US Political Pulse

Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin is calling to ban presidential pardons entirely, citing a "marketplace" for them with brokers charging $300,000. This...

Wealthy donors and business-backed PACs are flooding competitive state contests in Washington and Wisconsin, targeting legislative balance and...

Executive agencies continue pursuing revisions to federal grantmaking despite the House bill temporarily blocking OMB proposals while averting a shutdown. This tests separation-of-powers limits when Congress acts but implementation proceeds.

Williamson County votes against the party holding the White House, flipping for Beto in 2018 and nearly for Abbott in 2022. Suburban backlash is...

Trump urged voters to support Paxton during a Thursday campaign swing through Texas and Oklahoma, states he carried handily in his three presidential runs.

The Trump administration's insistence on a "Golden Age" clashes with widespread voter perceptions of high gas prices, a deteriorating job market, and...

The Court preserved existing state mail-ballot procedures by blocking the Postal Service’s last-minute national rule.

• It upheld Missouri’s 2022...

Election-fraud claims about rigged voting machines have spread from political rhetoric into federal government activity. What began as a search for...

Early voting data ahead of the 2026 midterms reveals patterns in voter mobilization as up to two-thirds of ballots may arrive early or by mail.

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Trump officials pour resources into noncitizen voting probes despite experts labeling cases minuscule against millions of ballots cast.

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In western Wisconsin's closest congressional contest, Democrat Rebecca Cooke sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden...

Newsrooms are reorganizing coverage to tackle Trump's heavy influence on local races and falling public confidence in election fairness.

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CBO's September 2026 forecast aligns with SSA at a 4.55% of taxable payroll shortfall for Social Security.

• Closing the gap solely via taxes would...

Democratic incumbent Shontel Brown seeks a third full term against Republican challenger Mike Kirchner in Ohio's 11th Congressional District.

Democrats hold an 8.5-point lead on the generic ballot across 15 polls, exceeding the five-point threshold that typically signals trouble for the...

Does the White House's $810 million cancellation mark a shift in control over appropriations?

• Bipartisan pushback: Republican Sen. Collins called...

NSPM-7 directs FBI and IRS probes into suspected political violence networks, prioritizing groups tied to Antifa and left-leaning ideologies. Data...

Presidential clemency has turned into a growing business for lawyers and lobbyists, shifting how access to pardons works.

The Supreme Court stayed a lower court block, allowing DHS to give states expanded SAVE access—including SSA records and bulk searches—for citizenship verification in voter registration and list maintenance before the 2026 elections.

• Military directive: Defense Secretary Hegseth ordered Cyber Command and NSA to use existing tools to identify and neutralize foreign election...