US Governance Tracker

Broad support surfaced at FERC's July 23 technical conference for PJM governance reforms centered on board independence and an expanded state role...

Trump's enormous new global tariffs and ongoing war failures are driving a fresh Democratic polling wave seven weeks before early voting. Generic ballot results show Dems extending their +4-5 edge, worsening Republican midterm prospects.

The Stop Insider Trading Act passed the House 232-198, banning members of Congress from buying individual stocks but exempting the president and vice...

• Common use, thin guardrails: Two-thirds of surveyed Pennsylvania township and borough staff use generative AI monthly, yet most have no policy in...

• South Carolina: Crowded GOP special primary for Graham's seat, Trump-backed Nardone and reps Fry, Norman file.
• Florida: Vindman calls Moody race...

The Fourth Circuit held that manual phone searches at the border count as routine under the Fourth Amendment, so agents need no warrant or...

• Higher gas prices and economic pressures for Americans tied to regional instability.
• Drone tactics disrupt shipping, adding to broader economic uncertainty.
• Professor sees lasting impacts with no winners in the conflict.

Trump's assertion that China acquired 220 million voter records to steal the 2020 election lacks supporting evidence from US intelligence assessments....

Allegations of ActBlue laundering small donations into Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate campaign highlight potential fraud patterns with elderly...

Immigration policy plays out across disconnected arenas, each shaping outcomes differently.

• Workforce needs drive Nebraska businesses to seek...

• Medicare-for-all requires cutting doctor compensation to control costs, since US physicians earn twice Canadian and four times Swedish salaries.
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Shasta County supervisors unanimously backed a resolution for responsible AI use in local government, adding privacy and security guardrails to boost...

Three distinct ethics issues highlight eroding public confidence in Congress:

• Health transparency: AOC called on McConnell to provide a clear health...

Trump’s second term has brought federal workforce cuts and hostile DEI rhetoric that threaten Black women’s job stability and widen their 65-cent wage...

Idaho Rep. Russ Fulcher released an online survey seeking constituent input on federal land management, covering recreation, wildlife, roads and...

States pioneered minimum wage laws in 1912, decades before Congress acted in 1938. The Senate passed a 30-hour workweek bill in 1933 by 53-30 before...

• Senate Majority PAC sends $11 million to Roy Cooper's campaign, pushing total spending to $42 million for TV ads.
• Ads will attack Republican...

• Election officials prep contingencies: Bipartisan leaders from Minnesota, West Virginia, Connecticut and New Hampshire are scenario-planning for...

• Mariposa County pursues California's Transformative Climate Communities grants for housing, transit and workforce projects in disadvantaged areas.
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• Trump promoted Trump Accounts for newborns and endorsed Senate candidate Mike Collins plus gubernatorial hopeful Rick Jackson.
• The Marietta rally...