Voices, The Peoples News
November 1, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Joe Walsh Says Trump Admin Detaining Afghan Immigrants Who Help US Military for Deportation Is “One More Reason Why the Rest of the World Cannot Trust America”
https://share.newsbreak.com/k0nybgvi
‘Unforgivable betrayal’: Trump administration condemned over reported Afghan deportation plans. Those facing removal include relatives of former U.S. military allies, women, children, and vulnerable individuals who fear severe persecution under Taliban rule
https://www.indy100.com/politics/trump/trump-administration-afghan-deportation-louisiana
The U.S. plans to put over 150 Afghans on a deportation flight, and some of them are families of people who helped American troops during the war
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/world/asia/afghan-refugees-deported-flight-pakistan.html
‘Mountain of evidence’: ICE agents discriminated against Latinos, judge says. Amy Belsher, director of Immigrants Rights Litigation at the New York Civil Liberties Union, said the findings in the much-watched Central District of California case “confirms that ICE has an unconstitutional policy of stopping people based only on the color of their skin.”
https://gothamist.com/news/calif-judge-cites-mountain-of-evidence-ice-racially-profiled-latinos-drawing-ny-notice
“A BADGE IS NOT a LICENSE TO BRUTALIZE”: Joe Walsh Reacts to Clip Showing ICE Agent Shoving Woman To Ground for Blocking ICE Vehicle
https://www.newsbreak.com/deltias-gaming-378674616/4978993946240-a-badge-is-not-a-license-to-brutalize-joe-walsh-reacts-to-clip-showing-ice-agent-shoving-woman-to-ground-for-blocking-ice-vehicle
Despite concerns, the Trump administration still sends pregnant migrant minors to south Texas
https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2026-10-29/despite-widespread-concern-pregnant-migrant-youth-are-still-being-sent-to-south-texas
“I Am Sick and Tired of ICE’s Cruelty and Unchecked Violence”: Sen. Patty Murray Says ICE Broke Erik Zepeda’s Wrist When “He Wasn’t Even Who They Were Looking For
https://share.newsbreak.com/k0nxbdit
Minnesota Senator Tina Smith questions how ICE can afford to buy a prison for $500M when there is supposedly no money for healthcare
https://www.primetimer.com/news/minnesota-senator-tina-smith-questions-how-ice-can-afford-to-buy-a-prison-for-500m-when-there-is-supposedly-no-money-for-healthcare
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA
Texas has officially joined the growing list of U.S. states banning lab-grown meat, becoming the seventh state to take this step
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5483524-texas-lab-grown-meat-ban-florida/
# Gov / Politics / US
Panic spreads as insider warns of ’embarrassed’ Trump’s plan if GOP loses midterms: Unnamed U.S. officials and White House insiders have warned that President Donald Trump plans to take dramatic action, potentially including a major military operation or widespread legal challenges, if the Republican Party suffers heavy losses in the upcoming midterm elections
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2678179046/
Congressional Republicans zero in on Democrat ties in probe into Alaska Senate election scheme. The argument is that if campaign operatives can quietly recruit a namesake to confuse voters in a tight Senate race, voters can’t trust that their ballots reflect real choices. Two congressional committees are now trying to find out who planned it and whether it broke the law.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/congressional-republicans-open-probe-alleged-democratic-decoy-dan-sullivan-scheme
“End of Democracy”: Elon Musk Says America Will Become “Permanent One-Party State” if There’s a “Clean Sweep” by Democrats in 2028
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/elon-musk-warns-2028-democratic-004654244.html
Rep. Ted Lieu Says Any American Company Providing “Aid and Comfort to Russia” Will Be “Written About by the Press” as He Discourages Purchases of Russian Diesel the Trump Administration Has Licensed
https://sports.newsbreak.com/v/1Gb8INcZ
Trump claims Alaska voters need ‘190 IQ’ to understand their ballot as DOJ ratchets up case against the state. Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola accused of recruiting a candidate with the same name as the sitting Republican
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-alaska-senate-race-sullivan-peltola-b3076946.html
Trump quietly plotting his own escape to friendly dictatorships: legal expert: If he loses an election that he thinks was rigged, even if it clearly wasn’t, and he loses by a sizable margin…that he too might face some type of criminal investigation for all of the crimes that he is currently committing,” Rowen told journalist Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-dictators-2678178310/
As US and Israel Plot Iran Escalation, Regional Powers Scramble to Avert It: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye sent top security officials to Tehran as fears grow of a renewed U.S.- Israeli attack on Iran. With little leverage over Trump, the Gulf states face devastating consequences if the war resumes.
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/10/gulf-states-scramble-to-avert-another-u-s-israeli-war-on-iran-they-cannot-stop/
Houston Activists Are Working to Disrupt the Flow of Weapons to Israel. Organizers and workers around the world are highlighting the invisible complicity of logistics companies in genocide.
https://truthout.org/articles/houston-activists-are-working-to-disrupt-the-flow-of-weapons-to-israel/
# Global News
US forces could strike Iran within 96 hours of Trump order as Tehran hosts regional leaders. U.S. military forces in the Middle East could launch major operations against Iran within 96 hours of receiving an order from President Donald Trump, according to reports, as senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran to discuss regional security and de-escalating tensions.
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-war-news-trump-israel-saudi-october-26
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations
Billionaires Captured Ohio’s Supreme Court. Now They Want a Fully GOP Court. Ohio’s state court election has been a circus of corporate and dark money campaigning.
https://truthout.org/articles/billionaires-captured-ohios-supreme-court-now-they-want-a-fully-gop-court/
Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots. Order says local officials can’t be forced to separate or stop counting ballots that the government deems to be disputed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/justice-department-election-workers-ballots
Restraining Order Says Top DOJ, DHS Officials “Engaged in Campaign to Intimidate, Threaten, and Coerce” Election Officials
https://2paragraphs.com/2026/10/restraining-order-says-top-doj-dhs-officials-engaged-in-campaign-to-intimidate-threaten-and-coerce-election-officials/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services
Sen. Masto Says Republicans “Gutted Medicaid” and Let ACA Tax Credits Expire — Now “Over 5 Million Americans Had to Drop Their Coverage” as Premiums Soar Again
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4978910926349-sen-masto-says-republicans-gutted-medicaid-and-let-aca-tax-credits-expire-now-over-5-million-americans-had-to-drop-their-coverage-as-premiums-soar-again
# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp / CBD
Senior Trump Adviser Says President Is “Entirely Confident” DEA Will Quickly Finalize Marijuana Rescheduling
https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/10/senior-trump-adviser-says-president-is-entirely-confident-dea-will-quickly-finalize-marijuana-rescheduling/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pentagon reportedly dismantling Texas missile defense system, sending it to Israel to keep them safe. According to defense reports from late October 2026, the U.S. military is transferring a Patriot missile defense battery from Fort Bliss, Texas, to bolster Israel’s air defense capabilities
https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/security/2026/october/us-sending-patriot-system-to-israel-as-mideast-tensions-rise-news-report-says
# Military / Global
Alarm as US embassy in Moscow issues rare ‘mass casualties’ notice: ‘You don’t see this’
https://www.rawstory.com/moscow-us-embassy-alarm-mass/
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