Daily Brief
Democrats win back the House and the Senate
By AP’s 1:35 a.m. Eastern count, Democrats had gained 25 House seats and seven Senate seats, and Missouri voters had rejected the map Trump asked for.
Supreme Court won't make California set aside 20,000 alleged noncitizens' ballots
No justice noted a dissent from the one-sentence order, and none answered the Solicitor General's argument that commingled ballots could never be retrieved.
WSJ and NYT report the US may resume Iran strikes after the midterms
Israel’s Channel 12 says Netanyahu urged Trump to restart the war right after the election, and Rubio says Trump has made no decision.
Justice Department says it now seeks only to segregate Alaska ballots
Its 30 October filing in federal court cites a second candidate named Dan Sullivan, days before Election Day.
October 2026Judge bars DOJ from threatening California election officials days before the vote
The Ninth Circuit also refused 2-1 to set aside the ballots of more than 20,000 Californians the Justice Department calls noncitizens.
Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike after two doses of pentobarbital
Gov. Bill Lee called off Tennessee's remaining 2026 execution and ordered a third-party review of what happened.
Seattle's U.S. attorney is ordered back to a job he held for 54 minutes
A federal judge granted Roger Rogoff a preliminary injunction on October 1 restoring him pending his suit against the White House, which has appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
Supreme Court takes up detention of immigrants without bond hearings
The government asked the Court to take a different case on the same question, and the Court granted this one without stating reasons.
Six developments for Thursday, October 1
BEA lifts second-quarter growth to 2.2%; a trade court hears a tariff challenge, while Qt and OpenStack publish new releases.
September 2026Supreme Court lets third-country removals resume
The emergency order leaves the removal policy in force while the Court considers its legality.
Supreme Court keeps Missouri's 2022 map in place
A stay settles Missouri's election map for November while Medicaid paperwork begins unevenly and measured oil traffic complicates claims about Hormuz.
September 25: Judge Orders White House Passes for Three Outlets Reinstated
Hours after a judge ordered White House passes for three outlets reinstated, reporters for all three said they were still denied entry.
September 24: Paramount–Warner Settlement Awaits Court Approval
Today's items cover a Paramount–Warner settlement awaiting court approval, the 47-mile Big Bend 1 border-wall project, NOAA's 132-year heat record, and new FAA SMART and Huawei Atlas 960E systems.