U.S. Politics Pulse

Insights from responding candidates in Indiana's competitive U.S. House 4th District primary:

• GOP challengers target incumbent Baird: Baird focuses...

Ohio's May 5 primaries feature competitive races for both parties to pick Secretary of State candidates:

• Democrats prioritize fighting...

Key SCOTUS decisions reshaping U.S. policy:

• TikTok ban upheld Jan 17, 2025, enforcing divestiture by ByteDance under national security law,...

Presidential campaign fund checkoff now broken, gutted, pointless:

• 1976 peak: 28% of filers opted in, allocating $3 ($6 couples) to campaigns
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WV Supreme Court reinstates indictment against two Cabell County candidates for falsely certifying residency in 2022 commission race.

• Charged with...

Republicans prep party-line legislation to fund ICE and Trump immigration priorities as Congress returns, contending with competing GOP factions. Trump endorsed it after meeting top senators Friday.

• Bill status: One signature from Gov. Bill Lee away from law; portal for county officials by 2028.
• Supporter view: Can't prove citizenship?...

• Orbán's grip slips: In power since 2010, his party trails center-right Tisza challenger Peter Magyar in polls.
• US far-right ties: He's an icon of...

White House aim: DHS/SSA to create "state citizenship lists" of voting-age U.S. citizens per state from federal databases like SAVE, shared 60 days...

D.C. Circuit ruling sidesteps congressional approval fight for now:

• Three-judge panel (2-1) stays lower court order halting $300M East Wing project...

Real-world disenfranchisement: South Dakota's SB 175 left 9 voters in Lincoln County as federal-only (no state/local ballot) due to missing...

Key Democratic signals for 2028 White House race:

• Direct tease: Told Sharpton, “I might... I’m thinking about it”, promising updates.
• Base...

Ongoing battles over mail-in ballots highlight tensions in election integrity:

• SCOTUS case (Watson v. RNC) questions Mississippi's 5-day...

Partisan clash on election integrity: Louisiana Senate committee votes 4-3 against SB365, Dems' bid for state voting protections barring minority...

Rule of law trumps pardon power in state judiciary:

• Nevada Supreme Court upheld suspension of Trump-pardoned Judge Michele Fiore, affirming...

Federal customs changes slam Virgin Islands: de minimis exemption end forces fees on all packages for territory outside U.S. zone, unlike...

Legislators push back on unchecked executive power:

• Rep. Larson cosponsors Raskin's bill for a nonpolitical medical panel to assess presidential...

Trump's team faces a narrowing window to lock in judicial picks before November midterms, with polls showing risk of GOP Senate loss.

• Urgent push:...

Key transparency push amid DOJ's voter roll hunts:

• Democracy Forward sues to force disclosure of Civil Rights Division comms with election deniers...

White House executive order targets cybercrime via biometric identity verification:

• Combat stolen credentials, synthetics, and deepfakes with...