US Policy Pulse

Court Limits on Federal Election Role

• 🔥 USPS Mail Ballot Rule Blocked: Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ruled the USPS June 2, 2026 proposed rulemaking...

AI funding from tech billionaires has become one of the biggest financial forces in this year's elections, with hundreds of millions aimed at electing...

A wave of judicial rulings is preserving state control over elections:

• Judge Sullivan halted USPS mail ballot rules for violating a 2021 NAACP...

Arizona and North Carolina pursue divergent strategies to reshape education policy.

• Arizona volunteers submit 420,000 signatures for ballot...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from using its updated SAVE immigration database to help states verify voter...

Michigan lawmakers missed the July 1 deadline but worked into early July 3 to pass a $75.2 billion budget alongside over 50 policy bills in a rare...

Campaigns heading into the 2026 midterms face real donor fatigue, with contributors growing skeptical about where their money goes and more selective...

The Supreme Court's lesser-covered ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC overturned limits on party-candidate coordination,...

Federal Research Funding Oversight

• 🔥 OMB Grant Proposal Advances: The Trump administration stands by the OMB proposal giving political...

The OMB proposal would hand political appointees final say over federal research grants, including cancellations and limits on publishing and global...

US federal elections remain safe and unaltered, with bipartisan assessments confirming no votes changed despite foreign attempts.

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RFK Jr.'s 2001 diary entry describing a roadside raccoon dissection takes on new weight now that he leads HHS and oversees rabies-related vaccine...

New Jersey became the final blue state to pass a trans-inclusive shield law, enacted the same day as the BPJ and Hecox Supreme Court decisions. The...

The US and China are targeting tariff cuts on agricultural goods under their May Beijing framework, a move to restore farm trade that collapsed 65.7%...

Federal AI policy stays fragmented: executive orders and procurement rules set a pro-innovation baseline, yet binding private-sector duties rest...

Immigration Policy Shifts

• 🔥 Supreme Court Blocks Birthright Citizenship Order: The Supreme Court blocked Trump's executive order on birthright...

States filled the federal gap on healthcare affordability in 2026 with bipartisan legislative action across the country.

• 30 states considered or...

A federal court ruled the $100,000 H-1B fee unlawful in June 2026, finding it operates more like a tax requiring congressional approval, yet...

The ruling lifts coordinated spending caps, empowering parties while curbing super PAC appeal through more efficient, transparent flows.

• Corruption...

Michigan lawmakers face a July 1 constitutional budget deadline with no direct penalties for missing it, yet school districts cannot finalize plans...