American Governance Tracker

Today's explainer outlines several major federal developments across branches.

• Executive orders face ongoing reversibility questions as...

A local YWCA has joined a federal lawsuit challenging Trump administration executive orders that tie nonprofit grant funding to DEI and immigrant...

The House Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2027 Legislative Branch spending bill on a 34-28 party-line vote that slashes GAO funding by 25%...

State actions on voting access and primaries are exposing frictions between branches while shaping 2026 voter turnout.

• Felon disenfranchisement...

At Wednesday’s House Financial Services hearing, lawmakers examined how banks can modernize through FinTech partnerships without ceding regulatory...

Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to abolish Super PACs in federal elections, calling the U.S. political system “broken and corrupt” while highlighting...

The White House postponed plans for President Trump to sign an executive order creating a voluntary AI model review process, marking another delay in...

Congress has reintroduced the revised NO FAKES Act, a bipartisan bill granting individuals legal rights to control their voice and likeness in...

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell welcomed the Supreme Court decision preserving access to mifepristone, describing it as critical...

Trump's March executive order requires proof of citizenship for voter registration and directs agencies to help states purge ineligible voters,...

• Grassley backed the $1.8 billion fund to compensate lawfare victims, including possible Jan. 6 defendants.
• He stressed congressional oversight of...

House Republicans are moving urgently on a budget reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement and border patrol ahead of a June 1 deadline.

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The Supreme Court vacated rulings in Mississippi and North Dakota voting discrimination cases, sending them back for review under the Callais decision...

Oregon's Secretary of State reports a 37.51% ballot return rate for the primary election, underscoring voter participation in the state's mail-in system. Election officials in Multnomah County processed returned ballots as part of the count.

The Senate approved a resolution boosting congressional oversight of military action against Iran in a 50-47 vote, with four Republicans joining...

• Chris Rabb captured the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania's 3rd District with about 45% of the vote, defeating early favorite state Sen. Sharif...

• Sustained pushback: For the second consecutive year, Congress is poised to reject the Trump administration's proposed 47 percent cut to NASA's...

The Supreme Court sent a Native American Voting Rights Act case back to lower courts for reconsideration after weakening the law's enforcement power...

The Senate committee is holding a live markup session on a reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement. PBS NewsHour is streaming the proceedings for real-time public viewing.

Thousands gathered in Montgomery to push back against the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision that gutted key Voting Rights Act...