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Some of what we cover keeps moving: a lawsuit with new filings, a contract with new money, a rule that becomes a final rule. Each story below keeps its pieces in order, so you can read from the start or pick up where you left off.

• 7 pieces

  United States v. California

  The 20,000-ballot suit, the county letters and the court record.

  Latest, November 3, 2026: United States v. California: the Supreme Court declines to order California to set aside listed voters' mail ballots

• 13 pieces

  Elections and voter rolls

  SAVE, voter files, citizenship checks, election workers and the courts.

  Latest, November 6, 2026: Common Cause v. DOJ: a federal judge set aside the Justice Department's voter-list policy on Oct. 9, and the department has asked the appeals court to pause that ruling

• 10 pieces

  Detention money

  ICE contracts and money, read from the award records.

  Latest, November 1, 2026: ICE extends the Hagerstown detention order a second time: the money is still moving

• 8 pieces

  The federal workforce

  OPM rules and memos on ratings, hiring, leave and protections.

  Latest, November 4, 2026: The Justice Department says it sent election monitors to all 50 states: what its release says, and what it leaves out

Pieces that are not part of a running story are in the library.