U.S. Politics Pulse

• 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...

Key resistance to Trump's election control efforts:

• Record protests: Over 8 million joined "No Kings" rallies in 50 states and 12+ countries against...

Sen. Kaine (D-Va.) calls Trump's 2018 JCPOA withdrawal one of the worst U.S. foreign policy decisions, complicating today's diplomacy.

• JCPOA...

• Urgent threats frame congressional subpoenas as 'dictator' tactics, demanding instant ActBlue donations to save democracy.
• Hero narrative casts...

Key defenses of democratic norms amid threats:

• US endures authoritarian attack via election denial, violent rhetoric, rival delegitimization—eroding...

• Democrats push TRUMP Act and Change Corruption Act to bar living presidents from coins, targeting Trump dollar coin with his glowering image...

• Ohio Sec. Frank LaRose appoints D. Michael Crites as chair of the Election Integrity Commission, replacing interim chair Justice Terrence...

Kentucky Democrats previewed candidates vying for Mitch McConnell’s retiring U.S. Senate seat at a Morehead State University forum hosted by MSU...