US Policy & Election Pulse

Targeted digital outreach is replacing broad messaging as campaigns blend voter records with commercial data to reach specific audiences, yet...

Eight days from the midterms, The Free Press counters the "most important ever" rhetoric from Trump and Sanders with columns urging voters to reject...

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to halt taxpayer-funded ads praising the president, citing a decades-old ban on unauthorized...

• Moreno urges marathon lame-duck session if GOP loses Congress to pass Trump priorities in one giant reconciliation bill
• House Republicans schedule...

The No Kings movement is pivoting from street protests to midterm organizing, with a clear goal: oust Trump-aligned Republicans in November to restore...

• Incumbent advantage: Rick Larsen seeks a 14th term after leading the August primary with 44.9%.
• Challenger profile: 83-year-old Republican Edwin...

• The Board of Peace named former Biden official Shelley Greenspan to lead outreach and broaden bipartisan appeal before midterms.
• Greenspan's...

Questionable small-dollar appeals, like Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's push for donations in a race with no real threat from "MAGA Mike Minogue,"...

Candidates hit battlegrounds and safe states alike in the last push before Election Day, with Senate control in play.

• Trump campaigned in ruby-red...

Election officials in red, blue, and purple states feel prepared to deliver secure midterms, citing trained staff, checks and balances, and recent...

Beyond picking representatives, millions will decide state laws on election rules, transgender rights, and taxes this November.

• Six states ask...

Recent ethics cases exposed deep flaws in Congress's handling of sexual misconduct:

• Victims stay silent fearing career ruin, unclear reporting...

Voters in states worth 325 electoral votes will pick top election officials this November, directly influencing how the 2028 presidential contest is...

Five outside groups funded by dark money have spent more than $1 billion in the 2026 midterm campaigns, leaving voters with little visibility into who is bankrolling the messages they see.

Foreign governments increasingly regulate American speech by pressuring US platforms rather than winning in US courts.

• Australia directed a US...

The Trump administration seeks an emergency order forcing California to segregate up to 20,000 ballots from suspected noncitizens on its list and...

The SAVE America Act passed the House on February 11, 2026, but has stalled in the Senate after multiple failed votes as of September 2026.

Key...

Trump omitted endorsement for Deborah Adeimy in the 23rd District, his Palm Beach home turf now rated solidly Democratic after redistricting.
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• Inflation and prices remain top voter concerns, with affected voters backing Democrats
• CBS model estimates Democrats on pace for 229 House seats,...

Federal court concerns over constitutionality prompted Washington regulators to suspend limits on individual donations to state campaigns just days...