Political Pulse & Weather

• Trump urged voters to treat November midterms as a referendum on him to boost base turnout
• Five of 15 interviewed supporters doubted his appeal to...

Dividing federal debt stands out as one of the thorniest issues in any Alberta independence scenario, with negotiations over allocation formulas...

• $5,000 electoral bribe: Trump pledges cash to adults if Republicans win Congress, ignoring $40T debt and $1.2T yearly interest.
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• Democrats now comprise 46.2% of registered voters, up from 45.3% in 2020.
• Republicans hold steady at 24.7%, little changed from 23.9% four years...

Democratic backsliding operates through targeted policy changes that weaken institutions while preserving democratic facades.

• Policymaking shifts...

Continuity-of-government planning remains dangerously incomplete 25 years after 9/11, as a major attack could eliminate congressional quorum for...

The House holds final authority to investigate and reject its own election results—even after states certify winners—through withheld certificates,...

Trump forecasts the Iran war will conclude immediately after November's U.S. midterms, citing Iran's inability to withstand economic pressure and its...

Effective reform requires specialized administrative design, not arbitrary 1% headcount targets or outsourcing to consultants like PwC. Excessive...

The Supreme Court stayed a district judge’s TRO without noted dissents, restoring Missouri’s 2022 congressional map for the November general election...

• 71.2% election win hands Tokayev a mandate to extend reforms and personal influence past his term
• Close protégé Erlan Karin installed as vice...

DoubleZero has added real-time Kalshi election market feeds to its platform, giving institutional and automated traders top-of-book, trade, and order...

Governments are deploying AI for fraud detection, diagnostics, and citizen services, yet much adoption stays informal and poorly governed.

• Diverse...

USPS elimination of evening mail pickup in affected zip codes has turned Election Day mailings into rejected ballots under California's postmark...

False election claims keep resurfacing, eroding trust and endangering workers long after votes are cast.

• Noncitizen voting: Multiple checks and...

Trump's barrage of over 60 bizarre social media posts aims to exhaust critics before the midterms, yet he admits they're not. Meanwhile Democrats have gained a 10-point identification edge and his approval has slipped to 32 percent.

Over 250 current and former members of Congress have joined a court filing challenging President Trump's executive order, creating an unusually broad coalition that directly tests the boundaries of presidential power.

Cft warnings on Sint Maarten's government-owned companies and SZV social-security funds show how unchecked deficits can quickly become national budget...

The abrupt end of USAID exposed deep inequities in staffing, where most of its 16,000 personnel lacked career protections and faced uneven rights...

Republicans are adapting convention-style organizing to midterms by holding a Dallas gathering focused on voter mobilization instead of presidential...