC News reported. In a Truth Social post on Monday he wrote: "Anybody repo</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, White House</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--trump-offers-1-million-reward-for-voter-fraud-reports-leading-to-arrest-and-conviction-white-house-gives-no-funding-details/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump Says Lula's Win "Looked Like Another Rigged Election" as Flávio Bolsonaro Refuses to Concede</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--trump-says-brazil-runoff-looked-like-another-rigged-election-no-evidence-given/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-26</dc:date><description>Irish Times, carrying Reuters, reports that on Monday Trump said Lula’s win "looked like another rigged election," and said "The extension given was very strange." Flávio Bolsonaro had refused to concede and said he would seek annulment of the result after the supreme court exten</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</category><category>Flávio Bolsonaro</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">trump</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Irish Times, carrying Reuters, reports that on Monday Trump said Lula’s win "looked like another rigged election," and said "The extension given was very strange." Flávio Bolsonaro had refused to concede and said he would seek annulment of the result after the supreme court exten</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Flávio Bolsonaro</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-26--trump-says-brazil-runoff-looked-like-another-rigged-election-no-evidence-given/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Lula, Reelected, Says He Had to Overcome "Interference From Outside" Through Digital Platforms and Will Regulate Them</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--lula-after-reelection-says-he-had-to-beat-interference-from-abroad-through-digital-platforms-and-will-regulate-them/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-25</dc:date><description>In his first speech after winning the Oct. 25, 2026 runoff (64,256,232 votes, 51.79% of valid votes, to 59,826,041 for Flávio Bolsonaro per the TSE), President Lula said it was an election in which "a gente teve que vencer a intromissão vinda de fora para dentro através de plataf</description><category>Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</category><category>Meta</category><category domain="tag">platform-power</category><category domain="tag">meta</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">tse</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">regulation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>In his first speech after winning the Oct. 25, 2026 runoff (64,256,232 votes, 51.79% of valid votes, to 59,826,041 for Flávio Bolsonaro per the TSE), President Lula said it was an election in which "a gente teve que vencer a intromissão vinda de fora para dentro através de plataf</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Meta</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--lula-after-reelection-says-he-had-to-beat-interference-from-abroad-through-digital-platforms-and-will-regulate-them/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Milwaukee Archbishop Grob Apologizes for Praying With Trump, Says the White House "Manipulated" Bishops Into a "Political Photo Opportunity"</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--archbishop-grob-apologizes-white-house-bishops-prayer-political-photo-opportunity/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-25</dc:date><description>Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee apologized in a statement on the archdiocesan website, reported by the National Catholic Reporter on Oct. 25, for taking part in a meeting of 12 bishops with President Trump. He said the meeting was "manipulated" by the White House into a "pol</description><category>Heritage Foundation</category><category>White House</category><category domain="tag">christian-nationalism</category><category domain="tag">catholic-church</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">religious-liberty</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee apologized in a statement on the archdiocesan website, reported by the National Catholic Reporter on Oct. 25, for taking part in a meeting of 12 bishops with President Trump. He said the meeting was "manipulated" by the White House into a "pol</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Heritage Foundation, White House</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--archbishop-grob-apologizes-white-house-bishops-prayer-political-photo-opportunity/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Ninth Circuit Hears DOJ's Emergency Appeal in U.S. v. California in a Rare Sunday Argument</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--ninth-circuit-hears-doj-emergency-appeal-us-v-california-sunday-argument-jurisdiction-doubts/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-25</dc:date><description>A Ninth Circuit panel heard the Justice Department's emergency appeal in United States v. California (No. 26-7070) on Sunday, the day after the court set the argument on October 24, Law Dork reported. DOJ asks for an order that California officials "set aside vote-by-mail ballots</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>State of California</category><category>U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">doj-civil-suit</category><category domain="tag">ninth-circuit</category><category domain="tag">mail-ballots</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>A Ninth Circuit panel heard the Justice Department's emergency appeal in United States v. California (No. 26-7070) on Sunday, the day after the court set the argument on October 24, Law Dork reported. DOJ asks for an order that California officials "set aside vote-by-mail ballots</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, State of California, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--ninth-circuit-hears-doj-emergency-appeal-us-v-california-sunday-argument-jurisdiction-doubts/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>On Meet the Press, Welker Reads Rogers His 2012 Reuters Quote on Moderate Muslim Brotherhood Individuals; He Calls It Out of Context and Cites Israel-Egypt Intelligence Ties</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--rogers-pressed-on-meet-the-press-about-2012-reuters-quote-on-moderate-muslim-brotherhood-individuals/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-25</dc:date><description>On NBC's Meet the Press (transcript dated October 25, 2026), the moderator asked Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, whether he agreed with President Trump's overnight post about Abdul El-Sayed. Rogers did not answer yes or no. He said El-Sayed wrote a letter </description><category>Mike Rogers</category><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">michigan-senate</category><category domain="tag">el-sayed</category><category domain="tag">muslim-brotherhood</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On NBC's Meet the Press (transcript dated October 25, 2026), the moderator asked Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, whether he agreed with President Trump's overnight post about Abdul El-Sayed. Rogers did not answer yes or no. He said El-Sayed wrote a letter </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--rogers-pressed-on-meet-the-press-about-2012-reuters-quote-on-moderate-muslim-brotherhood-individuals/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Sanders Rallies With El-Sayed in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor Ahead of Michigan Senate Election</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--sanders-rallies-with-el-sayed-in-grand-rapids-and-ann-arbor-ahead-of-michigan-senate-election/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-25</dc:date><description>WWMT reported that Abdul El-Sayed and Sen. Bernie Sanders "campaigned together in Grand Rapids, rallying voters on healthcare and affordability" at a rally on Sunday, Oct. 25. Addressing the president, Sanders said: "instead of slandering Abdul and his family, what are you going </description>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>WWMT reported that Abdul El-Sayed and Sen. Bernie Sanders "campaigned together in Grand Rapids, rallying voters on healthcare and affordability" at a rally on Sunday, Oct. 25. Addressing the president, Sanders said: "instead of slandering Abdul and his family, what are you going </p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--sanders-rallies-with-el-sayed-in-grand-rapids-and-ann-arbor-ahead-of-michigan-senate-election/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump Calls Democratic Senate Candidate El-Sayed a "Jihadist Muslim Brotherhood Member" at Port Huron Rally for Rogers</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--trump-calls-el-sayed-jihadist-muslim-brotherhood-member-port-huron-rally-for-rogers/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-25</dc:date><description>At a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, President Trump said of Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed: "I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator," CBS News Detroit reported. NBC </description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category>Mike Rogers</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">michigan-senate</category><category domain="tag">el-sayed</category><category domain="tag">islamophobia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>At a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, President Trump said of Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed: "I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator," CBS News Detroit reported. NBC </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-25--trump-calls-el-sayed-jihadist-muslim-brotherhood-member-port-huron-rally-for-rogers/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Detainee Dies at Otay Mesa Detention Center; Person Unnamed</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-24--corecivic-confirms-detainee-death-otay-mesa-ice-silent-unnamed-30th-of-2026/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-24</dc:date><description>A person in ICE custody died on Oct. 24, 2026 at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. The operator, CoreCivic, gave Daylight San Diego this account by email: a staff member found a detainee unresponsive a little after 11:30 a.m., staff attempted life-saving measures, and </description><category>CoreCivic</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">ice-custody-deaths</category><category domain="tag">corecivic</category><category domain="tag">california</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>A person in ICE custody died on Oct. 24, 2026 at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. The operator, CoreCivic, gave Daylight San Diego this account by email: a staff member found a detainee unresponsive a little after 11:30 a.m., staff attempted life-saving measures, and </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> CoreCivic, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-24--corecivic-confirms-detainee-death-otay-mesa-ice-silent-unnamed-30th-of-2026/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Bolts: Orange County, NY, Is Ending Its ICE Jail Contract Under the State Ban While Its Sheriff Joins a Suit Against the Law</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--bolts-orange-county-ny-ending-ice-jail-contract-under-state-ban-sheriff-arteta-joins-suit-nov-25-compliance-deadline/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>Bolts reported on Oct. 23 that New York's state ban on local immigration cooperation, which "restricted county detention contracts," is forcing Orange County to terminate the jail contract it first entered into in 2008, and that Sheriff Paul Arteta joined a group of law enforceme</description><category>New York Attorney General Letitia James</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention</category><category domain="tag">287g</category><category domain="tag">local-resistance</category><category domain="tag">new-york</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Bolts reported on Oct. 23 that New York's state ban on local immigration cooperation, which "restricted county detention contracts," is forcing Orange County to terminate the jail contract it first entered into in 2008, and that Sheriff Paul Arteta joined a group of law enforceme</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> New York Attorney General Letitia James, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--bolts-orange-county-ny-ending-ice-jail-contract-under-state-ban-sheriff-arteta-joins-suit-nov-25-compliance-deadline/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Fifth Circuit En Banc Holds, 10-7, That Immigrants Detained Under the Mandatory-Detention Provision Are Not Entitled to Bond Hearings, Reversing Habeas Grants to Three Texas Men</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--fifth-circuit-en-banc-holds-no-bond-hearing-right-for-unadmitted-immigrants-reverses-habeas-grants-sosnava-rodriguez-v-vergara/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>Sitting en banc on Oct. 23, 2026, the Fifth Circuit held that three Texas men, "three aliens who had been living unlawfully in the United States for many years," were not entitled to individual hearings on dangerousness or flight risk before being detained pending removal proceed</description><category>Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention</category><category domain="tag">mandatory-detention</category><category domain="tag">bond-hearings</category><category domain="tag">fifth-circuit</category><category domain="tag">habeas</category><category domain="tag">due-process</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Sitting en banc on Oct. 23, 2026, the Fifth Circuit held that three Texas men, "three aliens who had been living unlawfully in the United States for many years," were not entitled to individual hearings on dangerousness or flight risk before being detained pending removal proceed</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--fifth-circuit-en-banc-holds-no-bond-hearing-right-for-unadmitted-immigrants-reverses-habeas-grants-sosnava-rodriguez-v-vergara/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Government Tells E.D.N.Y. Belgal Was Arrested Under a Warrant, Says He Withdrew His Bond Hearing Request</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--belgal-edny-government-response-says-warrant-issued-before-arrest/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>The government filed its brief and exhibits in Belgal v. Genalo, No. 26-cv-6607 (E.D.N.Y.), on October 23, 2026 (filing date). This is the government's account, not a finding.</description><category>Oscar Belgal</category><category>Kenneth Genalo</category><category>Judge Hector Gonzalez</category><category domain="tag">ice-shooting</category><category domain="tag">habeas</category><category domain="tag">mdc-brooklyn</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement-violence</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The government filed its brief and exhibits in Belgal v. Genalo, No. 26-cv-6607 (E.D.N.Y.), on October 23, 2026 (filing date). This is the government's account, not a finding.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Oscar Belgal, Kenneth Genalo, Judge Hector Gonzalez</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--belgal-edny-government-response-says-warrant-issued-before-arrest/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge AliKhan Consolidates the LULAC, NAACP and DSCC Polling-Place Suits for All Purposes Under LULAC v. DHS</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--alikhan-consolidates-lulac-naacp-dscc-polling-place-suits-all-purposes-lulac-v-dhs-26-cv-3157-ecf-27/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>On Oct. 23, 2026, Judge Loren L. AliKhan ordered that the NAACP v. DHS and DSCC v. ICE suits "shall be consolidated for all purposes" with LULAC v. DHS; filings go on the LULAC docket and bear each case's number. The order says "The parties all agree that consolidation would be a</description><category>Judge Loren L. AliKhan</category><category>League of United Latin American Citizens</category><category>NAACP</category><category>DSCC</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">polling-places</category><category domain="tag">consolidation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Oct. 23, 2026, Judge Loren L. AliKhan ordered that the NAACP v. DHS and DSCC v. ICE suits "shall be consolidated for all purposes" with LULAC v. DHS; filings go on the LULAC docket and bear each case's number. The order says "The parties all agree that consolidation would be a</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Judge Loren L. AliKhan, League of United Latin American Citizens, NAACP, DSCC, U.S. Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--alikhan-consolidates-lulac-naacp-dscc-polling-place-suits-all-purposes-lulac-v-dhs-26-cv-3157-ecf-27/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Barlow Dismisses DOJ's Suit for Utah's Full Voter Roll With Prejudice in U.S. v. Henderson</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--judge-barlow-dismisses-doj-utah-voter-roll-suit-with-prejudice-us-v-henderson/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>U.S. District Judge David Barlow of the District of Utah dismissed the Justice Department's suit for Utah's full statewide voter registration list on October 23, 2026, in [United States v. Henderson](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.utd.162696/gov.uscourts.utd</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Deidre Henderson</category><category>NAACP</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">voter-data</category><category domain="tag">doj-civil-suit</category><category domain="tag">utah</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>U.S. District Judge David Barlow of the District of Utah dismissed the Justice Department's suit for Utah's full statewide voter registration list on October 23, 2026, in [United States v. Henderson](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.utd.162696/gov.uscourts.utd</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, Deidre Henderson, NAACP</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--judge-barlow-dismisses-doj-utah-voter-roll-suit-with-prejudice-us-v-henderson/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Luis Sandoval Dies in ICE Custody at the GEO-Run Folkston Center in Georgia Weeks After His Arrest; Death Comes Amid a Hunger Strike and a Senators' Letter</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--luis-sandoval-dies-folkston-d-ray-ice-processing-center-georgia/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>Luis Sandoval, a Salvadoran national, died in ICE custody at the Folkston D. Ray ICE Processing Center in Georgia on Friday, October 23, 2026. ICE's detainee death notification, posted the next day, says staff found him unresponsive in the early morning and that he was pronounced</description><category domain="tag">deaths-in-custody</category><category domain="tag">detention-conditions</category><category domain="tag">geo-group</category><category domain="tag">hunger-strike</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Luis Sandoval, a Salvadoran national, died in ICE custody at the Folkston D. Ray ICE Processing Center in Georgia on Friday, October 23, 2026. ICE's detainee death notification, posted the next day, says staff found him unresponsive in the early morning and that he was pronounced</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--luis-sandoval-dies-folkston-d-ray-ice-processing-center-georgia/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Mennonite Plaintiffs Ask D.C. Circuit to Shorten DHS's Rehearing Deadline to Nov. 19 and Issue the Mandate Right After; Government Opposes</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--mennonite-plaintiffs-ask-dc-circuit-to-cut-rehearing-deadline-to-nov-19-and-issue-mandate-after/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>On October 23, 2026, days after the D.C. Circuit reversed the denial of their preliminary injunction, the plaintiffs in *Mennonite Church USA v. DHS* moved to speed up what happens next. Under the federal appellate rules, the government has 45 days from entry of judgment to seek </description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">sensitive-locations</category><category domain="tag">churches</category><category domain="tag">ice</category><category domain="tag">dc-circuit</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 23, 2026, days after the D.C. Circuit reversed the denial of their preliminary injunction, the plaintiffs in *Mennonite Church USA v. DHS* moved to speed up what happens next. Under the federal appellate rules, the government has 45 days from entry of judgment to seek </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--mennonite-plaintiffs-ask-dc-circuit-to-cut-rehearing-deadline-to-nov-19-and-issue-mandate-after/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Newport, Oregon and DHS Settle Airport ICE Detention Suit; DHS Owes 30 Days' Notice, No Permanent Bar</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--newport-oregon-dhs-settle-airport-ice-detention-suit-30-day-notice/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>On Friday, Newport, Oregon, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security settled the litigation over a planned ICE detention center at the city's municipal airport, after 10 months of legal fights that cost the city more than $368,000 in attorney fees, KLCC reported. The city ann</description><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention</category><category domain="tag">local-resistance</category><category domain="tag">oregon</category><category domain="tag">environmental-review</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Friday, Newport, Oregon, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security settled the litigation over a planned ICE detention center at the city's municipal airport, after 10 months of legal fights that cost the city more than $368,000 in attorney fees, KLCC reported. The city ann</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--newport-oregon-dhs-settle-airport-ice-detention-suit-30-day-notice/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ProPublica and Texas Tribune: Paxtons' Blind Trust Put $600,000 Into a Convicted Mortgage Fraudster's Company, and Records Show the Trust Was "Far From Blind"</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--propublica-paxton-blind-trust-600000-convicted-mortgage-fraudster-company-far-from-blind/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reported that Ken Paxton's blind trust put a $600,000 cash infusion into the new construction materials business of a North Texas home builder, four years after the builder completed a federal prison sentence for mortgage fraud. Citing previously </description><category>Ken Paxton</category><category>James Talarico</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">texas-senate</category><category domain="tag">paxton</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reported that Ken Paxton's blind trust put a $600,000 cash infusion into the new construction materials business of a North Texas home builder, four years after the builder completed a federal prison sentence for mortgage fraud. Citing previously </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Ken Paxton, James Talarico</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--propublica-paxton-blind-trust-600000-convicted-mortgage-fraudster-company-far-from-blind/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Solicitor General's Merits Brief in DHS v. D.V.D. Adds No Questions, Leads With Jurisdiction, and Asks the Court to Let the Policy Stand</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--sg-merits-brief-dvd-v-dhs-no-added-questions-jurisdiction-first/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>The United States filed its merits brief in Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. on Oct 23 2026. The Court's grant had invited the Government to add other questions it considered appropriate; the brief says "no additional questions warrant briefing here," so the case goes to</description><category>U.S. Supreme Court</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>D. John Sauer</category><category domain="tag">immigration-system-capture</category><category domain="tag">third-country-deportation</category><category domain="tag">supreme-court</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The United States filed its merits brief in Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. on Oct 23 2026. The Court's grant had invited the Government to add other questions it considered appropriate; the brief says "no additional questions warrant briefing here," so the case goes to</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, D. John Sauer</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--sg-merits-brief-dvd-v-dhs-no-added-questions-jurisdiction-first/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Spotlight PA/Votebeat, Oct. 23: DHS Still Has Not Shared Its 14,576-Name Pennsylvania List</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--spotlight-pa-votebeat-dhs-still-has-not-shared-pennsylvania-14576-list-no-contact-since-sept-8-email/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>Spotlight PA and Votebeat reported on Oct. 23, 2026 (publication date) that "As of today, DHS has not yet shared the list" of 14,576 potential noncitizen voters with Pennsylvania officials, and that the state had not spoken to DHS since a Sept. 8 email laying out DHS's method. Th</description><category>Al Schmidt</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category><category domain="tag">pennsylvania</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Spotlight PA and Votebeat reported on Oct. 23, 2026 (publication date) that "As of today, DHS has not yet shared the list" of 14,576 potential noncitizen voters with Pennsylvania officials, and that the state had not spoken to DHS since a Sept. 8 email laying out DHS's method. Th</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Al Schmidt, U.S. Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--spotlight-pa-votebeat-dhs-still-has-not-shared-pennsylvania-14576-list-no-contact-since-sept-8-email/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>State Department Notice Lets Passport Records Be Shared Through Federal Verification Platforms for Voter-Eligibility Checks; New Use Takes Effect Nov. 23</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--state-department-passport-records-sorn-adds-routine-use-for-voter-eligibility-verification-effective-nov-23/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>On October 23, 2026 (the publication date), the Department of State published a Privacy Act notice modifying the Passport Services Records system, State-26, according to a notice the federal defendants filed in the consolidated election-order cases before Judge Carl Nichols (DSCC</description><category>U.S. Department of State</category><category domain="tag">privacy-act</category><category domain="tag">state-department</category><category domain="tag">save-database</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 23, 2026 (the publication date), the Department of State published a Privacy Act notice modifying the Passport Services Records system, State-26, according to a notice the federal defendants filed in the consolidated election-order cases before Judge Carl Nichols (DSCC</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of State</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--state-department-passport-records-sorn-adds-routine-use-for-voter-eligibility-verification-effective-nov-23/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Texas AG Paxton Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Under the State's Deceptive Trade Practices Act Over ChatGPT Safety Claims</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--texas-ag-paxton-sues-openai-and-altman-under-dtpa-chatgpt-safety-claims/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>On October 23, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he had sued Open AI Global, LLC, its affiliated entities and CEO Sam Altman. The release says that "Despite marketing itself as a safe and reliable tool, OpenAI has failed to protect Texans, including children,</description><category>Ken Paxton</category><category>OpenAI</category><category>Sam Altman</category><category domain="tag">openai</category><category domain="tag">ai-regulation</category><category domain="tag">state-attorneys-general</category><category domain="tag">texas</category><category domain="tag">paxton</category><category domain="tag">consumer-protection</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 23, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he had sued Open AI Global, LLC, its affiliated entities and CEO Sam Altman. The release says that "Despite marketing itself as a safe and reliable tool, OpenAI has failed to protect Texans, including children,</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Ken Paxton, OpenAI, Sam Altman</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--texas-ag-paxton-sues-openai-and-altman-under-dtpa-chatgpt-safety-claims/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>The Intercept: Fellowship PAC Routed $600,000 Through Bo Hines's Nxum Group to Support Democrats Torres, Goodlander and Warner</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--intercept-fellowship-pac-routed-600000-through-hines-cofounded-nxum-for-democrats-torres-goodlander-warner/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>The Intercept reported on Oct. 23 that Fellowship PAC routed $600,000 since this summer through Nxum Group, a firm co-founded by former Trump crypto adviser Bo Hines, to help reelect Reps. Ritchie Torres and Maggie Goodlander and Sen. Mark Warner; the Intercept says "none of them</description><category>Bo Hines</category><category>Tether</category><category>Cantor Fitzgerald</category><category>Ritchie Torres</category><category>Maggie Goodlander</category><category>Mark Warner</category><category domain="tag">crypto</category><category domain="tag">tether</category><category domain="tag">super-pac</category><category domain="tag">campaign-finance</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Intercept reported on Oct. 23 that Fellowship PAC routed $600,000 since this summer through Nxum Group, a firm co-founded by former Trump crypto adviser Bo Hines, to help reelect Reps. Ritchie Torres and Maggie Goodlander and Sen. Mark Warner; the Intercept says "none of them</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Bo Hines, Tether, Cantor Fitzgerald, Ritchie Torres, Maggie Goodlander, Mark Warner</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--intercept-fellowship-pac-routed-600000-through-hines-cofounded-nxum-for-democrats-torres-goodlander-warner/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>U.S. Attorneys Serve California County Registrars With Lists of "Likely Aliens" and a 48-Hour Demand; Letters Are in the Court Record</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--us-attorneys-serve-california-county-registrars-likely-alien-lists-48-hour-demand-to-segregate-ballots-letters-in-court-record/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-23</dc:date><description>A Secretary of State attorney swore that letters from U.S. Attorney's Offices had reached at least 40 counties, and the State attached some of them to its supplemental opposition (the Evans declaration exhibits). The Fresno, Madera and Sacramento letters are signed by Eric Grant,</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>California Secretary of State</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">mail-ballots</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>A Secretary of State attorney swore that letters from U.S. Attorney's Offices had reached at least 40 counties, and the State attached some of them to its supplemental opposition (the Evans declaration exhibits). The Fresno, Madera and Sacramento letters are signed by Eric Grant,</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, California Secretary of State</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-23--us-attorneys-serve-california-county-registrars-likely-alien-lists-48-hour-demand-to-segregate-ballots-letters-in-court-record/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>AG Blanche, Asked in Norfolk Whether DOJ Could Block a State From Certifying, Says He Won't Say There Are No Circumstances</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--blanche-wont-rule-out-doj-action-on-state-certification-doomsday-scenario-norfolk/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>On Thursday, **October 22, 2026**, in Norfolk, Va., NBC News reports, Attorney General Todd Blanche "left open the possibility that the Justice Department could seek to block states from certifying votes in the midterm elections." He spoke to reporters before boarding a plane, ah</description><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>Department of Justice</category><category>Kash Patel</category><category domain="tag">election-interference</category><category domain="tag">certification</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">blanche</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Thursday, **October 22, 2026**, in Norfolk, Va., NBC News reports, Attorney General Todd Blanche "left open the possibility that the Justice Department could seek to block states from certifying votes in the midterm elections." He spoke to reporters before boarding a plane, ah</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Todd Blanche, Department of Justice, Kash Patel</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--blanche-wont-rule-out-doj-action-on-state-certification-doomsday-scenario-norfolk/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Chief Judge Boasberg Moves the Government's Response to the Omar Search-Warrant Unsealing Applications to Oct. 27 and Lets DOJ Make Its Case for Delay Under Seal</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--boasberg-sets-oct-27-government-response-omar-search-warrant-unsealing-applications-government-ex-parte-sealed-filing/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>The government did not respond to the Omar search-warrant unsealing applications by the deadline the court had set. It asked for more time, and on October 22 Chief Judge James E. Boasberg granted that motion in part and denied it in part.</description><category>Ilhan Omar</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">omar</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">boasberg</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The government did not respond to the Omar search-warrant unsealing applications by the deadline the court had set. It asked for more time, and on October 22 Chief Judge James E. Boasberg granted that motion in part and denied it in part.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Ilhan Omar, U.S. Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--boasberg-sets-oct-27-government-response-omar-search-warrant-unsealing-applications-government-ex-parte-sealed-filing/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>CNN and ABC Report DOJ Is Investigating Lewandowski and DHS Contracting After an Inspector General Referral</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-investigating-lewandowski-dhs-contract-misconduct-after-ig-referral/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>CNN and ABC News report, citing anonymous sources, that Justice Department prosecutors are investigating allegations of contract misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security, including the role of Corey Lewandowski, who worked as de facto chief of staff to former Secretary K</description><category>Corey Lewandowski</category><category>Kristi Noem</category><category>Jeanine Pirro</category><category>Joseph Cuffari</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">institutional-capture</category><category domain="tag">doj</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>CNN and ABC News report, citing anonymous sources, that Justice Department prosecutors are investigating allegations of contract misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security, including the role of Corey Lewandowski, who worked as de facto chief of staff to former Secretary K</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Corey Lewandowski, Kristi Noem, Jeanine Pirro, Joseph Cuffari, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-investigating-lewandowski-dhs-contract-misconduct-after-ig-referral/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Appeals Nashville v. DHS Vacatur of FEMA Election Conditions and Moves for a Stay, Asking for a Ruling by October 26</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-appeals-nashville-v-dhs-vacatur-of-fema-election-conditions-moves-for-stay-pending-appeal/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>On October 22, 2026, the Justice Department's Civil Division noticed an appeal to the D.C. Circuit from Judge Ali's order vacating FEMA's election conditions on its Homeland Security Grant Program funding ([[2026-09-28--judge-ali-vacates-fema-homeland-security-grant-election-cond</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Federal Emergency Management Agency</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category>Judge Amir H. Ali</category><category domain="tag">fema</category><category domain="tag">election-administration</category><category domain="tag">grant-conditions</category><category domain="tag">dc-circuit</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 22, 2026, the Justice Department's Civil Division noticed an appeal to the D.C. Circuit from Judge Ali's order vacating FEMA's election conditions on its Homeland Security Grant Program funding ([[2026-09-28--judge-ali-vacates-fema-homeland-security-grant-election-cond</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Markwayne Mullin, Judge Amir H. Ali</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-appeals-nashville-v-dhs-vacatur-of-fema-election-conditions-moves-for-stay-pending-appeal/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Files Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit in United States v. California, Saying the District Court's Silence on Its TRO Application Is a Constructive Denial</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-files-notice-of-appeal-9th-circuit-us-v-california-says-no-ruling-on-tro-application-is-constructive-denial/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>Dated and filed October 22, 2026 by the United States in the Central District of California: a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit. The notice says the United States requested an expedited ruling on its emergency application by 12:00 p.m. on October 22, 2026, and says the court</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>California Secretary of State</category><category>Shirley Weber</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Dated and filed October 22, 2026 by the United States in the Central District of California: a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit. The notice says the United States requested an expedited ruling on its emergency application by 12:00 p.m. on October 22, 2026, and says the court</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, California Secretary of State, Shirley Weber</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-files-notice-of-appeal-9th-circuit-us-v-california-says-no-ruling-on-tro-application-is-constructive-denial/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Indicts Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas, Who Led the State's Democratic Redistricting Effort, in Alleged Racketeering Conspiracy Over a Marijuana Enterprise</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-indicts-virginia-sen-louise-lucas-racketeering-conspiracy-marijuana-enterprise-weeks-before-midterms/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>On Thursday, October 22, 2026, the Justice Department announced that an eight-count indictment charged seven defendants, among them Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas, "for their respective roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving marijuana distribution, money laundering, hones</description><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>Kash Patel</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">virginia</category><category domain="tag">political-prosecution</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Thursday, October 22, 2026, the Justice Department announced that an eight-count indictment charged seven defendants, among them Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas, "for their respective roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving marijuana distribution, money laundering, hones</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Todd Blanche, Kash Patel</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-indicts-virginia-sen-louise-lucas-racketeering-conspiracy-marijuana-enterprise-weeks-before-midterms/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Sues Alaska to Bar Certifying a Senate Result Sen. Sullivan Loses, Citing a Same-Name Candidate</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-sues-alaska-to-bar-senate-certification-if-sullivan-loses-nvra/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>On October 22, 2026, the Justice Department sued Alaska, its elections director and its election and ballot-review boards in federal court in Anchorage (No. 3:26-cv-00376), asking the court to bar certification of the U.S. Senate result in one case only: if "Senator Sullivan does</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</category><category>Common Cause</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">certification</category><category domain="tag">doj-civil-suit</category><category domain="tag">nvra</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 22, 2026, the Justice Department sued Alaska, its elections director and its election and ballot-review boards in federal court in Anchorage (No. 3:26-cv-00376), asking the court to bar certification of the U.S. Senate result in one case only: if "Senator Sullivan does</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, Donald Trump, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Common Cause</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--doj-sues-alaska-to-bar-senate-certification-if-sullivan-loses-nvra/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Boeing 767 N703KW Leaves Alexandria, Louisiana for Africa; ICE Declaration Confirms Malabo Stop After Telling Court Equatorial Guinea Mission Was Cancelled</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--ice-boeing-767-n703kw-leaves-alexandria-la-for-africa-ice-declaration-confirms-malabo-stop-after-cancelled-claim-no-krome-broward-link-found/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>An Eastern Airlines Boeing 767, tail number N703KW, left Alexandria, Louisiana for Africa. The Prospect's photo caption dates the boarding of shackled immigrants at Alexandria International Airport to October 22, 2026. The route in documents the Prospect obtained: Senegal, Equato</description><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Eastern Airlines</category><category domain="tag">central-african-republic</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>An Eastern Airlines Boeing 767, tail number N703KW, left Alexandria, Louisiana for Africa. The Prospect's photo caption dates the boarding of shackled immigrants at Alexandria International Airport to October 22, 2026. The route in documents the Prospect obtained: Senegal, Equato</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Eastern Airlines</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--ice-boeing-767-n703kw-leaves-alexandria-la-for-africa-ice-declaration-confirms-malabo-stop-after-cancelled-claim-no-krome-broward-link-found/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Jayapal, Sanders and 11 House Members Write Zuckerberg Demanding Briefing and Written Answers by Nov. 4 on Meta's Conduct in Brazil's Election</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--jayapal-sanders-and-11-house-members-write-zuckerberg-demand-answers-on-meta-brazil-election-interference/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>On Oct. 22, 2026 Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Sen. Bernie Sanders, joined by Reps. Greg Casar, Maxwell Frost, Jesús "Chuy" García, Jonathan Jackson, Summer Lee, Mark Pocan, Mike Quigley, Delia Ramirez, Jan Schakowsky, Rashida Tlaib and Nydia Velázquez, wrote Meta CEO Mark Zuc</description><category>Pramila Jayapal</category><category>Bernie Sanders</category><category>Mark Zuckerberg</category><category>Meta</category><category domain="tag">platform-power</category><category domain="tag">meta</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">tse</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">congress</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Oct. 22, 2026 Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Sen. Bernie Sanders, joined by Reps. Greg Casar, Maxwell Frost, Jesús "Chuy" García, Jonathan Jackson, Summer Lee, Mark Pocan, Mike Quigley, Delia Ramirez, Jan Schakowsky, Rashida Tlaib and Nydia Velázquez, wrote Meta CEO Mark Zuc</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Pramila Jayapal, Bernie Sanders, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--jayapal-sanders-and-11-house-members-write-zuckerberg-demand-answers-on-meta-brazil-election-interference/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Sooknanan Denies NAACP's TRO for DOJ Election-Monitor Records; DOJ Later Says Civil Rights Division Is Not Using Federal Law Enforcement Officers as Monitors on Election Day</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--dcd-denies-naacp-tro-dhillon-foia-election-monitors-records-sooknanan-doj-says-no-federal-law-enforcement-monitors-dcd-26-cv-03461/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>On Oct 22, 2026 (hearing and order date), Judge Sparkle Sooknanan denied the NAACP's emergency motion for a temporary restraining order in *NAACP v. Dhillon* (D.D.C., FOIA suit seeking DOJ records on its election monitors). The parties' joint status report says the court cited "a</description>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Oct 22, 2026 (hearing and order date), Judge Sparkle Sooknanan denied the NAACP's emergency motion for a temporary restraining order in *NAACP v. Dhillon* (D.D.C., FOIA suit seeking DOJ records on its election monitors). The parties' joint status report says the court cited "a</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--dcd-denies-naacp-tro-dhillon-foia-election-monitors-records-sooknanan-doj-says-no-federal-law-enforcement-monitors-dcd-26-cv-03461/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Meta Updates Its Brazil Election Statement: Not Recommending Candidates' Organic Content to Non-Followers, Court Orders Behind About 70% of Actions on Lula Accounts</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--meta-updates-statement-facts-regarding-meta-platforms-during-brazil-election-not-recommending-organic-content-to-non-followers/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>Meta's Transparency Center page "The facts regarding Meta platforms during Brazil's election" carried the label "UPDATED OCT 22, 2026". It gives Meta's account of four incidents (Sept. 23 ad-account disablement, Oct. 7 Reels view counts, Oct. 9-10 Ads Manager fault, Oct. 14 Meta </description><category>Meta</category><category>Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</category><category>Tribunal Superior Eleitoral</category><category domain="tag">platform-power</category><category domain="tag">meta</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">tse</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Meta's Transparency Center page "The facts regarding Meta platforms during Brazil's election" carried the label "UPDATED OCT 22, 2026". It gives Meta's account of four incidents (Sept. 23 ad-account disablement, Oct. 7 Reels view counts, Oct. 9-10 Ads Manager fault, Oct. 14 Meta </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Meta, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Tribunal Superior Eleitoral</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--meta-updates-statement-facts-regarding-meta-platforms-during-brazil-election-not-recommending-organic-content-to-non-followers/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Treasury Asks for Comment on Renewing the Fraud.gov Tip Form and Repeats Its AI Sentence, With Comments Due After the Emergency Approval Expires</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--treasury-60-day-notice-to-renew-fraud-gov-tip-intake-form-ai-tool-sentence-repeated-comments-due-dec-21-after-nov-30-expiry/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>Date: Federal Register publication, October 22, 2026, a Treasury Departmental Offices notice. The comment deadline is December 21, 2026.</description><category>U.S. Department of the Treasury</category><category>Task Force to Eliminate Fraud</category><category domain="tag">treasury</category><category domain="tag">paperwork-reduction-act</category><category domain="tag">ai-governance</category><category domain="tag">surveillance-inc-layer-3</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Date: Federal Register publication, October 22, 2026, a Treasury Departmental Offices notice. The comment deadline is December 21, 2026.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of the Treasury, Task Force to Eliminate Fraud</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--treasury-60-day-notice-to-renew-fraud-gov-tip-intake-form-ai-tool-sentence-repeated-comments-due-dec-21-after-nov-30-expiry/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>TSE Electoral Inspector Cueva Gives Meta and X 24 Hours for Technical Reports on AI, Reach and Ads, With R$500,000-a-Day Fine Each; Defers Injunctions</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--tse-cueva-gives-meta-and-x-24-hours-technical-reports-aije-0603276-73-r-500k-daily-fine/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-22</dc:date><description>On Oct. 22, 2026 (signed 21:08) Justice Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva received AIJE 0603276-73 and ordered Meta and X, within 24 hours and under a fine of R$500,000 a day each for unjustified noncompliance, to file detailed technical reports. X: how Grok responds to equivalent prompt</description><category>Meta</category><category>Coligação Brasil Pronto pra Mais</category><category>Flávio Bolsonaro</category><category domain="tag">platform-power</category><category domain="tag">meta</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">tse</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">grok</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Oct. 22, 2026 (signed 21:08) Justice Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva received AIJE 0603276-73 and ordered Meta and X, within 24 hours and under a fine of R$500,000 a day each for unjustified noncompliance, to file detailed technical reports. X: how Grok responds to equivalent prompt</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Meta, Coligação Brasil Pronto pra Mais, Flávio Bolsonaro</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-22--tse-cueva-gives-meta-and-x-24-hours-technical-reports-aije-0603276-73-r-500k-daily-fine/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>AG Blanche on NY Post Podcast Calls DOJ-White House Independence a "Misperception": "I Work for President Trump"</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--blanche-pod-force-one-misperception-separation-independence-doj-white-house-i-work-for-president-trump/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared on Wednesday on the New York Post's Miranda Devine's podcast (Mediaite published Oct. 21; Ken Klippenstein posted the clip October 21, 2026) and, discussing Merrick Garland's Justice Department, said there was this misperception that there’s</description><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>Merrick Garland</category><category>Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">blanche</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared on Wednesday on the New York Post's Miranda Devine's podcast (Mediaite published Oct. 21; Ken Klippenstein posted the clip October 21, 2026) and, discussing Merrick Garland's Justice Department, said there was this misperception that there’s</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Todd Blanche, Merrick Garland, Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--blanche-pod-force-one-misperception-separation-independence-doj-white-house-i-work-for-president-trump/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Brennan Center Authors Say DHS's AI Inventory Leaves ELITE Off Its High-Impact List and Shows HSI Using Sentiment Analysis an ICE Policy Bars</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--brennan-just-security-dhs-ai-inventory-elite-not-high-impact-hsi-osint-sentiment-analysis-vs-ice-policy/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>On October 21, Just Security published an analysis by Brennan Center authors Rachel Levinson-Waldman and Eoghan Stafford of DHS's AI use-case inventory. They say the inventory does not classify the ELITE app as high-impact even though ICE agents use it to find and arrest migrants</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>Brennan Center for Justice</category><category domain="tag">ai-governance</category><category domain="tag">domestic-surveillance</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">algorithmic-accountability</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 21, Just Security published an analysis by Brennan Center authors Rachel Levinson-Waldman and Eoghan Stafford of DHS's AI use-case inventory. They say the inventory does not classify the ELITE app as high-impact even though ICE agents use it to find and arrest migrants</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Brennan Center for Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--brennan-just-security-dhs-ai-inventory-elite-not-high-impact-hsi-osint-sentiment-analysis-vs-ice-policy/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Chief Judge Boasberg Takes Trujillo v. DHS, Sets Oct. 30 Hearing on Superseding TRO Motion Over California Voter Lists; Government Opposition Filed Oct. 26</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--boasberg-takes-trujillo-v-dhs-sets-oct-30-tro-hearing-government-opposition-filed-oct-26/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>The docket randomly reassigned Trujillo v. DHS (Civil Action No. 1:26-cv-03072) to Chief Judge Boasberg: "Case randomly reassigned to Chief Judge James E. Boasberg as the case is not related." After a scheduling conference, his minute order of October 21, 2026 set the sequence: a</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category domain="capture-lane">Civil Rights Suppression</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">voter-data</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category><category domain="tag">judge-assignment</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The docket randomly reassigned Trujillo v. DHS (Civil Action No. 1:26-cv-03072) to Chief Judge Boasberg: "Case randomly reassigned to Chief Judge James E. Boasberg as the case is not related." After a scheduling conference, his minute order of October 21, 2026 set the sequence: a</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, Todd Blanche</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Civil Rights Suppression</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--boasberg-takes-trujillo-v-dhs-sets-oct-30-tro-hearing-government-opposition-filed-oct-26/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>CISA Alert Urges Organizations to Patch the PHP Remote-Code-Execution Flaws Immediately, or Take Unpatched Systems Offline</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--cisa-alert-urges-immediate-patching-of-php2shell-php-flaws/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>On October 21, 2026, CISA published an alert on the PHP flaws it calls "php2shell". It said they "allow for unauthenticated remote code execution in PHP." It tells organizations to update to PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, or 8.2.35, and says those that cannot do so at once "should t</description><category>Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency</category><category>PHP Foundation</category><category domain="tag">election-security</category><category domain="tag">cisa</category><category domain="tag">cybersecurity</category><category domain="tag">php2shell</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 21, 2026, CISA published an alert on the PHP flaws it calls "php2shell". It said they "allow for unauthenticated remote code execution in PHP." It tells organizations to update to PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, or 8.2.35, and says those that cannot do so at once "should t</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, PHP Foundation</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--cisa-alert-urges-immediate-patching-of-php2shell-php-flaws/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Election Vendor VR Systems Takes Florida County Elections Sites' Voter Lookup Tools Offline Over the PHP Flaws During Early Voting</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--vr-systems-pulls-florida-county-election-lookup-tools-over-php-flaws/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>On Wednesday, Oct. 21, during early voting, VR Systems took down public lookup tools on the county Supervisor of Elections websites it hosts across Florida. Suncoast Searchlight reported that the Tallahassee elections technology firm "pulled some public-facing parts of its websit</description><category>PHP Foundation</category><category domain="tag">election-security</category><category domain="tag">cybersecurity</category><category domain="tag">php2shell</category><category domain="tag">florida</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday, Oct. 21, during early voting, VR Systems took down public lookup tools on the county Supervisor of Elections websites it hosts across Florida. Suncoast Searchlight reported that the Tallahassee elections technology firm "pulled some public-facing parts of its websit</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> PHP Foundation</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--vr-systems-pulls-florida-county-election-lookup-tools-over-php-flaws/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Elections B.C. Takes Its Website Offline Over the PHP Flaws During Advance Voting and Restores It the Same Day</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--elections-bc-takes-website-offline-over-php-flaws-during-advance-voting/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>Elections B.C., the provincial election authority in British Columbia, Canada, took its website offline on Wednesday, Oct. 21, the day PHP released its fixes ([[2026-10-21--cisa-alert-urges-immediate-patching-of-php2shell-php-flaws]]). CBC News (posted Oct 21, 6:22 p.m. EDT) quot</description><category>PHP Foundation</category><category domain="tag">election-security</category><category domain="tag">cybersecurity</category><category domain="tag">php2shell</category><category domain="tag">canada</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Elections B.C., the provincial election authority in British Columbia, Canada, took its website offline on Wednesday, Oct. 21, the day PHP released its fixes ([[2026-10-21--cisa-alert-urges-immediate-patching-of-php2shell-php-flaws]]). CBC News (posted Oct 21, 6:22 p.m. EDT) quot</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> PHP Foundation</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--elections-bc-takes-website-offline-over-php-flaws-during-advance-voting/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>FCC Chair Carr Warns Licensed Broadcasters That Airing "Fake Polls" Could Violate News-Distortion and Hoax Rules, Without Naming Any Poll</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--fcc-chair-carr-warns-broadcasters-fake-polls-news-distortion-hoax-rules/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warned FCC-licensed stations on Wednesday in an X post that the election season had brought "a significant surge in entirely Fake Polls and Suppression Polls," CNN reports, adding: "Broadcasters are advised to avoid engaging in News Distortions or runnin</description><category>Brendan Carr</category><category>Anna Gomez</category><category>Federal Communications Commission</category><category domain="tag">media-capture</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">fcc</category><category domain="tag">polling</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warned FCC-licensed stations on Wednesday in an X post that the election season had brought "a significant surge in entirely Fake Polls and Suppression Polls," CNN reports, adding: "Broadcasters are advised to avoid engaging in News Distortions or runnin</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Brendan Carr, Anna Gomez, Federal Communications Commission</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--fcc-chair-carr-warns-broadcasters-fake-polls-news-distortion-hoax-rules/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>FT Reports Trump Blocked Netanyahu's Multi-Day Iran Bombing Campaign Planned for Oct. 10 Ahead of the Midterms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--ft-netanyahu-planned-oct-10-iran-bombing-campaign-trump-blocked-before-midterms/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>Ynet, summarizing a Financial Times report, says Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military to prepare a multi-day bombing campaign for the weekend of October 10, and that Trump blocked it over concerns about restarting the war ahead of the November 3 midterms; the FT cited three </description><category>Benjamin Netanyahu</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category domain="tag">iran-war</category><category domain="tag">military-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">israel</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Ynet, summarizing a Financial Times report, says Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military to prepare a multi-day bombing campaign for the weekend of October 10, and that Trump blocked it over concerns about restarting the war ahead of the November 3 midterms; the FT cited three </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--ft-netanyahu-planned-oct-10-iran-bombing-campaign-trump-blocked-before-midterms/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>GEO Group's Outside Lobbying Firms Name ICE Alternatives to Detention and H.R. 9310 in Their Third-Quarter 2026 Forms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--geo-group-lobbying-firms-navigators-liberty-q3-2026-forms-name-ice-alternatives-to-detention/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>- 10/21/2026 (signature date on the filing, LDA database): Navigators Global LLC, an outside firm, filed its third-quarter 2026 lobbying form for The GEO Group, Inc. Its issue text reads: "Issues related to alternatives to detention within ICE and other Appropriations considerati</description><category>The GEO Group, Inc.</category><category domain="tag">lobbying</category><category domain="tag">lda</category><category domain="tag">geo-group</category><category domain="tag">appropriations</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>- 10/21/2026 (signature date on the filing, LDA database): Navigators Global LLC, an outside firm, filed its third-quarter 2026 lobbying form for The GEO Group, Inc. Its issue text reads: "Issues related to alternatives to detention within ICE and other Appropriations considerati</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> The GEO Group, Inc.</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--geo-group-lobbying-firms-navigators-liberty-q3-2026-forms-name-ice-alternatives-to-detention/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Gov. Sherrill Answers the House Subpoena With a Statement Calling It "Political Theater" 13 Days Before the Midterms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--sherrill-statement-on-house-subpoena-calls-it-political-theater/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>Governor Mikie Sherrill issued a statement on Oct. 21, 2026 about the House subpoena to her Department of State. She said "Washington Republicans are choosing to play political games just thirteen days before the midterm elections," and called the subpoena "political theater." Sh</description><category>Mikie Sherrill</category><category>Jim Jordan</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">new-jersey</category><category domain="tag">congressional-oversight</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Governor Mikie Sherrill issued a statement on Oct. 21, 2026 about the House subpoena to her Department of State. She said "Washington Republicans are choosing to play political games just thirteen days before the midterm elections," and called the subpoena "political theater." Sh</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Mikie Sherrill, Jim Jordan</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--sherrill-statement-on-house-subpoena-calls-it-political-theater/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Himes and Warner Say Classified Report Shows Russia Opposes Pro-Ukraine Candidates, Prepare for Trump to Claim Foreign Meddling</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--himes-warner-say-classified-report-shows-russia-opposes-pro-ukraine-candidates-preparing-for-trump-foreign-meddling-claim/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>On Wednesday (the date of their briefing for reporters), Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees, told reporters they'd seen a recent classified intelligence report on foreign election meddling showin</description><category>Mark Warner</category><category>Jay Clayton</category><category>Office of the Director of National Intelligence</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">foreign-interference</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">intelligence-oversight</category><category domain="tag">russia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday (the date of their briefing for reporters), Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees, told reporters they'd seen a recent classified intelligence report on foreign election meddling showin</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Mark Warner, Jay Clayton, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Donald Trump</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--himes-warner-say-classified-report-shows-russia-opposes-pro-ukraine-candidates-preparing-for-trump-foreign-meddling-claim/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>House Administration and Judiciary Committee Chairs Subpoena New Jersey's Acting Secretary of State for Documents on the 6,600 MVC Registrations, Return Date Nov. 16</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--house-committees-subpoena-new-jersey-acting-secretary-of-state-emehelu-for-documents-on-6600-noncitizen-registrations-return-nov-16/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>On Oct. 21, 2026 the chairs of the House Administration and Judiciary Committees, with the chairs of their Elections and Oversight subcommittees, subpoenaed New Jersey's Acting Secretary of State, Shirley Emehelu, for documents about the state's registration of approximately 6,60</description><category>Jim Jordan</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">new-jersey</category><category domain="tag">congressional-oversight</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">voter-data</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Oct. 21, 2026 the chairs of the House Administration and Judiciary Committees, with the chairs of their Elections and Oversight subcommittees, subpoenaed New Jersey's Acting Secretary of State, Shirley Emehelu, for documents about the state's registration of approximately 6,60</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Jim Jordan</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--house-committees-subpoena-new-jersey-acting-secretary-of-state-emehelu-for-documents-on-6600-noncitizen-registrations-return-nov-16/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>HSI Arrests Five Lawful Permanent Residents in Florida on Federal Voting Charges; DHS Release Lists Their Criminal Histories</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--hsi-arrests-five-lawful-permanent-residents-middle-district-florida-voting-by-alien-dhs-release/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>Homeland Security Investigations arrested five people in Florida on October 21 and October 22, 2026, according to a [DHS release](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/26/ice-hsi-arrests-five-non-citizens-charged-illegally-voting-florida). The release says the U.S. Attorney's Office f</description><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">florida</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Homeland Security Investigations arrested five people in Florida on October 21 and October 22, 2026, according to a [DHS release](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/26/ice-hsi-arrests-five-non-citizens-charged-illegally-voting-florida). The release says the U.S. Attorney's Office f</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Markwayne Mullin, Homeland Security Investigations</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--hsi-arrests-five-lawful-permanent-residents-middle-district-florida-voting-by-alien-dhs-release/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Detains and Injures a U.S. Citizen Special-Education Student Walking to Santa Maria High School, Then Releases Him as Not Its Target</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--ice-detains-injures-us-citizen-special-education-student-walking-to-santa-maria-high-school/</link>
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<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>ICE agents detained a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, a special-education student at Santa Maria High School, while he walked to school on October 21, and released him one-half mile from campus. He has limited verbal communication skills. He arrived at school hurt: the reported injurie</description><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">ice-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">us-citizens-detained</category><category domain="tag">schools</category><category domain="tag">california</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ICE agents detained a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, a special-education student at Santa Maria High School, while he walked to school on October 21, and released him one-half mile from campus. He has limited verbal communication skills. He arrived at school hurt: the reported injurie</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--ice-detains-injures-us-citizen-special-education-student-walking-to-santa-maria-high-school/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Martinez-Olguin Enjoins DHS Election Field Operations Against Likely Citizens in Nine States, on One Voting Rights Act Claim, Stayed to Oct. 23</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--martinez-olguin-enjoins-hsi-election-field-operations-nine-states-cna-v-mullin-vra-11b-only/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>On October 21, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin (N.D. Cal.) granted a preliminary injunction in *California Nurses Association v. Mullin* (Dkt. 87). It bars DHS and those acting with it from conducting elections-related field operations and field interviews in California, Connecticu</description><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>National Nurses United</category><category>Protect Democracy</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">civil-rights-suppression</category><category domain="tag">voting-rights</category><category domain="tag">courts</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 21, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin (N.D. Cal.) granted a preliminary injunction in *California Nurses Association v. Mullin* (Dkt. 87). It bars DHS and those acting with it from conducting elections-related field operations and field interviews in California, Connecticu</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, National Nurses United, Protect Democracy</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--martinez-olguin-enjoins-hsi-election-field-operations-nine-states-cna-v-mullin-vra-11b-only/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Lula Coalition Files AIJE 0603276-73 Against Flávio Bolsonaro and Alfredo Gaspar, Alleging Meta and X Systems Favored Their Ticket</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--lula-coalition-files-aije-0603276-73-seeking-cassation-flavio-bolsonaro-ticket-over-meta-and-x/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>On Oct. 21, 2026 Lula's coalition "Brasil Pronto pra Mais" filed an Ação de Investigação Judicial Eleitoral at the TSE against presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and running mate Alfredo Gaspar de Mendonça Neto, alleging misuse of the media and abuse of economic power throug</description><category>Coligação Brasil Pronto pra Mais</category><category>Flávio Bolsonaro</category><category>Meta</category><category domain="tag">platform-power</category><category domain="tag">meta</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">tse</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Oct. 21, 2026 Lula's coalition "Brasil Pronto pra Mais" filed an Ação de Investigação Judicial Eleitoral at the TSE against presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and running mate Alfredo Gaspar de Mendonça Neto, alleging misuse of the media and abuse of economic power throug</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Coligação Brasil Pronto pra Mais, Flávio Bolsonaro, Meta</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--lula-coalition-files-aije-0603276-73-seeking-cassation-flavio-bolsonaro-ticket-over-meta-and-x/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users About Privacy After Cambridge Analytica</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--new-mexico-judge-orders-meta-pay-25-billion-unfair-practices-act-cambridge-analytica/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>On Oct. 21, 2026, New Mexico First Judicial District Judge Francis Mathew ordered Meta to pay the state $25 billion in civil penalties under the Unfair Practices Act, with 15% interest accruing annually until it pays. A Santa Fe jury had found in September that Facebook committed</description><category>Meta Platforms</category><category domain="tag">corporate-accountability</category><category domain="tag">data-colonialism</category><category domain="tag">meta</category><category domain="tag">state-attorneys-general</category><category domain="tag">cambridge-analytica</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Oct. 21, 2026, New Mexico First Judicial District Judge Francis Mathew ordered Meta to pay the state $25 billion in civil penalties under the Unfair Practices Act, with 15% interest accruing annually until it pays. A Santa Fe jury had found in September that Facebook committed</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Meta Platforms</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--new-mexico-judge-orders-meta-pay-25-billion-unfair-practices-act-cambridge-analytica/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>NYT Report: India-Based Accounts Paid to Spread Undisclosed Haley Stevens Videos in Michigan Senate Primary; Hirer Won't Name Client</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--nyt-india-based-accounts-paid-to-spread-undisclosed-haley-stevens-videos-michigan-senate-primary/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>The New York Times reported that people paid to circulate street-interview videos promoting Democrat Haley Stevens ahead of Michigan's US Senate primary were mostly based in India, not Michigan. At least 36 such videos appeared on X, Facebook, Instagram and Threads, and none of t</description><category>Haley Stevens</category><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category domain="tag">election-integrity</category><category domain="tag">disinformation</category><category domain="tag">michigan</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The New York Times reported that people paid to circulate street-interview videos promoting Democrat Haley Stevens ahead of Michigan's US Senate primary were mostly based in India, not Michigan. At least 36 such videos appeared on X, Facebook, Instagram and Threads, and none of t</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Haley Stevens, Abdul El-Sayed</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--nyt-india-based-accounts-paid-to-spread-undisclosed-haley-stevens-videos-michigan-senate-primary/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>OCC Issues Final GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rule Ahead of January 18, 2027 Effective Date, Drops Proposed Rewards Presumption</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--occ-issues-final-genius-act-stablecoin-rule-effective-jan-2027/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued its final rule implementing the GENIUS Act on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, setting the requirements for stablecoin issuers under its oversight ahead of the January 18, 2027 effective date. Comptroller Jonathan Gould said the ag</description><category>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</category><category>Jonathan Gould</category><category>Scott Bessent</category><category domain="tag">stablecoin</category><category domain="tag">genius-act</category><category domain="tag">occ</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued its final rule implementing the GENIUS Act on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, setting the requirements for stablecoin issuers under its oversight ahead of the January 18, 2027 effective date. Comptroller Jonathan Gould said the ag</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Jonathan Gould, Scott Bessent</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--occ-issues-final-genius-act-stablecoin-rule-effective-jan-2027/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>OFAC Replaces Lukoil Divestment License With a Version Running to November 21, 2026</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--ofac-extends-lukoil-international-divestment-license-gl-131k-to-nov-21-negotiations-only-no-sale-authorized/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>OFAC replaced the prior Lukoil divestment license with one authorizing negotiation of contingent contracts for the sale of Lukoil International GmbH through November 21, 2026. Performance of any contract must be contingent on a separate OFAC authorization, so the license does not</description><category domain="tag">russia-sanctions</category><category domain="tag">ofac</category><category domain="tag">ukraine-talks</category><category domain="tag">investigation-4</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>OFAC replaced the prior Lukoil divestment license with one authorizing negotiation of contingent contracts for the sale of Lukoil International GmbH through November 21, 2026. Performance of any contract must be contingent on a separate OFAC authorization, so the license does not</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--ofac-extends-lukoil-international-divestment-license-gl-131k-to-nov-21-negotiations-only-no-sale-authorized/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Rogers Posts "Abdul El-Sayed's Radical Ideology Is a Threat to Our National Security" and Repeats the Risk Line in the Final Michigan Senate Debate</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--rogers-posts-el-sayed-radical-ideology-threat-to-national-security-and-repeats-risk-line-in-final-debate/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers's account (@MikeRogersForMI) posted on October 21, 2026: "Abdul El-Sayed’s radical ideology is a threat to our national security." The Daily Wire embedded the post and described it as accompanying an ad.</description><category>Mike Rogers</category><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">michigan-senate</category><category domain="tag">el-sayed</category><category domain="tag">national-security-frame</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers's account (@MikeRogersForMI) posted on October 21, 2026: "Abdul El-Sayed’s radical ideology is a threat to our national security." The Daily Wire embedded the post and described it as accompanying an ad.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--rogers-posts-el-sayed-radical-ideology-threat-to-national-security-and-repeats-risk-line-in-final-debate/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Senate Banking Committee Democrats' 44-Page Report Says Trump Administration Opened Floodgate for Mega-Mergers</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--senate-banking-democrats-report-says-trump-doj-cleared-30-mega-mergers-over-10-billion-in-2025/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>Scott MacFarlane Reports published (this entry's date is the outlet's publication date, not a confirmed release date of the report) an account of a 44-page report from Senate Banking Committee Democrats, issued by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, whom MacFarlane describes as vice-chair of </description><category>Elizabeth Warren</category><category>DOJ Antitrust Division</category><category domain="tag">regulatory-capture</category><category domain="tag">antitrust</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">media-consolidation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Scott MacFarlane Reports published (this entry's date is the outlet's publication date, not a confirmed release date of the report) an account of a 44-page report from Senate Banking Committee Democrats, issued by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, whom MacFarlane describes as vice-chair of </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Elizabeth Warren, DOJ Antitrust Division</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--senate-banking-democrats-report-says-trump-doj-cleared-30-mega-mergers-over-10-billion-in-2025/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Sheehy Tells The Daily Wire El-Sayed's Ties Raise "Serious National Security Questions"</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--sheehy-tells-daily-wire-el-sayed-ties-raise-serious-national-security-questions/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT), who sits on the Armed Services Committee, gave The Daily Wire a statement that was published in a Daily Wire article that ran on Wednesday. The article does not say when Sheehy gave it, so the date on this entry is the article's publication date. Sheehy sa</description><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">michigan-senate</category><category domain="tag">el-sayed</category><category domain="tag">national-security-frame</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT), who sits on the Armed Services Committee, gave The Daily Wire a statement that was published in a Daily Wire article that ran on Wednesday. The article does not say when Sheehy gave it, so the date on this entry is the article's publication date. Sheehy sa</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Abdul El-Sayed</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--sheehy-tells-daily-wire-el-sayed-ties-raise-serious-national-security-questions/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>UN Experts Say Information, Including From Meta Employees, Suggests Accounts Linked to One Side of Brazil's Race Were Disproportionately Curtailed</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--un-experts-say-information-including-from-meta-employees-suggests-accounts-linked-to-one-side-of-brazil-race-curtailed/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-21</dc:date><description>On Oct. 21, 2026 UN Special Rapporteurs, including the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, issued a press release urging Meta to protect political expression and guarantee effective remedy during Brazil's election. They said "Monitoring reports show thousands</description><category>Meta</category><category domain="tag">platform-power</category><category domain="tag">meta</category><category domain="tag">brazil</category><category domain="tag">tse</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Oct. 21, 2026 UN Special Rapporteurs, including the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, issued a press release urging Meta to protect political expression and guarantee effective remedy during Brazil's election. They said "Monitoring reports show thousands</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Meta</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-21--un-experts-say-information-including-from-meta-employees-suggests-accounts-linked-to-one-side-of-brazil-race-curtailed/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Arlington County, Virginia Sues to Bar Armed Federal Agents From Polling Places Under 18 U.S.C. 592</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--arlington-county-virginia-sues-block-armed-federal-agents-polling-places-18-usc-592-edva/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>Arlington County, Virginia sued the Trump administration, per Democracy Docket, in the Eastern District of Virginia, asking the court to block armed federal agents from the polls by the Nov. 3 election. The suit invokes 18 U.S.C. 592. The county says it had to develop a plan for </description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Federal Bureau of Investigation</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">election</category><category domain="tag">virginia</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Arlington County, Virginia sued the Trump administration, per Democracy Docket, in the Eastern District of Virginia, asking the court to block armed federal agents from the polls by the Nov. 3 election. The suit invokes 18 U.S.C. 592. The county says it had to develop a plan for </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--arlington-county-virginia-sues-block-armed-federal-agents-polling-places-18-usc-592-edva/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Associate AG Woodward Files Motions to Disqualify Judges Schiltz and Tunheim in Minnesota Cases Over Their New York Times Interviews</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--doj-associate-ag-woodward-moves-to-disqualify-judges-schiltz-and-tunheim-over-new-york-times-interview-in-two-cases/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>On October 20, 2026, Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. signed a motion asking Judge John R. Tunheim to recuse from a criminal case in which the defendant is charged with False Claim of Citizenship in Order to Vote and Voting by Alien. A companion motion went to </description><category>Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">judicial-capture</category><category domain="tag">judges</category><category domain="tag">minnesota</category><category domain="tag">recusal</category><category domain="tag">doj</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 20, 2026, Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. signed a motion asking Judge John R. Tunheim to recuse from a criminal case in which the defendant is charged with False Claim of Citizenship in Order to Vote and Voting by Alien. A companion motion went to </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--doj-associate-ag-woodward-moves-to-disqualify-judges-schiltz-and-tunheim-over-new-york-times-interview-in-two-cases/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>California Tells Federal Court Its Secretary of State Has Received Grand Jury Subpoenas for Voter Records of About 300 Individuals Since August</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--california-says-secretary-of-state-received-federal-grand-jury-subpoenas-for-voter-records-of-about-300-individuals-since-august/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>Filed 10/20/26 in the DOJ election suit in the Central District of California, by a Secretary of State attorney under penalty of perjury: the Secretary of State has received grand jury subpoenas for voter records for approximately 300 individuals; the Secretary of State has provi</description><category>California Secretary of State</category><category>Shirley Weber</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">grand-jury</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Filed 10/20/26 in the DOJ election suit in the Central District of California, by a Secretary of State attorney under penalty of perjury: the Secretary of State has received grand jury subpoenas for voter records for approximately 300 individuals; the Secretary of State has provi</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> California Secretary of State, Shirley Weber, U.S. Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--california-says-secretary-of-state-received-federal-grand-jury-subpoenas-for-voter-records-of-about-300-individuals-since-august/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Cruz Tells Hannity a Senate Intelligence Seat Would Give El-Sayed Access to Classified Material He Might Share With "Muslim Brotherhood Terrorists"</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--cruz-hannity-says-el-sayed-could-share-classified-information-with-muslim-brotherhood-terrorists/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>On Fox News's "Hannity" on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) referenced El-Sayed's recent appearance on Meet the Press, where El-Sayed denied having connections to the group, Mediaite reported. Cruz said: "I believe this man is Muslim Brotherhood."</description><category>Ted Cruz</category><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category>Chuck Schumer</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">michigan-senate</category><category domain="tag">el-sayed</category><category domain="tag">national-security-frame</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Fox News's "Hannity" on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) referenced El-Sayed's recent appearance on Meet the Press, where El-Sayed denied having connections to the group, Mediaite reported. Cruz said: "I believe this man is Muslim Brotherhood."</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Ted Cruz, Abdul El-Sayed, Chuck Schumer</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--cruz-hannity-says-el-sayed-could-share-classified-information-with-muslim-brotherhood-terrorists/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DC Circuit Reverses Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Mennonite Church USA v. DHS, Holds Faith-Group Plaintiffs Likely Have Standing; Rao Dissents</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--dc-circuit-reverses-denial-mennonite-church-usa-v-dhs-sensitive-locations-standing-rao-dissents/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>On October 20, 2026, a D.C. Circuit panel of Judges Wilkins, Rao and Pan reversed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction in *Mennonite Church USA v. DHS* and sent the motion back for further consideration. Judge Pan wrote for the court; Judge Rao dissented.</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">sensitive-locations</category><category domain="tag">churches</category><category domain="tag">ice</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">rfra</category><category domain="tag">first-amendment</category><category domain="tag">standing</category><category domain="tag">dc-circuit</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 20, 2026, a D.C. Circuit panel of Judges Wilkins, Rao and Pan reversed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction in *Mennonite Church USA v. DHS* and sent the motion back for further consideration. Judge Pan wrote for the court; Judge Rao dissented.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--dc-circuit-reverses-denial-mennonite-church-usa-v-dhs-sensitive-locations-standing-rao-dissents/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DSCC, DCCC and DGA Sue Trump, DOJ and DHS in D.D.C. to Stop Voter-Roll Demands and Threats to Election Officials</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--dscc-dccc-dga-sue-trump-doj-dhs-dcd-1-26-cv-03674-voter-roll-demands-and-threats-to-election-officials/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>On October 20, three national Democratic committees, the Senate and House Democratic leaders, the Nevada State Democratic Party and a California voter filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (*DSCC v. Trump*, No. 1:26-cv-03674) against President </description><category>DSCC</category><category>Democratic Governors Association</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category><category domain="tag">voter-rolls</category><category domain="tag">courts</category><category domain="tag">voting-rights</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 20, three national Democratic committees, the Senate and House Democratic leaders, the Nevada State Democratic Party and a California voter filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (*DSCC v. Trump*, No. 1:26-cv-03674) against President </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> DSCC, Democratic Governors Association, Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--dscc-dccc-dga-sue-trump-doj-dhs-dcd-1-26-cv-03674-voter-roll-demands-and-threats-to-election-officials/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Eyes on ICE Relays Marshall Project, 19th Reporting on Bluebonnet Pregnant Detainees and ICE Miscarriage Data</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--eyes-on-ice-relays-marshall-project-19th-bluebonnet-pregnant-detainees-ice-miscarriage-data-disputed/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>The primary article, read in full on The 19th's co-publication, is a profile of one detainee identified only as Maria, not a miscarriage-data investigation; see [[2026-10-14--the-19th-marshall-project-pregnant-detainee-maria-bluebonnet-six-months-records-show-gestational-diabetes</description><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Management and Training Corporation (MTC)</category><category>DHS Office of Inspector General</category><category domain="tag">ice-detention</category><category domain="tag">pregnant-detainees</category><category domain="tag">texas</category><category domain="tag">private-prison</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The primary article, read in full on The 19th's co-publication, is a profile of one detainee identified only as Maria, not a miscarriage-data investigation; see [[2026-10-14--the-19th-marshall-project-pregnant-detainee-maria-bluebonnet-six-months-records-show-gestational-diabetes</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, Management and Training Corporation (MTC), DHS Office of Inspector General</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--eyes-on-ice-relays-marshall-project-19th-bluebonnet-pregnant-detainees-ice-miscarriage-data-disputed/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Georgia Voting Rights Act Remand Reaches Judge Jones: Supplemental Briefs on Callais Due November 19</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--georgia-district-court-takes-callais-remand-sets-nov-19-supplemental-briefs/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>On 10/20/2026 (order signed), Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern District of Georgia, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit's August vacatur ([[2026-08-25--eleventh-circuit-vacates-georgia-section-2-map-rulings-after-callais]]), asked the parties for supplemental briefs on "any w</description><category domain="tag">redistricting</category><category domain="tag">voting-rights-act</category><category domain="tag">georgia</category><category domain="tag">callais</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On 10/20/2026 (order signed), Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern District of Georgia, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit's August vacatur ([[2026-08-25--eleventh-circuit-vacates-georgia-section-2-map-rulings-after-callais]]), asked the parties for supplemental briefs on "any w</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--georgia-district-court-takes-callais-remand-sets-nov-19-supplemental-briefs/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Arrests Mount Morris, NY Restaurant Owner Dian Zhao Lin on a 1999 Removal Order; Community and Governor Press for His Release</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--ice-arrests-dian-zhao-lin-mount-morris-restaurant-owner-removal-order-1999/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>ICE arrested Dian Zhao Lin, who has owned and operated the Mun Yuen Chinese restaurant in Mount Morris, New York for more than 20 years, on October 20, 2026. ICE says an immigration judge ordered him removed on November 29, 1999 and that the Board of Immigration Appeals denied hi</description><category>Kathy Hochul</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">ice-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention</category><category domain="tag">new-york</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ICE arrested Dian Zhao Lin, who has owned and operated the Mun Yuen Chinese restaurant in Mount Morris, New York for more than 20 years, on October 20, 2026. ICE says an immigration judge ordered him removed on November 29, 1999 and that the Board of Immigration Appeals denied hi</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Kathy Hochul, Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--ice-arrests-dian-zhao-lin-mount-morris-restaurant-owner-removal-order-1999/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Cote Grants Plaintiffs Summary Judgment on APA Claims: OPM's DOGE Access Grants Violated Privacy Act Sections (b) and (e)(10) (AFGE v. OPM, S.D.N.Y.)</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--cote-grants-afge-summary-judgment-on-apa-claims-opm-doge-access-violated-privacy-act-afge-v-opm/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>On the day of the opinion, Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York ruled on the cross-motions for summary judgment in *AFGE v. OPM*. The opinion says: “the defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted as to the plaintiffs’ ultra vires claim but otherwise deni</description><category>Office of Personnel Management</category><category>Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)</category><category>American Federation of Government Employees</category><category domain="capture-lane">Surveillance Infrastructure</category><category domain="capture-lane">Digital and Tech Capture</category><category domain="tag">privacy-act</category><category domain="tag">doge</category><category domain="tag">opm</category><category domain="tag">judicial-ruling</category><category domain="tag">privacy-rules-ledger</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On the day of the opinion, Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York ruled on the cross-motions for summary judgment in *AFGE v. OPM*. The opinion says: “the defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted as to the plaintiffs’ ultra vires claim but otherwise deni</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Office of Personnel Management, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), American Federation of Government Employees</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Surveillance Infrastructure, Digital and Tech Capture</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--cote-grants-afge-summary-judgment-on-apa-claims-opm-doge-access-violated-privacy-act-afge-v-opm/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Trenga Quashes the HSI Immigration Subpoena to AAMVA for Commercial Drivers' CDLIS Records</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--judge-trenga-quashes-hsi-immigration-subpoena-to-aamva-for-cdlis-records/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>Judge Anthony J. Trenga of the Eastern District of Virginia granted the Movant States' motion to quash and quashed the subpoena, and denied as moot DHS's motion to lift the abeyance, in an order filed 10/20/26. It quashes the Homeland Security Investigations subpoena described in</description><category>Anthony J. Trenga</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators</category><category>State of Illinois</category><category domain="tag">records-capture</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">aamva</category><category domain="tag">cdl</category><category domain="tag">federal-data-access</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category><category domain="tag">privacy-act</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Judge Anthony J. Trenga of the Eastern District of Virginia granted the Movant States' motion to quash and quashed the subpoena, and denied as moot DHS's motion to lift the abeyance, in an order filed 10/20/26. It quashes the Homeland Security Investigations subpoena described in</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Anthony J. Trenga, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, State of Illinois</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--judge-trenga-quashes-hsi-immigration-subpoena-to-aamva-for-cdlis-records/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Justice Department and White House Announce the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP): Cash for Tips Before Conviction, With Trump Naming Himself Arbitrator</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--doj-whip-fraud-whistleblower-incentive-program-announced-25m-treasury-30k-awards-trump-arbitrator/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>Date: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 (the day of the press release and the Oval Office event). In that press release the Justice Department and its National Fraud Enforcement Division "announced the creation of the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP)." It calls WHIP "the first e</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>JD Vance</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Task Force to Eliminate Fraud</category><category domain="tag">informants</category><category domain="tag">minnesota</category><category domain="tag">white-house</category><category domain="tag">doj</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Date: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 (the day of the press release and the Oval Office event). In that press release the Justice Department and its National Fraud Enforcement Division "announced the creation of the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP)." It calls WHIP "the first e</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, JD Vance, Todd Blanche, U.S. Department of Justice, Task Force to Eliminate Fraud</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--doj-whip-fraud-whistleblower-incentive-program-announced-25m-treasury-30k-awards-trump-arbitrator/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Kagan Tells Catholic University Law Audience the Court Has "Blinded Itself" to the Effects of Its Election Rulings, Citing Campaign-Finance Money as "a Nightmare"</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--kagan-catholic-university-rulings-very-destructive-to-our-democracy/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Justice Elena Kagan spoke to students at Catholic University's law school in Washington. Reuters ran it under the headline that Court rulings have been destructive to democracy. The primary form is a spoken event; no official transcript was located, </description><category>Elena Kagan</category><category domain="tag">supreme-court</category><category domain="tag">campaign-finance</category><category domain="tag">gerrymandering</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category><category domain="tag">2026-midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Justice Elena Kagan spoke to students at Catholic University's law school in Washington. Reuters ran it under the headline that Court rulings have been destructive to democracy. The primary form is a spoken event; no official transcript was located, </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Elena Kagan</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--kagan-catholic-university-rulings-very-destructive-to-our-democracy/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Little Rock Board of Directors Rejects Six-Month Data Center Moratorium on a Tied Vote, Its Second Failure</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--little-rock-board-of-directors-six-month-data-center-moratorium-fails-4-4-second-time/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>The Little Rock City Board of Directors failed on a 4-4 vote on Tuesday night to pass a six-month moratorium on data center projects (Arkansas Times). Six votes are needed to pass an ordinance. The board took up the issue in August, when some members tried to pass a longer morato</description><category>Google</category><category domain="tag">data-centers</category><category domain="tag">local-government</category><category domain="tag">moratorium</category><category domain="tag">arkansas</category><category domain="tag">google</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Little Rock City Board of Directors failed on a 4-4 vote on Tuesday night to pass a six-month moratorium on data center projects (Arkansas Times). Six votes are needed to pass an ordinance. The board took up the issue in August, when some members tried to pass a longer morato</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Google</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--little-rock-board-of-directors-six-month-data-center-moratorium-fails-4-4-second-time/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Loudoun Defers Its Data Center Pause Resolution to Nov. 17 so Staff Can Gather More Information; the Only Board Action So Far Is the September Vote to Consider One</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--loudoun-defers-data-center-pause-resolution-to-nov-17-staff-needs-more-information/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-20</dc:date><description>Loudoun County posted a notice on **October 20, 2026** (publication date) that the Board of Supervisors would not take up the agenda item, “Resolution to Pause Board of Supervisors Consideration of Legislative Applications for Data Centers and Substations,” at that day's business</description><category>Loudoun County Board of Supervisors</category><category>Juli Briskman</category><category domain="tag">datacenter-buildout</category><category domain="tag">local-resistance</category><category domain="tag">zoning</category><category domain="tag">virginia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Loudoun County posted a notice on **October 20, 2026** (publication date) that the Board of Supervisors would not take up the agenda item, “Resolution to Pause Board of Supervisors Consideration of Legislative Applications for Data Centers and Substations,” at that day's business</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, Juli Briskman</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-20--loudoun-defers-data-center-pause-resolution-to-nov-17-staff-needs-more-information/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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