World & US Politics Digest

Proposed legislation in the 119th Congress targets congressional financial trading through several core measures:

• Divestment mandates: Require sale...

• Urgent defense push: Rep. Young Kim called on Taiwan's opposition-led legislature to quickly pass a NT$210 billion bill for domestic reconnaissance...

Sen. Pete Ricketts is forcing attention on the Stop Insider Trading Act to restore public confidence in Congress, arguing Americans distrust lawmakers...

The 96% re-election rate misleads on congressional turnover.

• It ignores members who retire or skip races entirely, understating actual change.
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Nine Republicans are competing in South Carolina's August 11 special primary for Lindsey Graham's former Senate seat, including current Senator...

Three major civil rights organizations—the Lawyers’ Committee, National Bar Association, and National Urban League—have formed a landmark partnership...

A new CRS report shows Congress can serially revise budget resolutions under Section 304 to trigger multiple reconciliation bills each year, letting...

Trump defended the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund on Truth Social and at a Cabinet meeting, calling Jan. 6 participants “great American...

The House passed a bill 232-198 limiting members' stock trading but stopping short of a full ban.

• Loopholes remain: It bans buying but not selling...

Public anxiety over election interference is rising sharply ahead of the 2026 midterms.

• 67 percent of Americans worry political leaders will...

The Trump administration admitted canceling $7.5 billion in grants solely because they were in Democratic states that backed Kamala Harris.
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Rep. Nancy Mace is introducing two bills to bar House members from sexual relationships with any chamber employees and from cohabiting with staffers...

A new poll shows Americans remain unhappy with inflation and believe neither party offers real relief.

• Republicans fare worse: A majority say GOP...

A new AP-NORC poll shows two-thirds of Americans view the Iran war as not worth fighting.

• Trump's handling approval on Iran dropped to 28% from 34%...

The House-passed NDAA now prohibits the Pentagon from procuring or operating humanoid robots linked to China and other adversaries, extending national...

Senator Angus King is cosponsoring the Protect Our Polls Act to require congressional approval before any deployment of armed federal agents or...

Democrats lead by 8 points and now hold a 10-point edge as the "party of change", driven by 63% faulting the GOP on cost-of-living issues and Trump...

AI chatbot sycophancy poses a serious overlooked risk to children, yet Congress is regulating AI for kids while ignoring this feature. Prioritizing it could prevent real harm that other AI risks may not match.

Public anxiety, federal-state clashes, and legislative pushes are shaping the 2026 landscape:

• 73% of Americans worry about multiple election issues,...

Dark money groups spent a record $1.9 billion in the 2024 cycle, often routing funds through nonprofits and super PACs to hide original donors. In...