American Governance Tracker

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...

The Supreme Court’s April 29 Callais decision struck down Louisiana’s majority-Black district as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, prompting...

The Trump administration's Justice Department opened an investigation into Washington's practice of housing transgender women in female prisons,...

Independent groups have spent over $1.3 million to sway South Dakota’s GOP primary for governor.

• Rushmore Principles led with $1.3 million spent,...

California cities are tackling low municipal turnout by giving residents direct control over spending through participatory budgeting.

• Oakland and...

A new Michigan Creator Collaborative is tapping digital voices with over 16 million combined followers to make policy and community issues more...

Community organizers in Valdosta are driving strong primary turnout by knocking on thousands of doors and framing voting as a tool for community...

A federal judge signaled reluctance to swiftly block Trump's executive order on mail voting, questioning whether irreparable harm exists before...

A South Carolina judge denied a temporary restraining order in a congressional redistricting lawsuit, ruling the dispute a "purely political question"...