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<title>The Cascade Ledger — Recent additions</title>
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<description>A documentary archive of 4,288 verified events tracing the systematic capture of American democratic institutions from 1142 to today. Court records, government filings, investigative reporting — sourced and indexed.</description>
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<title>Arizona Attorney General Moves to Recuse Corporation Commission Chairman Myers From the APS Rate Case</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--arizona-ag-moves-to-recuse-acc-chairman-myers-in-aps-rate-case/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-19</dc:date><description>The State of Arizona, represented by Attorney General Kristin Mayes's office, filed a motion in the Arizona Corporation Commission's Arizona Public Service rate case, signed on the 19th day of October, 2026 and docketed 10/19/2026, asking that Commission Chairman Nick Myers recus</description><category>Kris Mayes</category><category domain="tag">regulatory-capture</category><category domain="tag">ratepayer-cost-shift</category><category domain="tag">datacenter-buildout</category><category domain="tag">state-resistance</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The State of Arizona, represented by Attorney General Kristin Mayes's office, filed a motion in the Arizona Corporation Commission's Arizona Public Service rate case, signed on the 19th day of October, 2026 and docketed 10/19/2026, asking that Commission Chairman Nick Myers recus</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Kris Mayes</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--arizona-ag-moves-to-recuse-acc-chairman-myers-in-aps-rate-case/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Seeks a TRO in United States v. California With HSI and USCIS Declarations on the List of Just Over 20,000 Voters</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--doj-seeks-tro-us-v-california-sworn-dhs-declarations-describe-how-20000-voter-list-was-built/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-19</dc:date><description>The Justice Department filed an ex parte application for a temporary restraining order and an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue in United States v. California, No. 2:26-cv-12025 (filing date 10/19/26, ECF 22-2). The memorandum asks the court to gra</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>R. Trent McCotter</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>Shirley Weber</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category><category domain="tag">voter-rolls</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Justice Department filed an ex parte application for a temporary restraining order and an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue in United States v. California, No. 2:26-cv-12025 (filing date 10/19/26, ECF 22-2). The memorandum asks the court to gra</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, R. Trent McCotter, Homeland Security Investigations, Shirley Weber</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--doj-seeks-tro-us-v-california-sworn-dhs-declarations-describe-how-20000-voter-list-was-built/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>GEO Group's Third-Quarter 2026 Lobbying Form Names ICE and Homeland Security Appropriations; Forms for CoreCivic and MTC Name ICE Funding and Facilities</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--geo-group-corecivic-mtc-q3-2026-lda-reports-name-ice-dhs-appropriations-hr-9310/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-19</dc:date><description>- 10/19/2026 (signature date on the filing, LDA database): GEO Group filed its own third-quarter 2026 lobbying form. Its issue text reads: "Issues related to: ICE, immigration enforcement, and alternatives to detention."
- 10/19/2026 (signature date): Tower 19, an outside firm, f</description><category>Management and Training Corporation</category><category domain="tag">lobbying</category><category domain="tag">lda</category><category domain="tag">geo-group</category><category domain="tag">corecivic</category><category domain="tag">appropriations</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>- 10/19/2026 (signature date on the filing, LDA database): GEO Group filed its own third-quarter 2026 lobbying form. Its issue text reads: "Issues related to: ICE, immigration enforcement, and alternatives to detention."
- 10/19/2026 (signature date): Tower 19, an outside firm, f</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Management and Training Corporation</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--geo-group-corecivic-mtc-q3-2026-lda-reports-name-ice-dhs-appropriations-hr-9310/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Revised Justification Puts Amentum's Camp East Montana Contract at $2.8 Billion; Subaward Records Show Amentum and Akima Under Acquisition Logistics</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--ice-ja-rev1-camp-east-montana-amentum-sole-source-2-8-billion-subaward-records-show-amentum-akima-under-acquisition-logistics/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-19</dc:date><description>Project Salt Box reported a revised ICE justification for the Camp East Montana contract held by Amentum Services Inc. at Fort Bliss. The outlet puts the estimated value at $2.8 billion; the table in the published document is the source of that rounded figure. The date above is t</description><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention-industrial-complex</category><category domain="tag">procurement</category><category domain="tag">amentum</category><category domain="tag">acquisition-logistics</category><category domain="tag">camp-east-montana</category><category domain="tag">sole-source</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Project Salt Box reported a revised ICE justification for the Camp East Montana contract held by Amentum Services Inc. at Fort Bliss. The outlet puts the estimated value at $2.8 billion; the table in the published document is the source of that rounded figure. The date above is t</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--ice-ja-rev1-camp-east-montana-amentum-sole-source-2-8-billion-subaward-records-show-amentum-akima-under-acquisition-logistics/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Sooknanan Grants Government Motion to Reassign Trujillo v. DHS (California Non-Citizen Voter Demand); Case Was Not Related to Earlier LWV v. DHS</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--sooknanan-grants-dhs-motion-to-reassign-trujillo-not-related-to-lwv-v-dhs-25-cv-3501/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-19</dc:date><description>Trujillo v. DHS was brought by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and Pedro Trujillo. Their emergency TRO and preliminary-injunction application targets what they call the Alleged Non-Citizen Removal Policy: a letter to California officials, which the plaintiffs say demand</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>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Trujillo v. DHS was brought by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and Pedro Trujillo. Their emergency TRO and preliminary-injunction application targets what they call the Alleged Non-Citizen Removal Policy: a letter to California officials, which the plaintiffs say demand</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/2026-10-19--sooknanan-grants-dhs-motion-to-reassign-trujillo-not-related-to-lwv-v-dhs-25-cv-3501/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Operation Protect the Vote: Federal Prosecutors Charge 28 Lawful Permanent Residents in California and Arrest 11; DOJ Says All Are on Its List of More Than 20,000</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--operation-protect-the-vote-28-lprs-charged-11-arrested-doj-says-all-on-20000-list/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-19</dc:date><description>On Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 (arrest date), federal law enforcement "throughout California today arrested 11 foreign nationals," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California; the Justice Department's companion release puts them "among 28 total charge</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>R. Trent McCotter</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 (arrest date), federal law enforcement "throughout California today arrested 11 foreign nationals," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California; the Justice Department's companion release puts them "among 28 total charge</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, R. Trent McCotter, Homeland Security Investigations</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--operation-protect-the-vote-28-lprs-charged-11-arrested-doj-says-all-on-20000-list/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ProPublica: DHS Political Appointees Asked CISA to Secretly Acquire and Hack a Voting Machine, Former Officials Say</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--propublica-dhs-appointees-asked-cisa-to-secretly-acquire-and-hack-voting-machine/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-19</dc:date><description>ProPublica reported, citing former administration officials, that a few months into Trump's second term political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security asked CISA to secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it, with the findings to go to the White House. CISA had al</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Department of Government Efficiency</category><category>White House</category><category domain="tag">election-security</category><category domain="tag">cisa</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ProPublica reported, citing former administration officials, that a few months into Trump's second term political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security asked CISA to secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it, with the findings to go to the White House. CISA had al</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, Department of Government Efficiency, White House</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--propublica-dhs-appointees-asked-cisa-to-secretly-acquire-and-hack-voting-machine/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Rep. Leger Fernández Introduces Bill to Let U.S. Citizens Sue Over Wrongful ICE Detentions, Citing ProPublica Reporting</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--leger-fernandez-introduces-justice-for-citizens-wrongfully-detained-by-ice-act-citing-propublica/</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--leger-fernandez-introduces-justice-for-citizens-wrongfully-detained-by-ice-act-citing-propublica/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-19</dc:date><description>ProPublica reported that Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, a New Mexico Democrat, introduced a bill "last week" (the article gives no exact date) that would make it easier for U.S. citizens to sue immigration agents and the federal government over wrongful detentions and arrests. She </description><category>Bonnie Watson Coleman</category><category>ProPublica</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">us-citizens</category><category domain="tag">ice-accountability</category><category domain="tag">legislation</category><category domain="tag">congress</category><category domain="tag">civil-rights</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ProPublica reported that Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, a New Mexico Democrat, introduced a bill "last week" (the article gives no exact date) that would make it easier for U.S. citizens to sue immigration agents and the federal government over wrongful detentions and arrests. She </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Bonnie Watson Coleman, ProPublica, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--leger-fernandez-introduces-justice-for-citizens-wrongfully-detained-by-ice-act-citing-propublica/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Wright, at Citadel Securities Event: 'We Are Converting Dark Tankers to Legitimate Tankers. There Is No Removing of Sanctions.' No OFAC Instrument Found</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--wright-citadel-securities-we-are-converting-dark-tankers-to-legitimate-tankers-no-removing-of-sanctions/</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--wright-citadel-securities-we-are-converting-dark-tankers-to-legitimate-tankers-no-removing-of-sanctions/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-19</dc:date><description>- Statement, Oct 19 (speech date): at a Citadel Securities event in New York, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the government is working with investors who buy idled sanctioned tankers, refurbish them and use them for non-sanctioned oil, through an "approval process". He said "</description><category domain="tag">sanctions</category><category domain="tag">oil</category><category domain="tag">russia</category><category domain="tag">iran</category><category domain="tag">ofac</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>- Statement, Oct 19 (speech date): at a Citadel Securities event in New York, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the government is working with investors who buy idled sanctioned tankers, refurbish them and use them for non-sanctioned oil, through an "approval process". He said "</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-19--wright-citadel-securities-we-are-converting-dark-tankers-to-legitimate-tankers-no-removing-of-sanctions/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>CBS's Jan Crawford Deletes Post Praising El-Sayed's Caro Questioner, Apologizes for 'Violation of CBS News Standards'</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-18--cbs-jan-crawford-deletes-post-praising-el-sayed-questioner-apologizes/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-18</dc:date><description>On Oct 18, 2026, CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford posted on X: "Earlier, I tweeted a video from
an Abdul El-Sayed town hall. I deleted that tweet because it was a violation of CBS News standards.
I apologize." The deleted post, in the text Deadline reproduced, did more than sh</description><category>CBS News</category><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category domain="tag">cbs</category><category domain="tag">michigan</category><category domain="tag">senate-2026</category><category domain="tag">media</category><category domain="tag">islamophobia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Oct 18, 2026, CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford posted on X: "Earlier, I tweeted a video from
an Abdul El-Sayed town hall. I deleted that tweet because it was a violation of CBS News standards.
I apologize." The deleted post, in the text Deadline reproduced, did more than sh</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> CBS News, Abdul El-Sayed</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-18--cbs-jan-crawford-deletes-post-praising-el-sayed-questioner-apologizes/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Bloomberg Investigation (Baker and Bengani) Finds Matryoshka Bots Inflating View Counts on Fake Videos Against Democrats in 20 Senate and 29 Governor Races</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--bloomberg-baker-bengani-matryoshka-bots-inflate-view-counts-of-fake-midterm-videos-antibot4navalny-snapshots/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-17</dc:date><description>Bloomberg News, in a feature by Stephanie Baker and Priyanjana Bengani, reported that operators of the Russian Matryoshka network (also called Operation Overload) are using automated accounts to inflate view counts on fabricated videos about celebrities and Democratic candidates </description><category>Graphika</category><category>Bloomberg News</category><category>X</category><category domain="tag">foreign-interference</category><category domain="tag">disinformation</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">russia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Bloomberg News, in a feature by Stephanie Baker and Priyanjana Bengani, reported that operators of the Russian Matryoshka network (also called Operation Overload) are using automated accounts to inflate view counts on fabricated videos about celebrities and Democratic candidates </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Graphika, Bloomberg News, X</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--bloomberg-baker-bengani-matryoshka-bots-inflate-view-counts-of-fake-midterm-videos-antibot4navalny-snapshots/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Bloomberg Review: Russian Matryoshka Bot Network Inflates Fake Videos Targeting Democratic Candidates in Midterms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--bloomberg-matryoshka-bot-network-inflates-fake-videos-targeting-democratic-candidates-20-senate-29-governor-races/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-17</dc:date><description>The Japan Times reported on Oct 17, 2026 that Russian disinformation operators are deploying an army of bots to inflate view counts of fictitious posts about celebrities and Democratic candidates ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Social media researchers have attributed the po</description><category>Bloomberg News</category><category>Graphika</category><category domain="tag">foreign-interference</category><category domain="tag">disinformation</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">russia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Japan Times reported on Oct 17, 2026 that Russian disinformation operators are deploying an army of bots to inflate view counts of fictitious posts about celebrities and Democratic candidates ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Social media researchers have attributed the po</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Bloomberg News, Graphika</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--bloomberg-matryoshka-bot-network-inflates-fake-videos-targeting-democratic-candidates-20-senate-29-governor-races/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Caro Town Hall: 'Tommy' Asks El-Sayed to Disavow the Muslim Brotherhood; Questioner Is Hawley's Former Operations Director Thomas Teepell</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--caro-town-hall-questioner-tommy-identified-as-former-hawley-operations-director-thomas-teepell/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-17</dc:date><description>On October 17th, at an Abdul El-Sayed town hall in Caro, Michigan, an attender who gave his name
only as "Tommy" shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.
El-Sayed said he would, then asked the man why he was asking. The exchange went v</description><category>Abdul El-Sayed</category><category>Josh Hawley</category><category domain="tag">michigan</category><category domain="tag">senate-2026</category><category domain="tag">islamophobia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 17th, at an Abdul El-Sayed town hall in Caro, Michigan, an attender who gave his name
only as "Tommy" shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.
El-Sayed said he would, then asked the man why he was asking. The exchange went v</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Abdul El-Sayed, Josh Hawley</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--caro-town-hall-questioner-tommy-identified-as-former-hawley-operations-director-thomas-teepell/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>CBS News Schedules Primetime Town Hall With Vice President Vance in Michigan</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--cbs-news-primetime-town-hall-with-vance-in-michigan-things-that-matter/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-17</dc:date><description>CBS News announced on October 7, 2026 that a primetime town hall with Vice President JD Vance will air on **Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT** on CBS and Paramount+, as part of its *Things That Matter* series. The anchor of the *CBS Evening News*, Tony Dokoupil, will question Va</description><category>JD Vance</category><category>CBS News</category><category>Bari Weiss</category><category domain="tag">media-capture</category><category domain="tag">cbs-news</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>CBS News announced on October 7, 2026 that a primetime town hall with Vice President JD Vance will air on **Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT** on CBS and Paramount+, as part of its *Things That Matter* series. The anchor of the *CBS Evening News*, Tony Dokoupil, will question Va</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> JD Vance, CBS News, Bari Weiss</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--cbs-news-primetime-town-hall-with-vance-in-michigan-things-that-matter/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, Dies in ICE Custody at the GEO-Run Rio Grande Processing Center in Laredo; His Daughter Says Staff Would Not Give Him His Medications, and DHS Says He Received Proper Care</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--emiliano-andrade-covarrubias-dies-rio-grande-processing-center-laredo/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-17</dc:date><description>Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, a Mexican national who had lived in Dallas for decades, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Rio Grande Processing Center in Laredo, Texas, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, and died. Rep. Henry Cuellar put the discovery at about 10 a.m. during</description><category domain="tag">deaths-in-custody</category><category domain="tag">detention-conditions</category><category domain="tag">medical-neglect</category><category domain="tag">geo-group</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, 56, a Mexican national who had lived in Dallas for decades, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Rio Grande Processing Center in Laredo, Texas, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, and died. Rep. Henry Cuellar put the discovery at about 10 a.m. during</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--emiliano-andrade-covarrubias-dies-rio-grande-processing-center-laredo/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Agents Tase and Injure a U.S. Citizen on an E-Bike in North Long Beach; Neighbors Block Agents Until Police Arrive</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--ice-agents-tase-us-citizen-on-e-bike-north-long-beach-neighbors-block-agents/</link>
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<dc:date>2026-10-17</dc:date><description>On Saturday, October 17, 2026, immigration agents in North Long Beach, California, tased and injured a U.S. citizen who lives in the neighborhood, according to neighbors quoted by the Long Beach Post. Neighbors said an agent jumped out of an unmarked car and tackled him as he rod</description><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Robert Garcia</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">us-citizens</category><category domain="tag">use-of-force</category><category domain="tag">ice-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">california</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Saturday, October 17, 2026, immigration agents in North Long Beach, California, tased and injured a U.S. citizen who lives in the neighborhood, according to neighbors quoted by the Long Beach Post. Neighbors said an agent jumped out of an unmarked car and tackled him as he rod</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Robert Garcia, Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-17--ice-agents-tase-us-citizen-on-e-bike-north-long-beach-neighbors-block-agents/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ACLU of New Mexico Files FOIA Suit Against ICE Over CoreCivic Sole-Source Contracts at Torrance and Cibola Detention Facilities</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--aclu-nm-files-foia-suit-against-ice-over-corecivic-sole-source-contracts-torrance-cibola/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico on Oct. 16, 2026, announced it had filed a federal lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement over outstanding public records requests about detention contracts in the state. ACLU-NM said it filed the suit on behalf of the</description><category>CoreCivic</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">detention-igsa</category><category domain="tag">state-preemption-fight</category><category domain="tag">new-mexico</category><category domain="tag">corecivic</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico on Oct. 16, 2026, announced it had filed a federal lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement over outstanding public records requests about detention contracts in the state. ACLU-NM said it filed the suit on behalf of the</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> CoreCivic, Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--aclu-nm-files-foia-suit-against-ice-over-corecivic-sole-source-contracts-torrance-cibola/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>All Parties Tell Judge AliKhan Consolidation Is Appropriate in Three D.D.C. Polling-Place Suits Against DHS and ICE</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--all-parties-tell-alikhan-consolidation-appropriate-lulac-naacp-dscc-polling-place-suits-joint-status-report/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>In a joint status report dated October 16, 2026, the parties in the three D.D.C. polling-place cases against DHS and ICE reported that, pursuant to the Court's Minute Order of October 9, 2026, they had met and conferred on consolidation. All parties agreed that consolidation is a</description><category>Judge Loren L. AliKhan</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>League of United Latin American Citizens</category><category>NAACP</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">polling-places</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category><category domain="tag">ice</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>In a joint status report dated October 16, 2026, the parties in the three D.D.C. polling-place cases against DHS and ICE reported that, pursuant to the Court's Minute Order of October 9, 2026, they had met and conferred on consolidation. All parties agreed that consolidation is a</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Judge Loren L. AliKhan, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, League of United Latin American Citizens, NAACP</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--all-parties-tell-alikhan-consolidation-appropriate-lulac-naacp-dscc-polling-place-suits-joint-status-report/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>California and LA County Oppose DOJ's Related-Case Notice, and Civil-Rights Groups Move to Intervene, in United States v. California</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--calif-and-la-county-oppose-doj-related-case-notice-two-civil-rights-coalitions-move-to-intervene-us-v-california/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>The early fight on the docket in United States v. California is over which judge gets the case and who may defend it. The government's notice of related case points to a private suit, Wagner v. Weber. The State's opposition says that suit was "filed on behalf of a candidate" and </description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Shirley Weber</category><category>Dean Logan</category><category>NAACP</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">mail-ballots</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The early fight on the docket in United States v. California is over which judge gets the case and who may defend it. The government's notice of related case points to a private suit, Wagner v. Weber. The State's opposition says that suit was "filed on behalf of a candidate" and </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, Shirley Weber, Dean Logan, NAACP</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--calif-and-la-county-oppose-doj-related-case-notice-two-civil-rights-coalitions-move-to-intervene-us-v-california/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Files Notice of Appeal and Motion for Stay Pending Appeal of Sooknanan's Voter List Maintenance Vacatur in Common Cause v. DOJ</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--doj-moves-stay-pending-appeal-sooknanan-voter-list-maintenance-vacatur/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>On **10/16/26** (filing date), the Justice Department asked Judge Sooknanan to stay her **October 9, 2026** order (order date) vacating the Voter List Maintenance Policy; see [[2026-10-09--sooknanan-vacates-doj-voter-list-maintenance-policy]]. The motion opens: "There is no such </description><category>Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan</category><category>Department of Justice</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>Common Cause</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">voter-rolls</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">judicial-ruling</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">common-cause-v-doj</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **10/16/26** (filing date), the Justice Department asked Judge Sooknanan to stay her **October 9, 2026** order (order date) vacating the Voter List Maintenance Policy; see [[2026-10-09--sooknanan-vacates-doj-voter-list-maintenance-policy]]. The motion opens: "There is no such </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, Department of Justice, Todd Blanche, Common Cause</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--doj-moves-stay-pending-appeal-sooknanan-voter-list-maintenance-vacatur/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ's D.C. Brief Says DHS Bought California's Voter Roll; HSI's Declaration in the California Case Says Its Office 'Received' a Roster</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--doj-tells-dcd-court-dhs-bought-california-voter-roll-sworn-hsi-declaration-says-only-received/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>DOJ's account that DHS bought California's voter roll and the sworn HSI account that its office "received" a roster were written in a different order than the filing dates suggest. Each date below says which kind it is.</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category domain="capture-lane">Election Administration Capture</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">voter-rolls</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">uscis</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">data-colonialism</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>DOJ's account that DHS bought California's voter roll and the sworn HSI account that its office "received" a roster were written in a different order than the filing dates suggest. Each date below says which kind it is.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Markwayne Mullin</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Election Administration Capture</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--doj-tells-dcd-court-dhs-bought-california-voter-roll-sworn-hsi-declaration-says-only-received/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ's McCotter Writes LA County Counsel That Knowingly Tabulating Ballots of Voters Federal Agencies Flag as Noncitizens Risks Aiding and Abetting a Federal Crime</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--doj-mccotter-letter-to-la-county-counsel-tabulating-flagged-ballots-risks-aiding-and-abetting-federal-crime/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>The letter is dated October 16, 2026 and is signed by Trent McCotter, Acting Deputy Attorney General, to Peter M. Bollinger of the Los Angeles County Counsel's Office. It answers the county's October 15 letter. It says: "If persons knowingly tabulate ballots cast by individuals i</description><category>Trent McCotter</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Dean Logan</category><category>Shirley Weber</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">mail-ballots</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The letter is dated October 16, 2026 and is signed by Trent McCotter, Acting Deputy Attorney General, to Peter M. Bollinger of the Los Angeles County Counsel's Office. It answers the county's October 15 letter. It says: "If persons knowingly tabulate ballots cast by individuals i</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Trent McCotter, U.S. Department of Justice, Dean Logan, Shirley Weber</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--doj-mccotter-letter-to-la-county-counsel-tabulating-flagged-ballots-risks-aiding-and-abetting-federal-crime/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Essayli Posts on X That the 20,000 California Names Are "Noncitizens Confirmed by a Review of Federal Databases," a Day After DOJ Called the Analysis Preliminary</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--essayli-x-post-20k-noncitizens-confirmed-by-a-review-of-federal-databases-reply-to-reichlin-melnick/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>Essayli's account on X posted: "The 20k represents the number of noncitizens confirmed by a review of federal databases." The post continues that this was confirmed by USCIS and HSI and that California is "free to check the work".</description><category>Bill Essayli</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Essayli's account on X posted: "The 20k represents the number of noncitizens confirmed by a review of federal databases." The post continues that this was confirmed by USCIS and HSI and that California is "free to check the work".</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Bill Essayli</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--essayli-x-post-20k-noncitizens-confirmed-by-a-review-of-federal-databases-reply-to-reichlin-melnick/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>FIEL and Harris County DA Say ICE's Named Target Was Not in the Vehicle That Struck Parra Hernandez; FIEL Says ICE's Photo Shows a Man Who Died Years Ago</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--fiel-and-harris-county-da-say-ice-named-target-not-in-vehicle-that-struck-parra-hernandez-photo-is-man-who-died-years-ago/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>At a news conference on Friday, the Houston immigrant-rights group FIEL said the man ICE released a photo of as the target of the pursuit in which an ICE vehicle struck Miguel Parra Hernandez is actually Jose Hector Jimenez, who died years ago while being pursued by federal immig</description><category>Sean Teare</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement-violence</category><category domain="tag">houston</category><category domain="tag">accountability</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>At a news conference on Friday, the Houston immigrant-rights group FIEL said the man ICE released a photo of as the target of the pursuit in which an ICE vehicle struck Miguel Parra Hernandez is actually Jose Hector Jimenez, who died years ago while being pursued by federal immig</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Sean Teare, Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--fiel-and-harris-county-da-say-ice-named-target-not-in-vehicle-that-struck-parra-hernandez-photo-is-man-who-died-years-ago/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Sooknanan Rules LWV/EPIC/LULAC v. DHS Voter-Data Suit Is Not Related to Trujillo; Case Randomly Reassigned to Judge Chutkan</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--sooknanan-rejects-lwv-v-dhs-voter-data-suit-as-related-to-trujillo-reassigned-to-chutkan/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>The day after the League of Women Voters, EPIC and LULAC filed their voter-data suit against DHS in the D.D.C., the plaintiffs had marked it related to Trujillo v. DHS, which sat with Judge Sparkle Sooknanan. She ruled by minute order that the cases are not related under the loca</description><category>League of Women Voters</category><category>Electronic Privacy Information Center</category><category>League of United Latin American Citizens</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="capture-lane">Civil Rights Suppression</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category><category domain="tag">voter-data</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The day after the League of Women Voters, EPIC and LULAC filed their voter-data suit against DHS in the D.D.C., the plaintiffs had marked it related to Trujillo v. DHS, which sat with Judge Sparkle Sooknanan. She ruled by minute order that the cases are not related under the loca</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> League of Women Voters, Electronic Privacy Information Center, League of United Latin American Citizens, Department of Homeland Security</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Civil Rights Suppression</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--sooknanan-rejects-lwv-v-dhs-voter-data-suit-as-related-to-trujillo-reassigned-to-chutkan/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>NAACP Sues Blanche, Dhillon and DOJ in D.D.C. Under Voting Rights Act Section 11(b) and the APA Over the "Poll Monitoring Program," Seeking to Bar Prosecutors and Agents From Serving as Monitors</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--naacp-sues-blanche-dhillon-doj-vra-11b-apa-challenge-poll-monitoring-program-dcd-26-cv-03626/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>The NAACP, the Rev. Andre Miller, Nicholas Little and Daniella Pierre sued Attorney General Todd Blanche (official capacity), Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon (official capacity) and the Department of Justice in the D.D.C. (No. 1:26-cv-03626); the complaint is stamped F</description><category>NAACP</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>Harmeet Dhillon</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">election-monitors</category><category domain="tag">polling-places</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">voting-rights-act</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The NAACP, the Rev. Andre Miller, Nicholas Little and Daniella Pierre sued Attorney General Todd Blanche (official capacity), Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon (official capacity) and the Department of Justice in the D.D.C. (No. 1:26-cv-03626); the complaint is stamped F</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> NAACP, Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--naacp-sues-blanche-dhillon-doj-vra-11b-apa-challenge-poll-monitoring-program-dcd-26-cv-03626/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>NAACP v. DHS: Plaintiffs' Reply Says Government Does Not Deny the Two Requested DHS Directives Exist; Opposition Does Not Say They Do</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--naacp-v-dhs-government-opposition-quotes-request-4-directives-plaintiffs-reply-says-defendants-do-not-deny-they-exist/</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--naacp-v-dhs-government-opposition-quotes-request-4-directives-plaintiffs-reply-says-defendants-do-not-deny-they-exist/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>The government's opposition to the NAACP plaintiffs' motion for expedited discovery was filed 10/13/26, and the plaintiffs' reply followed on 10/16/26. The opposition quotes Request No. 4 from the plaintiffs' exhibit, which is not in the free record. As quoted, it asks for two do</description><category>Judge Loren L. AliKhan</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>NAACP</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">polling-places</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The government's opposition to the NAACP plaintiffs' motion for expedited discovery was filed 10/13/26, and the plaintiffs' reply followed on 10/16/26. The opposition quotes Request No. 4 from the plaintiffs' exhibit, which is not in the free record. As quoted, it asks for two do</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Judge Loren L. AliKhan, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, NAACP</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--naacp-v-dhs-government-opposition-quotes-request-4-directives-plaintiffs-reply-says-defendants-do-not-deny-they-exist/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Sahan Journal: DHS Interim Rule Cuts Refugees' Window to Answer Termination Notices From 30 Days to 10; Minnesota Attorneys Say Response Is Now Impossible</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--sahan-journal-dhs-interim-rule-cuts-refugee-termination-response-window-30-to-10-days-minnesota-operation-parris/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>Sahan Journal reported that a new interim rule posted by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday shortened to 10 days the window refugees have to respond to a notice of intent to terminate their refugee status, which had previously been 30 days. The rule cites national s</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">minnesota</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Sahan Journal reported that a new interim rule posted by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday shortened to 10 days the window refugees have to respond to a notice of intent to terminate their refugee status, which had previously been 30 days. The rule cites national s</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--sahan-journal-dhs-interim-rule-cuts-refugee-termination-response-window-30-to-10-days-minnesota-operation-parris/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Telegraph Reports, on Four Sources, That Musk Proposed the Ukraine Starshield Speed Cap to Trump; Trump Says Neither He Nor Musk Was Responsible</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--telegraph-reports-musk-proposed-starshield-speed-cap-to-trump-four-sources-trump-denies/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>**Report date: 2026-10-16.** The Telegraph reported that Elon Musk approached Donald Trump with the idea of restricting Starlink speeds for Ukrainian forces, citing four sources familiar with the matter; one said Trump "agreed." A senior source said Musk "tweeted out that he was </description><category>Elon Musk</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>SpaceX</category><category domain="capture-lane">Systematic Corruption</category><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">starshield</category><category domain="tag">spacex</category><category domain="tag">musk</category><category domain="tag">trump</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>**Report date: 2026-10-16.** The Telegraph reported that Elon Musk approached Donald Trump with the idea of restricting Starlink speeds for Ukrainian forces, citing four sources familiar with the matter; one said Trump "agreed." A senior source said Musk "tweeted out that he was </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Elon Musk, Donald Trump, SpaceX</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Systematic Corruption</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--telegraph-reports-musk-proposed-starshield-speed-cap-to-trump-four-sources-trump-denies/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump Executive Order Sets the Graham Act's Russia Duties and Waives Them in the Same Order Before the Statutory Deadline</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--trump-executive-order-implements-and-waives-graham-act-russia-duties-and-sanctions/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>Sequence only, with date kinds. Order date: October 16, 2026. The act it implements was signed September 18, 2026 ([[2026-09-18--trump-signs-lindsey-o-graham-sanctioning-russia-and-iran-act-pl-119-111]]).</description><category domain="tag">sanctions</category><category domain="tag">russia</category><category domain="tag">tariffs</category><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">congress</category>
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<title>Trump Posts "They Will All Go to Jail for a Long Period of Time!!!" on Truth Social Alongside DOJ's LA County Ballot Letter</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--trump-truth-social-they-will-all-go-to-jail-post-over-doj-la-county-letter/</link>
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<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>On Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8:28 pm EDT, the President's Truth Social account posted: "They will all go to jail for a long period of time!!!" The post names no one. It attached an image of a social media post by Matt Finn that quotes the Justice Department letter: "If persons</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Trent McCotter</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">mail-ballots</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8:28 pm EDT, the President's Truth Social account posted: "They will all go to jail for a long period of time!!!" The post names no one. It attached an image of a social media post by Matt Finn that quotes the Justice Department letter: "If persons</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, Trent McCotter, U.S. Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--trump-truth-social-they-will-all-go-to-jail-post-over-doj-la-county-letter/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Washington Post Photographer Heidi Levine, a US Citizen, Beaten by Masked Israeli Settlers in the West Bank; US Officials Respond and Israeli Police Arrest 10 People Days Later</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--wapo-photographer-heidi-levine-beaten-by-masked-settlers-us-embassy-state-huckabee-rubio-response/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>Sequence, with date kinds. Narrowing the task premise: the sources attribute this attack to masked Israeli settlers, with Israeli soldiers present, not to Israeli forces as perpetrators.</description><category>Mike Huckabee</category><category>Marco Rubio</category><category>Benjamin Netanyahu</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Sequence, with date kinds. Narrowing the task premise: the sources attribute this attack to masked Israeli settlers, with Israeli soldiers present, not to Israeli forces as perpetrators.</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, Benjamin Netanyahu</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--wapo-photographer-heidi-levine-beaten-by-masked-settlers-us-embassy-state-huckabee-rubio-response/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>White House press secretary Katie Zacharia leaves post after five days; told Hannity she did not pass the bar exam</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--press-secretary-zacharia-out-after-five-days-bar-exam-admission/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-16</dc:date><description>Press secretary Katie Zacharia left her post on Friday, after what CNBC counted as five days: her first day was Monday, Columbus Day; Trump announced her on Truth Social on Oct. 9; she gave one briefing, on Tuesday. The night before, on Fox News, Sean Hannity asked whether she ha</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Steven Cheung</category><category>Karoline Leavitt</category><category domain="tag">white-house</category><category domain="tag">personnel</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Press secretary Katie Zacharia left her post on Friday, after what CNBC counted as five days: her first day was Monday, Columbus Day; Trump announced her on Truth Social on Oct. 9; she gave one briefing, on Tuesday. The night before, on Fox News, Sean Hannity asked whether she ha</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, Steven Cheung, Karoline Leavitt</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-16--press-secretary-zacharia-out-after-five-days-bar-exam-admission/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Anonymous ICE Officials Tell The Intercept the September 25 Arrest Stand-Down Lasted 4-5 Days</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--intercept-ice-officials-say-sept-25-non-criminal-arrest-stand-down-lasted-4-5-days-dhs-denied/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>The Intercept reported that ICE leadership issued internal orders on the weekend of September 25 directing deportation officers to stop arresting undocumented immigrants without criminal histories. One unnamed ERO official told the outlet "The DHS denied it but the orders stayed </description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>Ilhan Omar</category><category domain="tag">ice-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category><category domain="tag">anonymous-sourcing</category><category domain="tag">detention-ice</category>
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<title>Ballard Partners Q3 Report for Aldyl Energia Shows $200,000 Income; Ketchel and LaRosa Listed as No Longer Expected to Lobby</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--ballard-q3-report-aldyl-energia-200000-ketchel-removed-from-lobbyist-list/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>Ballard Partners filed its first quarterly lobbying report (LD-2, 2026 Q3, covering 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30) for client Aldyl Energia C.A., signed 2026-10-15. It reports lobbying income of $200,000.00 for the period (a good-faith estimate rounded to the nearest $10,000), under i</description><category>Ballard Partners</category><category>Brian Ballard</category><category domain="tag">lobbying</category><category domain="tag">venezuela</category><category domain="tag">oil</category><category domain="tag">revolving-door</category><category domain="tag">ballard-partners</category><category domain="tag">lda</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Ballard Partners filed its first quarterly lobbying report (LD-2, 2026 Q3, covering 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30) for client Aldyl Energia C.A., signed 2026-10-15. It reports lobbying income of $200,000.00 for the period (a good-faith estimate rounded to the nearest $10,000), under i</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Ballard Partners, Brian Ballard</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--ballard-q3-report-aldyl-energia-200000-ketchel-removed-from-lobbyist-list/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Burkman and Wohl's Firm Reports $163,000 from Rajendra Parikh, Sentenced in a Maryland Bank-Fraud Case, for 'Pursuing a Federal Pardon'</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--burkman-wohl-firm-reports-163000-from-rajendra-parikh-pursuing-a-federal-pardon/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>Sequence only, with date kinds.</description><category domain="tag">pardons</category><category domain="tag">lobbying</category><category domain="tag">lda</category><category domain="tag">clemency</category>
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<title>CNN Reports US Military Has Developed Iran Strike Plans That Could Use the MOAB, Before or After the Midterms; Qatar Emir Says War Is Imminent</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--cnn-us-moab-iran-strike-plans-before-or-after-midterms-qatar-emir-war-imminent/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>CNN reported, citing multiple US officials familiar with the matter, that the US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called "mother of all bombs" (the MOAB) against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should Trump order combat</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>U.S. Central Command</category><category>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</category><category>Qatar</category><category domain="tag">iran-war</category><category domain="tag">military-capture</category><category domain="tag">midterms</category><category domain="tag">escalation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>CNN reported, citing multiple US officials familiar with the matter, that the US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called "mother of all bombs" (the MOAB) against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should Trump order combat</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, U.S. Central Command, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qatar</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--cnn-us-moab-iran-strike-plans-before-or-after-midterms-qatar-emir-war-imminent/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Detainees' Class Action Over Camp East Montana Reaches a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in W.D. Tex.</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--angye-v-ice-camp-east-montana-detainees-move-for-class-wide-preliminary-injunction/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>On **10/15/26** the plaintiffs in *Angye v. ICE*, No. 3:**01515** (W.D. Tex., El Paso Division, Judge Leon Schydlower), filed a motion for a preliminary injunction over conditions at Camp East Montana, the Fort Bliss tent facility. The case is a class action: the complaint was fi</description><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Department of War</category><category domain="tag">camp-east-montana</category><category domain="tag">fort-bliss</category><category domain="tag">class-action</category><category domain="tag">preliminary-injunction</category><category domain="tag">detention-conditions</category><category domain="tag">el-paso</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **10/15/26** the plaintiffs in *Angye v. ICE*, No. 3:**01515** (W.D. Tex., El Paso Division, Judge Leon Schydlower), filed a motion for a preliminary injunction over conditions at Camp East Montana, the Fort Bliss tent facility. The case is a class action: the complaint was fi</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Department of War</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--angye-v-ice-camp-east-montana-detainees-move-for-class-wide-preliminary-injunction/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Press Release on California Suit Quotes DHS Secretary Mullin Calling the 20,000-Name Analysis "Preliminary" and the Review "Ongoing"</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--doj-dhs-press-release-mullin-preliminary-analysis-review-remains-ongoing-california-20000-likely-aliens/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>The Justice Department's press release announcing the California complaint, filed the same day as the complaint, says the department filed "after determining that more than 20,000 people who are likely aliens are registered to vote in California". The word in the release's own le</description><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>Trent McCotter</category><category>Bill Essayli</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>U.S. Department of Homeland Security</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Justice Department's press release announcing the California complaint, filed the same day as the complaint, says the department filed "after determining that more than 20,000 people who are likely aliens are registered to vote in California". The word in the release's own le</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Markwayne Mullin, Todd Blanche, Trent McCotter, Bill Essayli, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--doj-dhs-press-release-mullin-preliminary-analysis-review-remains-ongoing-california-20000-likely-aliens/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Sues California, Weber and LA County's Logan in C.D. Cal. to Bar Tabulating Mail Ballots of Over 20,000 Voters DHS Flags as Likely Noncitizens</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--doj-sues-california-weber-la-county-logan-cd-cal-2-26-cv-12025-block-tabulating-ballots-of-20000-flagged-voters/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>On 10/15/2026, the Justice Department filed United States v. State of California, Shirley N. Weber and Dean C. Logan, No. 2:26-cv-12025, in the Central District of California. The complaint is signed by Andrew M. Darlington of the Deputy Attorney General's office and lists Acting</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Shirley Weber</category><category>Dean Logan</category><category>R. Trent McCotter</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">voter-rolls</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">mail-ballots</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On 10/15/2026, the Justice Department filed United States v. State of California, Shirley N. Weber and Dean C. Logan, No. 2:26-cv-12025, in the Central District of California. The complaint is signed by Andrew M. Darlington of the Deputy Attorney General's office and lists Acting</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, Shirley Weber, Dean Logan, R. Trent McCotter, Todd Blanche</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--doj-sues-california-weber-la-county-logan-cd-cal-2-26-cv-12025-block-tabulating-ballots-of-20000-flagged-voters/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Donor Eric Deters sues Guilfoyle and her lawyers in Kenton Circuit Court (KY) for defamation; says in video discovery will include Donald Trump Jr. and 'might just bring down the entire Trump administration'</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--deters-sues-guilfoyle-and-lawyers-defamation-kenton-circuit/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>Deters, representing himself, filed on 2026-10-15 (reported filing date) in Kenton Circuit Court, Kentucky, against Guilfoyle and her lawyers Jesse Binnall and David M. Schwartz: defamation and false light against all three, breach of an alleged verbal contract against Guilfoyle </description><category>Kimberly Guilfoyle</category><category>Donald Trump Jr.</category><category domain="tag">guilfoyle</category><category domain="tag">defamation</category><category domain="tag">pay-to-play-pattern</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Deters, representing himself, filed on 2026-10-15 (reported filing date) in Kenton Circuit Court, Kentucky, against Guilfoyle and her lawyers Jesse Binnall and David M. Schwartz: defamation and false light against all three, breach of an alleged verbal contract against Guilfoyle </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr.</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--deters-sues-guilfoyle-and-lawyers-defamation-kenton-circuit/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Fired FBI Employees Sue Patel and Blanche in D.D.C. (Bacon v. Patel, 1:26-cv-03604)</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--nine-fired-fbi-employees-sue-patel-blanche-bacon-v-patel-ddc/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>Complaint filed 10/15/26 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Bacon v. Patel, No. 1:26-cv-03604, against FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche, the FBI and the Department of Justice. Caption plaintiffs: JENNIFER BACON; ZACH FELDMAN; GILBERT GR</description><category>Kash Patel</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>Federal Bureau of Investigation</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Jack Smith</category><category domain="capture-lane">Institutional Capture</category><category domain="capture-lane">Democratic Erosion</category><category domain="capture-lane">Executive Power Expansion</category><category domain="tag">fbi-purge</category><category domain="tag">retaliatory-firings</category><category domain="tag">doj-politicization</category><category domain="tag">institutional-capture</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Complaint filed 10/15/26 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Bacon v. Patel, No. 1:26-cv-03604, against FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche, the FBI and the Department of Justice. Caption plaintiffs: JENNIFER BACON; ZACH FELDMAN; GILBERT GR</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Kash Patel, Todd Blanche, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Jack Smith</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Institutional Capture, Democratic Erosion, Executive Power Expansion</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--nine-fired-fbi-employees-sue-patel-blanche-bacon-v-patel-ddc/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>FT, Citing Four Unnamed People: Witkoff and Kushner Proposed in Miami That Europe Unfreeze Some Russian Sovereign Assets Into a Washington-Overseen Vehicle; Europeans Said No</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--ft-witkoff-kushner-proposed-europe-unfreeze-russian-assets-into-us-overseen-vehicle-europeans-reject/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>- Report, Oct 15: the Financial Times, "citing four people familiar with the matter", says Witkoff and Kushner proposed that European countries unfreeze some Russian sovereign assets.
- Venue and date, as relayed: a Miami meeting "on 10 October" with officials from Ukraine, Franc</description><category domain="tag">russia</category><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">sanctions</category><category domain="tag">kushner</category><category domain="tag">witkoff</category><category domain="tag">anonymous-sourcing</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>- Report, Oct 15: the Financial Times, "citing four people familiar with the matter", says Witkoff and Kushner proposed that European countries unfreeze some Russian sovereign assets.
- Venue and date, as relayed: a Miami meeting "on 10 October" with officials from Ukraine, Franc</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--ft-witkoff-kushner-proposed-europe-unfreeze-russian-assets-into-us-overseen-vehicle-europeans-reject/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>League of Women Voters, EPIC and LULAC Sue DHS Over Voter-Data Collection Policy; Complaint Alleges Voter Files From At Least 47 States</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--lwv-epic-lulac-sue-dhs-voter-data-collection-policy-47-states-dcd-1-26-cv-03602/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>On the complaint's file-stamp date the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the League of United Latin American Citizens sued the Department of Homeland Security in the D.D.C. The defendants are DHS, Secretary Markwayne Mullin, ICE and its senior </description><category>League of Women Voters</category><category>Electronic Privacy Information Center</category><category>League of United Latin American Citizens</category><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category domain="capture-lane">Civil Rights Suppression</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">uscis</category><category domain="tag">voter-data</category><category domain="tag">privacy-act</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On the complaint's file-stamp date the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the League of United Latin American Citizens sued the Department of Homeland Security in the D.D.C. The defendants are DHS, Secretary Markwayne Mullin, ICE and its senior </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> League of Women Voters, Electronic Privacy Information Center, League of United Latin American Citizens, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Markwayne Mullin, Heather Honey</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Civil Rights Suppression</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--lwv-epic-lulac-sue-dhs-voter-data-collection-policy-47-states-dcd-1-26-cv-03602/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Nine Senators (Shaheen, Tillis Lead) Write the Pentagon Inspector General Asking for an Investigation of the Ukraine Starlink/Starshield Restrictions and Intelligence-Sharing Disruptions; Letter Does Not Cite Sec. 1244</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--nine-senators-letter-dod-ig-investigate-ukraine-starshield-intelligence-disruptions/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>**Date kinds.** Oct 15, 2026 is the date line on the letter itself (c1). The sponsors' press release was republished Oct 16, 2026 01:58 GMT and says the letter went "Today"; the tracker cites an NYT story of Oct 15 (not fetched here; nytimes.com blocked). The requested reporting </description><category domain="tag">starshield</category><category domain="tag">spacex</category><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">congress</category><category domain="tag">oversight</category><category domain="tag">inspector-general</category><category domain="tag">intelligence-sharing</category><category domain="tag">infrastructure-dependency</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>**Date kinds.** Oct 15, 2026 is the date line on the letter itself (c1). The sponsors' press release was republished Oct 16, 2026 01:58 GMT and says the letter went "Today"; the tracker cites an NYT story of Oct 15 (not fetched here; nytimes.com blocked). The requested reporting </p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--nine-senators-letter-dod-ig-investigate-ukraine-starshield-intelligence-disruptions/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Padilla, Durbin and Whitehouse Ask AG Blanche to Rule Out Seizing Ballots Before Certification, Answers Due Oct. 29</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--padilla-durbin-whitehouse-letter-ag-blanche-reaffirm-no-seizure-of-ballots-before-certification-answers-by-oct-29/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>The letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche is dated **October 15, 2026**; Sen. Padilla's office released it on **October 16, 2026**. It is signed by Sens. Alex Padilla (Ranking Member, Rules and Administration), Dick Durbin (Ranking Member, Judiciary) and Sheldon Whitehouse (Ran</description><category>Alex Padilla</category><category>Dick Durbin</category><category>Sheldon Whitehouse</category><category>Todd Blanche</category><category>Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">election-interference</category><category domain="tag">ballot-seizure</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche is dated **October 15, 2026**; Sen. Padilla's office released it on **October 16, 2026**. It is signed by Sens. Alex Padilla (Ranking Member, Rules and Administration), Dick Durbin (Ranking Member, Judiciary) and Sheldon Whitehouse (Ran</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Alex Padilla, Dick Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Todd Blanche, Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--padilla-durbin-whitehouse-letter-ag-blanche-reaffirm-no-seizure-of-ballots-before-certification-answers-by-oct-29/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Patel Posts "From Russia, with Love" After MS NOW Report That He Was in Russia Is Corrected; He Was at Liberty University</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--patel-from-russia-with-love-post-after-ms-now-moscow-trip-report-corrected/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>Sequence only. Premise correction: on the reporting available, Patel was not in Moscow; the "visit" was an MS NOW report that MS NOW then apologised for and corrected on air.</description><category domain="tag">fbi</category><category domain="tag">russia</category><category domain="tag">patel</category>
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<title>Reuters Exclusive on Anonymous Sources: Order to Limit Ukraine's Starshield Came from Inside the White House; a Senior US Official Says the President Made No Such Request</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--reuters-starshield-limit-order-came-from-inside-white-house-anonymous-sources/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>- Report, Oct 15: the order "came from inside the White House" (Reuters, Erin Banco and Gram Slattery).
- Instruction as described by the officials: Defense Department leaders "received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed".
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<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>- Report, Oct 15: the order "came from inside the White House" (Reuters, Erin Banco and Gram Slattery).
- Instruction as described by the officials: Defense Department leaders "received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed".
</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--reuters-starshield-limit-order-came-from-inside-white-house-anonymous-sources/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Reuters, Citing an Unnamed US Official: Administration Considering Letting 'Legal Oil' Move on Previously Sanctioned Shadow-Fleet Tankers to Cut Freight Rates</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--reuters-us-official-us-considers-easing-sanctions-shadow-fleet-vessels-freight-rates/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>- Report, Oct 15 (Reuters, one unnamed US official): the administration is considering easing sanctions on some shadow-fleet vessels to cut record freight rates. Per the relay, the talks "centre on the United States potentially allowing 'legal oil' to flow on previously sanctione</description><category domain="tag">sanctions</category><category domain="tag">oil</category><category domain="tag">russia</category><category domain="tag">iran</category><category domain="tag">anonymous-sourcing</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>- Report, Oct 15 (Reuters, one unnamed US official): the administration is considering easing sanctions on some shadow-fleet vessels to cut record freight rates. Per the relay, the talks "centre on the United States potentially allowing 'legal oil' to flow on previously sanctione</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--reuters-us-official-us-considers-easing-sanctions-shadow-fleet-vessels-freight-rates/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Safer Michigan Fund Absent From RAGA's Third-Quarter 2026 IRS Filing</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--raga-q3-2026-form-8872-lists-no-michigan-or-safer-michigan-fund-recipient/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>The Republican Attorneys General Association's third-quarter IRS political-organization filing for 07/01/2026 through 09/30/2026 is signed 10/15/2026, with $9,398,063 in contributions and $17,364,546 in expenditures. No itemized expenditure line goes to Safer Michigan Fund. Recip</description>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Republican Attorneys General Association's third-quarter IRS political-organization filing for 07/01/2026 through 09/30/2026 is signed 10/15/2026, with $9,398,063 in contributions and $17,364,546 in expenditures. No itemized expenditure line goes to Safer Michigan Fund. Recip</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--raga-q3-2026-form-8872-lists-no-michigan-or-safer-michigan-fund-recipient/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>State Department Says Kristi Noem's Shield of the Americas Envoy Status Expired in September; She Is Now a Senior Adviser to Landau</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--noem-shield-of-the-americas-envoy-status-expired-now-landau-senior-advisor/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>CBS News reported on October 15, 2026 (disclosure date) that an unnamed State Department official said Noem's envoy status "expired last month," and that she is "now a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau" who "continues to work on the Shield of the Americas portfolio." The </description><category>Kristi Noem</category><category>Christopher Landau</category><category domain="tag">shield-of-americas</category><category domain="tag">noem</category><category domain="tag">latin-america</category><category domain="tag">personnel</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>CBS News reported on October 15, 2026 (disclosure date) that an unnamed State Department official said Noem's envoy status "expired last month," and that she is "now a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau" who "continues to work on the Shield of the Americas portfolio." The </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Kristi Noem, Christopher Landau</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--noem-shield-of-the-americas-envoy-status-expired-now-landau-senior-advisor/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump posts that Hasan will die by firing squad 'as scheduled' but 'this event will not be streamed'; Pentagon says Hegseth is 'completely aligned'</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--trump-truth-social-hasan-execution-will-not-be-streamed-reverses-hegseth-livestream-plan/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>On Thursday 2026-10-15 (post date; articles published 10:22-10:35 a.m. EDT cite a Thursday-morning Truth Social post), President Trump reversed the livestream plan announced by Hegseth a week earlier: "He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streame</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Pete Hegseth</category><category>Sean Parnell</category><category>Nidal Hasan</category><category domain="tag">death-penalty</category><category domain="tag">military-justice</category><category domain="tag">hegseth</category><category domain="tag">spectacle</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Thursday 2026-10-15 (post date; articles published 10:22-10:35 a.m. EDT cite a Thursday-morning Truth Social post), President Trump reversed the livestream plan announced by Hegseth a week earlier: "He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streame</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, Sean Parnell, Nidal Hasan</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--trump-truth-social-hasan-execution-will-not-be-streamed-reverses-hegseth-livestream-plan/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>WaPo publishes internal ballroom donor spreadsheet: 67 donations over $10,000, $333M, at least $77M anonymous; Apple, Nvidia, Adelson family, Ergen at $25M each</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--wapo-ballroom-donor-spreadsheet-67-donations-333m/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-15</dc:date><description>The Washington Post (publication date 2026-10-15) obtained an internal fundraising spreadsheet listing 67 donations above $10,000, totaling $333 million as of late September 2026. Nvidia, Apple, the Adelson family and Charles Ergen are each listed at $25 million; Trump himself is</description><category>Nvidia</category><category>Apple</category><category domain="tag">pay-to-play-pattern</category><category domain="tag">nvidia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Washington Post (publication date 2026-10-15) obtained an internal fundraising spreadsheet listing 67 donations above $10,000, totaling $333 million as of late September 2026. Nvidia, Apple, the Adelson family and Charles Ergen are each listed at $25 million; Trump himself is</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Nvidia, Apple</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-15--wapo-ballroom-donor-spreadsheet-67-donations-333m/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Belgal Habeas Dismissed in S.D.N.Y. on Venue (ICE Says He Was in New Jersey), Refiled in E.D.N.Y.; Judge Gonzalez Issues Order to Show Cause</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--belgal-habeas-dismissed-in-sdny-for-venue-refiled-in-edny-order-to-show-cause/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>Oscar Belgal's first habeas petition was filed in the Southern District of New York on October 8, 2026 (No. 26-cv-8928; the SDNY filings spell the name "Bergal"). The petitioner alleged he was held in a Manhattan hospital under ICE guard. On October 9, the Part I judge barred rem</description><category>Oscar Belgal</category><category domain="tag">ice-shooting</category><category domain="tag">habeas</category><category domain="tag">sdny</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement-violence</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Oscar Belgal's first habeas petition was filed in the Southern District of New York on October 8, 2026 (No. 26-cv-8928; the SDNY filings spell the name "Bergal"). The petitioner alleged he was held in a Manhattan hospital under ICE guard. On October 9, the Part I judge barred rem</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Oscar Belgal</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--belgal-habeas-dismissed-in-sdny-for-venue-refiled-in-edny-order-to-show-cause/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>CBS: US Officials Told Ukraine Its Missile-Launch Warning Failed Because of "Bad Weather"; Ukrainian Officials Accuse the US of "Playing" With the System</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--cbs-us-officials-told-ukraine-warning-system-failed-bad-weather-ukrainians-say-us-playing/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>Sequence only. The CBS article is the primary for what CBS reported; every US-side statement in it comes from anonymous sources.</description><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">intelligence-sharing</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Sequence only. The CBS article is the primary for what CBS reported; every US-side statement in it comes from anonymous sources.</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--cbs-us-officials-told-ukraine-warning-system-failed-bad-weather-ukrainians-say-us-playing/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Cloudflare Publishes Yandex-Outage Analysis: Search-Crawler Traffic Fell, Yandex.Cloud Automation Moved to Other Russian Hosts, No Social-Media Shift Seen in Its Data</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--cloudflare-yandex-outage-analysis-bots-migrated-not-stopped/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>Date kind: publication date of Cloudflare's post (page metadata, 2026-10-14 20:24 UTC), not the strike dates (see [[2026-10-08--yandex-three-data-centres-knocked-out-by-drones-oct-8-11-reuters]]).</description><category domain="tag">russia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Date kind: publication date of Cloudflare's post (page metadata, 2026-10-14 20:24 UTC), not the strike dates (see [[2026-10-08--yandex-three-data-centres-knocked-out-by-drones-oct-8-11-reuters]]).</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--cloudflare-yandex-outage-analysis-bots-migrated-not-stopped/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>D.D.C. Hears Agency Witness Testimony on Guantanamo Immigration Detention; Government's Filed Authority Is the Removal Statute and the Secretary's General Power</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--dc-court-hears-agency-witness-testimony-guantanamo-immigration-detention-authority-luna-gutierrez/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>The court hearing that Minnesota coverage of the Somali Guantanamo detainees pointed to as set for October 14 was held in *Luna Gutierrez v. Mullin* (formerly *v. Noem*), No. 1:25-cv-01766-SLS, a class action before D.D.C. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, not in the access-to-counsel </description><category>ICE</category><category domain="tag">guantanamo</category><category domain="tag">detention-pipeline</category><category domain="tag">immigration-detention</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The court hearing that Minnesota coverage of the Somali Guantanamo detainees pointed to as set for October 14 was held in *Luna Gutierrez v. Mullin* (formerly *v. Noem*), No. 1:25-cv-01766-SLS, a class action before D.D.C. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, not in the access-to-counsel </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ICE</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--dc-court-hears-agency-witness-testimony-guantanamo-immigration-detention-authority-luna-gutierrez/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DHS Interim Final Rule Cuts Refugees' Response Period to a Termination Notice From Thirty to Ten Days, Effective on Publication, Without Prior Notice and Comment</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--dhs-uscis-interim-final-rule-cuts-refugee-termination-response-period-30-to-10-days-91-fr-65077/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>On October 14, 2026 (publication and effective date) the Department of Homeland Security published an interim final rule on refugee termination in the Federal Register. It revises the termination section of the refugee regulations so that a person given a Notice of Intent to Term</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">minnesota</category><category domain="tag">federal-register</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 14, 2026 (publication and effective date) the Department of Homeland Security published an interim final rule on refugee termination in the Federal Register. It revises the termination section of the refugee regulations so that a person given a Notice of Intent to Term</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--dhs-uscis-interim-final-rule-cuts-refugee-termination-response-period-30-to-10-days-91-fr-65077/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DHS Rejects GAO Recommendation That ICE Adopt Automated Body-Camera Activation</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--gao-ice-body-camera-automatic-activation-recommendation-dhs-disagrees/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>Reuters datelined its report on the Government Accountability Office's body-camera audit "Oct 14" (2026). The Department of Homeland Security's rejection of one recommendation: that ICE add automated body-camera activation.</description><category domain="capture-lane">Immigration Enforcement</category><category domain="capture-lane">Accountability</category><category domain="tag">ice</category><category domain="tag">cbp</category><category domain="tag">body-cameras</category><category domain="tag">gao</category><category domain="tag">accountability</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Reuters datelined its report on the Government Accountability Office's body-camera audit "Oct 14" (2026). The Department of Homeland Security's rejection of one recommendation: that ICE add automated body-camera activation.</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Immigration Enforcement, Accountability</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--gao-ice-body-camera-automatic-activation-recommendation-dhs-disagrees/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DHS Says Parra Hernandez Was Not the Intended Target of the Houston Operation; He Is Still Hospitalized and Not Yet Processed by ICE</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--dhs-says-parra-hernandez-was-not-the-intended-target-of-houston-operation-he-is-still-hospitalized-and-not-yet-processed-by-ice/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>The Houston Fox station's Wednesday report says DHS confirmed that an ICE operation targeted Jose Mendoza Cervantes rather than Miguel Parra Hernandez, who was injured in the resulting vehicle crash. That is DHS conceding the injured man was not the intended target. The station g</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement-violence</category><category domain="tag">houston</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Houston Fox station's Wednesday report says DHS confirmed that an ICE operation targeted Jose Mendoza Cervantes rather than Miguel Parra Hernandez, who was injured in the resulting vehicle crash. That is DHS conceding the injured man was not the intended target. The station g</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--dhs-says-parra-hernandez-was-not-the-intended-target-of-houston-operation-he-is-still-hospitalized-and-not-yet-processed-by-ice/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DNC's Joint Status Report in Its FOIA Suit Calls McCotter's California Letter a Plausible Threat of Warrant-Based Ballot Seizure; Criminal Division Reported No Responsive Records</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--dnc-joint-status-report-says-mccotter-letter-plausible-threat-warrant-based-ballot-seizure-criminal-division-no-records/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>Democracy Docket reports that the DNC's side of the joint status report in its FOIA suit over ballot-seizure plans called the acting Deputy Attorney General's California letter "a plausible threat that DOJ will attempt to engage in warrant-based ballot seizure," and that the Crim</description><category>Trent McCotter</category><category>Democratic National Committee</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category><category domain="tag">foia</category><category domain="tag">ballot-seizure</category><category domain="tag">california</category>
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<title>Government Appeals CNN v. Trump Press-Pass Injunction to D.C. Circuit, No. 26-5356; No Stay Motion on District Docket</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--government-appeals-cnn-v-trump-press-pass-injunction-dc-circuit-26-5356/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>On **October 14, 2026**, the government appealed Judge Timothy J. Kelly's preliminary injunction in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump* (D.D.C.) to the D.C. Circuit, the day after the injunction issued. The notice of appeal is a single sentence: "Defendants hereby respectfully pr</description><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Sean M. Curran</category><category>Susan Wiles</category><category>Steven Cheung</category><category>CNN</category><category>Politico</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">first-amendment</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category><category domain="tag">court-order</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **October 14, 2026**, the government appealed Judge Timothy J. Kelly's preliminary injunction in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump* (D.D.C.) to the D.C. Circuit, the day after the injunction issued. The notice of appeal is a single sentence: "Defendants hereby respectfully pr</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Donald Trump, Sean M. Curran, Susan Wiles, Steven Cheung, CNN, Politico, MS NOW, Judge Timothy J. Kelly</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--government-appeals-cnn-v-trump-press-pass-injunction-dc-circuit-26-5356/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>One of Two Detainees in the ICE SUV Identified as Witness; DA Seeks Statements and Calls Both Material Witnesses</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--ice-suv-detainee-witness-luis-enriquez-identified-da-seeks-statements-teare-material-witnesses/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>At a FIEL Houston news conference on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 (event date), attorney Kim Bruno, who represents both Miguel Parra-Hernandez and Luis Enriquez, identified Enriquez as one of the two men handcuffed in the back of the ICE SUV when it struck Parra-Hernandez, and sai</description><category>Sean Teare</category><category>Harris County District Attorney</category><category>Miguel Parra-Hernandez</category><category>FIEL Houston</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement-violence</category><category domain="tag">texas</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>At a FIEL Houston news conference on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 (event date), attorney Kim Bruno, who represents both Miguel Parra-Hernandez and Luis Enriquez, identified Enriquez as one of the two men handcuffed in the back of the ICE SUV when it struck Parra-Hernandez, and sai</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Sean Teare, Harris County District Attorney, Miguel Parra-Hernandez, FIEL Houston</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--ice-suv-detainee-witness-luis-enriquez-identified-da-seeks-statements-teare-material-witnesses/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ProPublica: ICE Detained Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims at Michigan Facility After Kent County Jail Handoffs</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--propublica-ice-detains-immigrant-domestic-violence-victims-north-lake-michigan-kent-county-jail/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>ProPublica reported on October 14, 2026 that immigrant women who called police about domestic violence were arrested, turned over by the Kent County jail in west Michigan to ICE, and held at the North Lake Processing Center, including women identified by first name only, Leya and</description><category>ProPublica</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">287g</category><category domain="tag">vawa</category><category domain="tag">michigan</category><category domain="tag">detention</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>ProPublica reported on October 14, 2026 that immigrant women who called police about domestic violence were arrested, turned over by the Kent County jail in west Michigan to ICE, and held at the North Lake Processing Center, including women identified by first name only, Leya and</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ProPublica, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--propublica-ice-detains-immigrant-domestic-violence-victims-north-lake-michigan-kent-county-jail/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>SG's Universal-Vacatur Petition Is No. 26-491, HHS v. Texas Medical Association: A No Surprises Act Rule Case From the Fifth Circuit En Banc, Response Due Nov. 13</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--scotus-docket-26-491-hhs-v-texas-medical-association-universal-vacatur-petition/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>The Solicitor General's petition on universal vacatur is **No. 26-491, *Department of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Texas Medical Association, et al.***. It was docketed on the Supreme Court's own docket on Oct 14 2026 (docketing and filing date). The response is due Novem</description><category>D. John Sauer</category><category>U.S. Supreme Court</category><category domain="tag">judicial-capture</category><category domain="tag">scotus</category><category domain="tag">apa</category><category domain="tag">executive-power</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Solicitor General's petition on universal vacatur is **No. 26-491, *Department of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Texas Medical Association, et al.***. It was docketed on the Supreme Court's own docket on Oct 14 2026 (docketing and filing date). The response is due Novem</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> D. John Sauer, U.S. Supreme Court</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--scotus-docket-26-491-hhs-v-texas-medical-association-universal-vacatur-petition/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Supreme Court Stays Fourth Circuit Order Giving FCC 48 Hours to Decide Candidates' Ad-Rate Challenge</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--scotus-per-curiam-stays-fourth-circuit-mandamus-fcc-v-brown-party-ad-rates/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>On October 14, 2026 (order date), the full Supreme Court granted the FCC's application in No. 26A476, FCC v. Brown, and stayed the Fourth Circuit's mandamus judgment in the candidates' challenge to a Media Bureau ad-rate notice. As the per curiam puts it, "The Commission thus had</description><category>Federal Communications Commission</category><category>Sherrod Brown</category><category>National Republican Congressional Committee</category><category>Sonia Sotomayor</category><category>Ketanji Brown Jackson</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">scotus</category><category domain="tag">fcc</category><category domain="tag">campaign-finance</category><category domain="tag">emergency-docket</category><category domain="tag">media-capture</category>
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<title>Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Limit Courts' Power to Vacate Agency Rules Universally</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--trump-admin-petitions-scotus-limit-courts-universal-vacatur-agency-rules-fifth-circuit/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Oct. 14, asking the justices to review an appeals court decision on universal vacatur of agency rules. In a 29-page filing, Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the court to set limits on federal courts' authority, arguing th</description><category>D. John Sauer</category><category>U.S. Supreme Court</category><category domain="tag">judicial-capture</category><category domain="tag">executive-power</category><category domain="tag">scotus</category><category domain="tag">administrative-law</category><category domain="tag">apa</category>
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<title>Ukraine Says SpaceX Capped Starshield Terminals at About 100 mph Without Warning; Musk Says Starshield Limits Are Set by the US Military and Ultimately the President</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--spacex-starshield-speed-cap-ukraine-military-terminals/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>Sequence of dated events, each with its date kind. No finding here about who ordered the limit or why.</description><category domain="tag">starlink</category><category domain="tag">starshield</category><category domain="tag">spacex</category><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">elon-musk</category><category domain="tag">infrastructure-dependency</category>
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<title>WSJ Reports Bo Hines Kept a Stake in Nxum, Which Took About $6.3 Million Under a Tether Marketing Deal; Only the First Payment Came During His Government Service</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--wsj-nxum-hines-one-third-stake-tether-payments-genius-act/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 14 that Nxum, a consulting firm Bo Hines co-owned, took in about $6.3 million under a marketing deal with Tether. Hines held a one-third stake in Nxum while he was executive director of the White House digital-assets council. This entry re</description><category>Bo Hines</category><category>Tether</category><category domain="tag">crypto-finance</category><category domain="tag">genius-act</category><category domain="tag">revolving-door</category><category domain="tag">tether</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 14 that Nxum, a consulting firm Bo Hines co-owned, took in about $6.3 million under a marketing deal with Tether. Hines held a one-third stake in Nxum while he was executive director of the White House digital-assets council. This entry re</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Bo Hines, Tether</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--wsj-nxum-hines-one-third-stake-tether-payments-genius-act/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>WSJ Reports, on Anonymous Sourcing, That the Omar Probe Aims at Revoking Her Citizenship; Grand Jury Subpoenas Reach Relatives, Passport and Devices Reportedly Seized</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--wsj-reports-omar-probe-aims-to-build-case-to-revoke-citizenship-subpoenas-to-relatives-items-seized/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, Oct. 14 (the day Mediaite and Townhall relayed it; the WSJ page is paywalled and was not read directly), that the federal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to revoke her citizenship and deport her. The WSJ'</description><category>Ilhan Omar</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category domain="tag">omar</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">political-targeting</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, Oct. 14 (the day Mediaite and Townhall relayed it; the WSJ page is paywalled and was not read directly), that the federal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to revoke her citizenship and deport her. The WSJ'</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Ilhan Omar, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Department of Justice</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--wsj-reports-omar-probe-aims-to-build-case-to-revoke-citizenship-subpoenas-to-relatives-items-seized/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>X Says It Suspended More Than 13,000 Accounts in Three Suspected Iran-, Russia- and China-Linked Influence Operations Ahead of the Midterms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--x-global-government-affairs-says-it-suspended-13000-accounts-in-three-foreign-influence-operations/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-14</dc:date><description>X Global Government Affairs posted on X that "X recently identified and suspended more than 13,000 accounts involved in three suspected foreign influence operations linked to Iran, Russia, and China that targeted US political conversation." It said the networks "used inauthentic </description><category domain="capture-lane">Digital and Tech Capture</category><category domain="tag">platforms</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">election-integrity</category><category domain="tag">influence-operations</category><category domain="tag">content-moderation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>X Global Government Affairs posted on X that "X recently identified and suspended more than 13,000 accounts involved in three suspected foreign influence operations linked to Iran, Russia, and China that targeted US political conversation." It said the networks "used inauthentic </p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Digital and Tech Capture</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--x-global-government-affairs-says-it-suspended-13000-accounts-in-three-foreign-influence-operations/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Bloomberg: Selig Adviser Mel Gunewardena Told CFTC Supervisor to Retract Insider-Trading Referral on March 23 Oil Trades Placed ~15 Minutes Before Trump's Iran Reversal</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--bloomberg-cftc-selig-adviser-gunewardena-retract-referral-march-23-oil-trades/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>On Tuesday, October 13 (Bloomberg report date), Bloomberg reported that a senior adviser to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, Mel Gunewardena, told a supervisor to retract an insider-trading referral that analysts in the Division of Market Oversight had sent to the CFTC's enforcement </description><category>Michael Selig</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category>Commodity Futures Trading Commission</category><category domain="tag">cftc</category><category domain="tag">insider-trading</category><category domain="tag">iran-war</category><category domain="tag">regulatory-capture</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Tuesday, October 13 (Bloomberg report date), Bloomberg reported that a senior adviser to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, Mel Gunewardena, told a supervisor to retract an insider-trading referral that analysts in the Division of Market Oversight had sent to the CFTC's enforcement </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Michael Selig, Donald Trump, Commodity Futures Trading Commission</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--bloomberg-cftc-selig-adviser-gunewardena-retract-referral-march-23-oil-trades/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Champaign County, Illinois Board Unanimously Bars Tax Abatements for Hyperscale Data Centers</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--champaign-county-il-board-unanimously-bars-tax-abatements-hyperscale-data-centers/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>The Champaign County, Illinois board unanimously approved a resolution on Oct. 13 prohibiting tax abatements for hyperscale data center construction, according to Illinois Public Media. The resolution states that the policy of Champaign County shall be to not negotiate any proper</description><category domain="tag">datacenter-buildout</category><category domain="tag">tax-abatement</category><category domain="tag">illinois</category><category domain="tag">local-government</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Champaign County, Illinois board unanimously approved a resolution on Oct. 13 prohibiting tax abatements for hyperscale data center construction, according to Illinois Public Media. The resolution states that the policy of Champaign County shall be to not negotiate any proper</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--champaign-county-il-board-unanimously-bars-tax-abatements-hyperscale-data-centers/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>City of San Antonio Sues DHS and ICE in Federal Court Under NEPA and the APA to Halt the East Side Warehouse Detention Conversion</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--city-of-san-antonio-sues-dhs-ice-nepa-east-side-warehouse-detention-conversion/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>On **10/13/26** the City of San Antonio filed *City of San Antonio v. Mullin*, No. 5:**06542** (W.D. Tex., San Antonio Division), against the Secretary of Homeland Security, DHS, ICE and the acting ICE director. The complaint pleads under the Administrative Procedure Act and the </description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>Markwayne Mullin</category><category>David Venturella</category><category domain="tag">san-antonio</category><category domain="tag">warehouse-detention</category><category domain="tag">nepa</category><category domain="tag">state-resistance</category><category domain="tag">texas</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **10/13/26** the City of San Antonio filed *City of San Antonio v. Mullin*, No. 5:**06542** (W.D. Tex., San Antonio Division), against the Secretary of Homeland Security, DHS, ICE and the acting ICE director. The complaint pleads under the Administrative Procedure Act and the </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--city-of-san-antonio-sues-dhs-ice-nepa-east-side-warehouse-detention-conversion/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DHS Confirms ICE Processed 14 Detainees in Roxbury, NJ Warehouse Parking Lot; Rep. Mejia Cites Court Order</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--dhs-confirms-ice-processed-14-detainees-roxbury-nj-warehouse-parking-lot/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>In a statement Tuesday forwarded to NPR by the office of Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed that ICE officers used the parking lot of a Roxbury Township warehouse to initially process 14 detainees in September. DHS told Mejia that it</description><category>Department of Homeland Security</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>NPR</category><category domain="capture-lane">Democratic Erosion</category><category domain="tag">ice-detention</category><category domain="tag">warehouse-detention</category><category domain="tag">roxbury-nj</category><category domain="tag">court-order</category><category domain="tag">dhs</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>In a statement Tuesday forwarded to NPR by the office of Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed that ICE officers used the parking lot of a Roxbury Township warehouse to initially process 14 detainees in September. DHS told Mejia that it</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, NPR</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Democratic Erosion</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--dhs-confirms-ice-processed-14-detainees-roxbury-nj-warehouse-parking-lot/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Letters Give California 48 Hours on 'Likely Noncitizen' Voter List, Demand LA County Segregate Ballots</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--doj-letters-give-california-48-hours-on-likely-noncitizen-list-demand-la-county-segregate-ballots/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>On or about Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Justice Department personnel delivered a password-protected thumb drive to Los Angeles County election officials, and the Department gave California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters or face legal action, accor</description><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>R. Trent McCotter</category><category>Shirley Weber</category><category>Dean Logan</category><category domain="tag">election-capture</category><category domain="tag">voter-rolls</category><category domain="tag">noncitizen-voting</category><category domain="tag">mail-ballots</category><category domain="tag">california</category><category domain="tag">doj-election-actions</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On or about Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Justice Department personnel delivered a password-protected thumb drive to Los Angeles County election officials, and the Department gave California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters or face legal action, accor</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> U.S. Department of Justice, R. Trent McCotter, Shirley Weber, Dean Logan</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--doj-letters-give-california-48-hours-on-likely-noncitizen-list-demand-la-county-segregate-ballots/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Harris County DA Opens Criminal Investigation of ICE Vehicle Strike, Says It Was Intentional</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--harris-county-da-teare-opens-criminal-investigation-ice-vehicle-strike-parra-hernandez/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said on Tuesday that his office has opened a criminal investigation of the Saturday incident in which an ICE vehicle struck Miguel Parra-Hernandez, and that prosecutors are looking at the possibility of aggravated assault with a deadly w</description><category>Sean Teare</category><category>Harris County District Attorney</category><category>Miguel Parra-Hernandez</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)</category><category>FIEL Houston</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement-violence</category><category domain="tag">texas</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said on Tuesday that his office has opened a criminal investigation of the Saturday incident in which an ICE vehicle struck Miguel Parra-Hernandez, and that prosecutors are looking at the possibility of aggravated assault with a deadly w</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Sean Teare, Harris County District Attorney, Miguel Parra-Hernandez, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), FIEL Houston</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--harris-county-da-teare-opens-criminal-investigation-ice-vehicle-strike-parra-hernandez/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Judge Kelly Grants Preliminary Injunction Against White House Hard-Pass Ban on CNN, Politico, MS NOW on Due Process and Two First Amendment Grounds</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--judge-kelly-grants-preliminary-injunction-cnn-politico-ms-now-hard-passes/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>On **October 13, 2026**, Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted the preliminary injunction in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump*, No. 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.). The order bars defendants other than President Trump from executing, implementing or enforcing the September 18 decision to revok</description><category>Judge Timothy J. Kelly</category><category>CNN</category><category>Politico</category><category>MS NOW</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">first-amendment</category><category domain="tag">fifth-amendment</category><category domain="tag">litigation</category><category domain="tag">court-order</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **October 13, 2026**, Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted the preliminary injunction in *Cable News Network, Inc. v. Trump*, No. 1:26-cv-03287 (D.D.C.). The order bars defendants other than President Trump from executing, implementing or enforcing the September 18 decision to revok</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Judge Timothy J. Kelly, CNN, Politico, MS NOW, Donald Trump</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--judge-kelly-grants-preliminary-injunction-cnn-politico-ms-now-hard-passes/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Lowndes County, Alabama Approves Project Red Clay Data Center Abatement 3-2 Ahead of a Scheduled Special Meeting</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--lowndes-county-al-commission-approves-project-red-clay-data-center-abatement-3-2-before-special-meeting/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>The Lowndes County Commission in Alabama voted 3-2 on Tuesday morning to approve a project development agreement and a 20-year tax abatement for Project Red Clay, a data center planned by Cloverleaf Infrastructure on more than 1,000 acres in Burkville, according to Yellowhammer N</description><category>Nvidia</category><category domain="tag">datacenter-buildout</category><category domain="tag">tax-abatement</category><category domain="tag">alabama</category><category domain="tag">local-government</category><category domain="tag">nvidia</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The Lowndes County Commission in Alabama voted 3-2 on Tuesday morning to approve a project development agreement and a 20-year tax abatement for Project Red Clay, a data center planned by Cloverleaf Infrastructure on more than 1,000 acres in Burkville, according to Yellowhammer N</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Nvidia</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--lowndes-county-al-commission-approves-project-red-clay-data-center-abatement-3-2-before-special-meeting/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Minnesota's Sworn Filings Document That the U.S. Attorney's Office Stopped Sharing Good/Pretti Evidence Soon After July 13 and Told Moriarty on September 10 the Pause Is Indefinite</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--minnesota-sworn-filings-doj-usao-stopped-evidence-sharing-good-pretti-after-july-13-indefinite-sept-10/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>On October 13, 2026, Minnesota filed its opposition to the federal motion to dismiss, plus a cross-motion for summary judgment, in *State of Minnesota v. U.S. Department of Justice*, No. 1:26-cv-01007-EGS (D.D.C., Judge Emmet G. Sullivan). The filings, with sworn declarations fro</description><category>Mary Moriarty (Hennepin County Attorney)</category><category>Drew Evans (BCA Superintendent)</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Renee Good</category><category>Alex Pretti</category><category>Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis</category><category domain="capture-lane">Constitutional Crisis</category><category domain="capture-lane">Democratic Erosion</category><category domain="tag">renee-good</category><category domain="tag">pretti-alex</category><category domain="tag">sosa-celis</category><category domain="tag">moriarty-mary</category><category domain="tag">evans-drew</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">evidence-blockade</category><category domain="tag">state-lockout</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On October 13, 2026, Minnesota filed its opposition to the federal motion to dismiss, plus a cross-motion for summary judgment, in *State of Minnesota v. U.S. Department of Justice*, No. 1:26-cv-01007-EGS (D.D.C., Judge Emmet G. Sullivan). The filings, with sworn declarations fro</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Mary Moriarty (Hennepin County Attorney), Drew Evans (BCA Superintendent), U.S. Department of Justice, Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Constitutional Crisis, Democratic Erosion</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--minnesota-sworn-filings-doj-usao-stopped-evidence-sharing-good-pretti-after-july-13-indefinite-sept-10/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>North Carolina Board Says It Will Mail 1,392 Voters Flagged From DHS's 1,599-Name SAVE List</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--north-carolina-board-mails-1392-voters-flagged-from-dhs-1599-list/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>North Carolina's State Board of Elections announced on October 13, 2026 (publication date of the report) that it "will send letters this week to 1,392 registered voters identified as potential non-U.S. citizens."</description><category>North Carolina State Board of Elections</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">save-database</category><category domain="tag">north-carolina</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>North Carolina's State Board of Elections announced on October 13, 2026 (publication date of the report) that it "will send letters this week to 1,392 registered voters identified as potential non-U.S. citizens."</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> North Carolina State Board of Elections, U.S. Department of Homeland Security</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--north-carolina-board-mails-1392-voters-flagged-from-dhs-1599-list/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Seven Former Detainees File Class Action in D.D.C. Alleging ICE Has a 'De Facto Policy' of Keeping IDs, Work Permits and Property After Release</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--gonzalez-v-dhs-class-action-ice-keeps-ids-eads-property-after-release/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>Allegations are the plaintiffs'. No defendant response or ruling exists as of the docket pull (RECAP copy last modified 2026-10-15).</description><category domain="tag">ice</category><category domain="tag">detention</category><category domain="tag">class-action</category><category domain="tag">fourth-amendment</category><category domain="tag">identity-documents</category>
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<title>Tarrant County, Texas District Judge Denies Temporary Injunction That Would Have Kept 92 Polling Locations Open for the Midterms</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--tarrant-county-tx-district-judge-denies-temporary-injunction-to-restore-92-polling-places/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>Judge Patrick Gallagher in the 96th Judicial District Court denied a temporary injunction that would have kept 92 polling locations open in Tarrant County, Texas. NBC DFW's report, published October 13, 2026, says the hearing began at 9:30 a.m. and that "Around 4 p.m., the judge </description><category domain="tag">civil-rights-suppression</category><category domain="tag">voter-suppression</category><category domain="tag">polling-places</category><category domain="tag">texas</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Judge Patrick Gallagher in the 96th Judicial District Court denied a temporary injunction that would have kept 92 polling locations open in Tarrant County, Texas. NBC DFW's report, published October 13, 2026, says the hearing began at 9:30 a.m. and that "Around 4 p.m., the judge </p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--tarrant-county-tx-district-judge-denies-temporary-injunction-to-restore-92-polling-places/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>UW Center for Human Rights Report: Washington's Driver-Data Limits Failed to Stop ICE, 356 Arrests Documented</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--uw-human-rights-report-ice-used-dol-driver-data-356-washington-arrests-nlets/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>The University of Washington Center for Human Rights released a report on October 13, 2026 finding that Washington's actions to curtail federal agents' access to DMV data have been ineffective, despite a state sanctuary law that bars sharing with federal immigration enforcement f</description><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)</category><category>Customs and Border Protection (CBP)</category><category>Thomson Reuters</category><category domain="tag">surveillance-infrastructure</category><category domain="tag">data-colonialism</category><category domain="tag">immigration-enforcement</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The University of Washington Center for Human Rights released a report on October 13, 2026 finding that Washington's actions to curtail federal agents' access to DMV data have been ineffective, despite a state sanctuary law that bars sharing with federal immigration enforcement f</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Thomson Reuters</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--uw-human-rights-report-ice-used-dol-driver-data-356-washington-arrests-nlets/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>White House press secretary says Guilfoyle was asked to resign as ambassador to Greece; she confirms her exit under two hours later</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--white-house-asks-guilfoyle-to-resign-greece-ambassador/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>On Tuesday 2026-10-13 (announcement date), press secretary Katie Zacharia said at her first briefing the White House had asked Guilfoyle to resign; Guilfoyle confirmed on X less than two hours later, saying she would defend her name. Trump: "She will not be there. I didn't like w</description><category>Kimberly Guilfoyle</category><category>Donald Trump</category><category domain="tag">guilfoyle</category><category domain="tag">trump-family</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Tuesday 2026-10-13 (announcement date), press secretary Katie Zacharia said at her first briefing the White House had asked Guilfoyle to resign; Guilfoyle confirmed on X less than two hours later, saying she would defend her name. Trump: "She will not be there. I didn't like w</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--white-house-asks-guilfoyle-to-resign-greece-ambassador/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>White-Powder Letters Reach State Election Offices in Louisiana and at Least 31 Other States Over a Week (WIRED Tally); Louisiana and Oklahoma Evacuated Oct 13, Arizona Oct 15; No Arrest Announced as of Oct 15</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--white-powder-letters-hit-state-election-offices-in-32-states-louisiana-oklahoma-evacuated/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>Date shown is the first documented receipt (the Louisiana letter opened Oct 13, 2026), not the mailing date, which no source gives. The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service say they are investigating "a series of suspicious mailings" to Secretary of State and related election o</description><category>Federal Bureau of Investigation</category><category>Deidre Henderson</category><category domain="capture-lane">Election Workers</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">fbi</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Date shown is the first documented receipt (the Louisiana letter opened Oct 13, 2026), not the mailing date, which no source gives. The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service say they are investigating "a series of suspicious mailings" to Secretary of State and related election o</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Federal Bureau of Investigation, Deidre Henderson</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Election Workers</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--white-powder-letters-hit-state-election-offices-in-32-states-louisiana-oklahoma-evacuated/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Zelensky Says Ukraine Got No Early Warning From Partners Before Ballistic Strikes on Kyiv Overnight Oct 12-13 and Again Late Oct 13; Reuters: Russia Hit No Energy Targets for the First Time Since Trump's Truce</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--ukraine-no-early-warning-kyiv-missile-strike-russia-no-energy-targets-ap-reuters/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>Sequence only, with date kinds.</description><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">intelligence-sharing</category>
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<title>Zelensky Tells NPR the US Threatened to Suspend Intelligence Sharing Unless Ukraine Stopped Refinery Strikes: 'They Told My Generals, Not Me'</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-13--zelensky-confirms-us-intelligence-threat-delivered-to-his-generals-npr/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-13</dc:date><description>Sequence only, with date kinds.</description><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">intelligence-sharing</category>
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<title>DOE emergency orders keep plants online: latest quarterly renewals and a PJM heat-event order, through October 2026</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--doe-202c-order-log-june-through-october-2026-extension/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-12</dc:date><description>## Opening</description><category>Department of Energy</category><category>Chris Wright</category><category domain="capture-lane">Executive Power Expansion</category><category domain="capture-lane">Environmental Capture</category><category domain="tag">investigation-6</category><category domain="tag">doe</category><category domain="tag">wright-chris</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>## Opening</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Department of Energy, Chris Wright</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Executive Power Expansion, Environmental Capture</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--doe-202c-order-log-june-through-october-2026-extension/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>DOJ Brief Defends White House's Altered Armstrong Arrest Photo as Protected Speech, Emptywheel Reports</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--doj-brief-defends-altered-armstrong-arrest-photo-first-amendment-emptywheel/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-12</dc:date><description>Emptywheel reproduces passages from a DOJ filing in the Nekima Levy Armstrong prosecution: an October 12 opposition to a motion to dismiss, signed by Ned Hedley, one of the AUSAs who reports to Harmeet Dhillon. The quotations below come from Emptywheel's reproduction; the filing </description><category>Harmeet Dhillon</category><category>Department of Justice</category><category>White House</category><category domain="capture-lane">Civil Rights Suppression</category><category domain="tag">minnesota-15</category><category domain="tag">protest-prosecution</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">first-amendment</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Emptywheel reproduces passages from a DOJ filing in the Nekima Levy Armstrong prosecution: an October 12 opposition to a motion to dismiss, signed by Ned Hedley, one of the AUSAs who reports to Harmeet Dhillon. The quotations below come from Emptywheel's reproduction; the filing </p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Harmeet Dhillon, Department of Justice, White House</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Civil Rights Suppression</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--doj-brief-defends-altered-armstrong-arrest-photo-first-amendment-emptywheel/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>HSI Agents Search Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C.-Area Home on a DOJ-Secured Warrant 22 Days Before the Midterms; No Charges Filed</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--hsi-searches-rep-ilhan-omar-dc-home-doj-warrant-22-days-before-midterms/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-12</dc:date><description>Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the Washington, D.C.-area residence of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar early Monday morning. A Department of Justice spokesperson said HSI "executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice" as part of</description><category>Ilhan Omar</category><category>Homeland Security Investigations</category><category>U.S. Department of Justice</category><category>Tom Homan</category><category>Trent McCotter</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">doj</category><category domain="tag">political-targeting</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the Washington, D.C.-area residence of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar early Monday morning. A Department of Justice spokesperson said HSI "executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice" as part of</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Ilhan Omar, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Department of Justice, Tom Homan, Trent McCotter</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--hsi-searches-rep-ilhan-omar-dc-home-doj-warrant-22-days-before-midterms/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>NYT: Musk Has Given $276 Million to Republican Groups Since July, About $366 Million This Cycle</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--musk-276m-new-midterm-giving-since-july-366m-cycle-total-nyt/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-12</dc:date><description>The New York Times reported on October 12, 2026 that Elon Musk has funneled more than $276 million into Republican groups and his super PAC since the start of July. Representatives for Musk supplied the previously unreported figures to the Times, so the amounts are the donor's ow</description><category>Elon Musk</category><category>America PAC</category><category>Ken Paxton</category><category domain="capture-lane">Electoral Manipulation</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category><category domain="tag">campaign-finance</category><category domain="tag">super-pac</category><category domain="tag">elon-musk</category><category domain="tag">electoral-manipulation</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>The New York Times reported on October 12, 2026 that Elon Musk has funneled more than $276 million into Republican groups and his super PAC since the start of July. Representatives for Musk supplied the previously unreported figures to the Times, so the amounts are the donor's ow</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Elon Musk, America PAC, Ken Paxton</p><p><strong>Capture lanes:</strong> Electoral Manipulation</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--musk-276m-new-midterm-giving-since-july-366m-cycle-total-nyt/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump to Reporters Before Marine One, Hours After the Omar Search: 'I Have Nothing to Do With It'; 'Really Up to the DOJ'</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--trump-to-reporters-before-marine-one-omar-search-nothing-to-do-with-it-up-to-the-doj/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-12</dc:date><description>Before leaving the White House for a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Trump was asked about the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home. He said: "I understand they're looking at her very carefully. I've always found her to be totally crooked, personally, but that has nothing to do with me. I</description><category>Ilhan Omar</category><category domain="tag">omar</category><category domain="tag">public-statements</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">political-targeting</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Before leaving the White House for a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Trump was asked about the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home. He said: "I understand they're looking at her very carefully. I've always found her to be totally crooked, personally, but that has nothing to do with me. I</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Ilhan Omar</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-12--trump-to-reporters-before-marine-one-omar-search-nothing-to-do-with-it-up-to-the-doj/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Bipartisan Senators Say GL 135 Russian Diesel Imports Run Counter to 2022 Ban and Skipped Required Consultation; Letter Oct 13 Demands Rescission</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-11--senators-say-russian-diesel-license-violates-2022-import-ban-no-consultation/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-11</dc:date><description>Sequence only, with date kinds. Statement date 2026-10-11 (six senators: Collins, Murkowski, Tillis, Curtis, Shaheen, Blumenthal per AP syndication); letter date 2026-10-13 (12 senators, six Republicans and six Democrats, asking rescission of GL 135, per Kyiv Post summary, not fe</description><category domain="tag">sanctions</category><category domain="tag">russia</category><category domain="tag">congress</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>Sequence only, with date kinds. Statement date 2026-10-11 (six senators: Collins, Murkowski, Tillis, Curtis, Shaheen, Blumenthal per AP syndication); letter date 2026-10-13 (12 senators, six Republicans and six Democrats, asking rescission of GL 135, per Kyiv Post summary, not fe</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-11--senators-say-russian-diesel-license-violates-2022-import-ban-no-consultation/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>FT and CNN Report the US Threat Extends to Blocking PURL, the Mechanism Through Which Europe Buys US Weapons for Ukraine</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-11--ft-cnn-us-threat-reportedly-extends-to-purl-european-funded-weapons/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-11</dc:date><description>Sequence only, with date kinds.</description><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">intelligence-sharing</category>
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<title>Trump Posts on Truth Social: 'Effective Immediately, There Is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War Between Russia and Ukraine'; Zelensky Says It Was News to Him</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-11--trump-truth-social-energy-ceasefire-announcement-ukraine-russia/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-11</dc:date><description>Sequence only, with date kinds.</description><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">russia</category><category domain="tag">truth-social</category>
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<title>Axios, Citing a Ukrainian Official: Witkoff and Kushner Threatened in Miami Talks to Cut Off US Intelligence if Ukraine Kept Striking Russian Refineries; a US Official Denies a Threat Was Made</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-10--axios-us-envoys-threatened-ukraine-intelligence-cutoff-over-refinery-strikes-us-official-denies/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-10</dc:date><description>Sequence only, with date kinds.</description><category domain="tag">ukraine</category><category domain="tag">intelligence-sharing</category>
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<title>DOJ Antitrust Division Investigates ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News Over Pool Boycott After White House Barred CNN</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-10--doj-antitrust-division-investigates-five-tv-networks-over-white-house-pool-boycott-of-cnn-ban/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-10</dc:date><description>On **Saturday, October 10, 2026**, the Justice Department confirmed that its Antitrust Division is investigating the five major U.S. television networks, **ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News**, for possible Sherman Act violations. The basis is the networks' decision not to fill CNN'</description><category>ABC News</category><category>CBS News</category><category>CNN</category><category>NBC News</category><category>Fox News</category><category>Jonathan Kanter</category><category domain="tag">press-freedom</category><category domain="tag">democratic-erosion</category><category domain="tag">white-house</category><category domain="tag">antitrust</category><category domain="tag">executive-retaliation</category><category domain="tag">midterms-2026</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On **Saturday, October 10, 2026**, the Justice Department confirmed that its Antitrust Division is investigating the five major U.S. television networks, **ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News**, for possible Sherman Act violations. The basis is the networks' decision not to fill CNN'</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> ABC News, CBS News, CNN, NBC News, Fox News, Jonathan Kanter</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-10--doj-antitrust-division-investigates-five-tv-networks-over-white-house-pool-boycott-of-cnn-ban/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>ICE Agent Strikes Miguel Parra-Hernandez With a Vehicle in Houston Pursuit; Sheriff and ICE Give Different Accounts</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-10--ice-agent-strikes-miguel-parra-hernandez-with-vehicle-houston-pursuit/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-10</dc:date><description>On Saturday a man was struck by a vehicle driven by an ICE agent who was allegedly pursuing him and another man, Texas law enforcement officials and ICE said (ABC News). Harris County Sheriff's Office Major Anthony McConnell said the man was 48 years old and was in ICE custody, a</description><category>Miguel Parra-Hernandez</category><category>Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category><category>FIEL Houston</category><category domain="tag">ice-enforcement</category><category domain="tag">use-of-force</category><category domain="tag">texas</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>On Saturday a man was struck by a vehicle driven by an ICE agent who was allegedly pursuing him and another man, Texas law enforcement officials and ICE said (ABC News). Harris County Sheriff's Office Major Anthony McConnell said the man was 48 years old and was in ICE custody, a</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Miguel Parra-Hernandez, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, FIEL Houston</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-10--ice-agent-strikes-miguel-parra-hernandez-with-vehicle-houston-pursuit/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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<title>Trump at Clarksville, TN Rally: Of Omar, 'Let's See What Happens. JD Vance and Our People Are Looking at It Very Strongly'</title>
<link>https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-10--trump-clarksville-rally-omar-lets-see-what-happens-vance-and-our-people-looking-at-it-very-strongly/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:date>2026-10-10</dc:date><description>At a midterm rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, Trump, speaking of Rep. Ilhan Omar, said: "She comes from Somalia... what they've done to Minnesota, these people from Somalia, what they've done to Minnesota should never be allowed. And let's see what happens. JD Vance and our peopl</description><category>Ilhan Omar</category><category domain="tag">omar</category><category domain="tag">public-statements</category><category domain="tag">hsi</category><category domain="tag">election-2026</category><category domain="tag">political-targeting</category>
<content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[<p>At a midterm rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, Trump, speaking of Rep. Ilhan Omar, said: "She comes from Somalia... what they've done to Minnesota, these people from Somalia, what they've done to Minnesota should never be allowed. And let's see what happens. JD Vance and our peopl</p><p><strong>Actors:</strong> Ilhan Omar</p><p><a href="https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-10--trump-clarksville-rally-omar-lets-see-what-happens-vance-and-our-people-looking-at-it-very-strongly/">Read full entry →</a></p>
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