Washington Headlines

• The Supreme Court’s 2026 Louisiana v. Callais decision limits Voting Rights Act challenges to redistricting maps based on discriminatory effects.
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The No Kings coalition is launching "No Kings: Vote Early" on October 17, organizing thousands of local events to help voters create early voting...

Mitch McConnell's months-long absence has blocked the farm bill, with Republicans holding a razor-thin Senate majority and lacking enough support...

Key fault line in Senate Commerce Committee AI legislation:

• Cantwell demands mandatory federal agency testing of frontier models for catastrophic...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will headline a Fulton County Democrats dinner and join Jon Ossoff at multiple events in late October to back his...

• Misleading notices: Standardized letters incorrectly blame address problems instead of missing citizenship documentation.
• Limited access: Affected...

• The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will examine two bills on September 17 addressing tribal land and resource rights in Alaska and...

Federal agencies are expanding targeted training to address skills gaps and mission needs:

• OPM updated executive development programs and launched...

Trump’s March 31 executive order aimed to restrict mail voting through USPS rules on barcodes and pre-approval, framed as election integrity.

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• Trump proposed $5,000 payments to all adults if Republicans win midterms, tying funds directly to election outcomes.
• Critics label it a bribe and...

Key updates from September 7:

• Armed attacker targets Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton
• Maryland Supreme Court approves Democratic...

The RNC's approval of the existing early-state order keeps South Carolina's Republican primary fourth overall and first in the South for 2028,...

Karoline Leavitt's resignation as press secretary arrives amid intense media scrutiny and political pressure, immediately raising questions about the...

Corporate political donations reached a record $646 million through June for the 2026 midterms—40% above the full 2024 cycle.

• New sources dominate:...

DoubleZero has added Kalshi’s election markets to its low-latency data platform, giving automated and institutional traders real-time access to full...

Only 34% of Americans trust federal election certifications, down from 40% in 2024.

• Majorities now express little or no trust in government data on...

Why do voters keep pushing back on big-money influence despite Supreme Court rulings expanding party spending?

• Alaska's ballot measure seeks a...

Spotlight Delaware launched the Campaign Finance Explorer, a free public tool showing who funds state and county candidates amid rising outside...

Democratic House Speakers Joanna McClinton of Pennsylvania and Melissa Minor-Brown of Delaware discussed strategies to boost voter participation and protect voting rights ahead of the midterms.

The Constitution gives states primary control over election "Times, Places, and Manner" because founders distrusted centralized power and viewed...