US Policy Pulse

• Democrats hold momentum with House takeover odds rising and Senate races tightening sharply.
• Trump approval hits record 31% low, as voters express...

The push to elect the president by national popular vote stands just 48 electoral votes shy of the threshold needed to activate, putting the Electoral College on notice.

Governor Newsom signed AB 2222 creating refundable tax credits for California news organizations, paying $20,000 per first five journalists and...

The Trump administration's "Golden Age" messaging collides with voters seeing the same pain locally and nationally, from high gas prices tied to the...

Despite conservative billionaires flooding Wisconsin with over $28 million to block Democratic control of state government, the latest Marquette poll...

Elected officials tie social media influencers at just 4 percent association with courage, per Gallup's definition of doing what's right despite...

Voting machines and election records stay under state and local control, not Washington, as a deliberate constitutional limit on federal power that directly undercuts claims of centrally rigged elections.

The right to vote in America has never been settled. Every expansion of the ballot has triggered new barriers—from the Colfax massacre and 1876...

Ohio transformed from a presidential tipping-point state in 2004 into one 10-12 points more Republican than the nation during the Trump era.

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• Tight poll lead: Republican Christine Drazan edges Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek 47-46, with Green candidate at 3%
• Voter discontent: Kotek's 38-60...

• Congressional candidates raised $2.8 billion and spent $2 billion through June 2026.
• Parties took in $1.4 billion while PACs raised $8.3 billion...

The administration's noncitizen-voting crackdown reveals a minuscule problem that cannot swing elections.

• Minnesota charges: 10 noncitizen cases...

Organizations already use AI in production, pilots, and daily tasks but lack basic records, approval paths, risk ratings, or performance evidence....

Bipartisan criticism is mounting over government ads featuring Trump and his rhetoric, paid for with taxpayer funds.

• Legal questions: Experts and...

Endangered GOP incumbents are distancing from Trump's ICE enforcement as polls tighten and local economies suffer.

• Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall...

• Left media bias skews public opinion at least 5 points left, tilting multiple elections toward Democrats.
• Polls allegedly under-sample Republicans...

Automatic constitutional convention questions—required every 16 years in Michigan and 20 in Oklahoma—are forcing rare voter decisions and exposing...

Adobe's DGI study examines US digital government progress, AI readiness, disparities, and the interconnected factors shaping digital maturity.

Iowa's rural landscape is emerging as a critical test of whether long-standing Republican advantages are weakening, with three of its four GOP-held...

Campaigns are pairing television with radio, podcasts and streaming audio to reach voters during commutes, work and errands rather than relying solely...