US Politics Tracker

Voters in these races aren't choosing between rivals. They decide whether a sitting justice stays on the bench.

The court has a wide reach:
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Voting-record tools make it easier to check what lawmakers actually did. A new free website lets people look up state and federal lawmakers and track...

Authorities allege Matthew Unglesbee, 36, of Quincy, mailed white granular substances to four members of Congress. He allegedly wrote his own name and...

Prediction markets give Democrats a strong edge, but their prices are not polls. Kalshi traders place a 63% chance on a Democratic sweep of both...

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it resume building its border wall in the Big Bend region of southwestern Texas, returning...

The House Judiciary Democrats' staff report makes serious allegations, but none are established findings:

• Sexual assault claims: Five women accuse...

Five state supreme court races are on the ballot, and these courts matter for policy. The McCleary Decision in 2012, a state supreme court ruling,...

DOJ filed separate suits in California and Alaska to preemptively cast doubt on election results before voting ends.

• Actions appear aimed at...

Local media are giving voters concrete tools to evaluate candidates through endorsements, interviews, and district context.

• New Jersey: Editorial...

Candidates are in the last stretch before Election Day, with Trump and Obama trading blows in key states over the economy and war costs.

• Michigan...

Trump's push to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar overlooks the barriers facing a member from a solidly blue district.

• Omar won nearly three-quarters of the...

Federal courts are faithful agents of We the People, not Congress, which justifies their power of judicial review over federal statutes.

Textualists...

A new lawsuit filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute argues the Trump administration's exclusion of CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White...

The conservative Supreme Court has reshaped this year's midterms through rulings on redistricting, money, and voting access.

• Redistricting: A 6-3...

Trump conspicuously omitted Deborah Adeimy from his Florida endorsement list in the safely Democratic 23rd District around Mar-a-Lago, while backing...

The October 2026 executive order creates an NIH Women's Health Initiative led by Melania Trump, RFK Jr., and Susie Wiles, rescinding prior efforts and...

The 2020s have lacked a consequential midterm that reshaped Congress and statehouses—until potentially now.

• Democrats could gain a handful to...

Two recent federal rulings extending Second Amendment protections to switchblade knives and body armor are fueling optimism among gun-rights advocates...

• White House attorneys are examining preemptive pardons for lower-ranking officials tied to deportations, military operations, and trade policy,...

The Fifth Circuit ruled 10-7 that detained immigrants lack any constitutional right to bond hearings, reversing an earlier requirement for such...