U.S. Political Pulse

Federal push for security: Trump's March 31 EO mandates DHS/SSA citizenship lists for states, bars USPS from mailing ballots to non-eligible voters,...

• Ad Pressure Mounts: Restoration of America launches $5M campaign targeting Senate for SAVE Act passage, citing 83% public support for photo ID...

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• House: Week-ahead schedules from Majority Leader (e.g., H.R. 7147...

State push for higher turnout moves TN municipal elections—including Nashville Metro's—to even years, delaying 2027 vote to 2028 and extending...

Election tensions rise as federal agencies ramp up scrutiny of local records.

• Texas DHS push: Subpoenas to counties like Lubbock, Brazos, Montgomery...

Major win for prediction markets: Federal judge issues temporary restraining order, blocking Arizona's criminal case against Kalshi and siding with...

• Historic step-down: Minnesota's first Black Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson retires soon at mandatory age 70.
• Walz's praise: Gov. hails...

• Suing Washtenaw County (MI): DOJ targets sheriff's info-sharing blocks, ICE detainer refusals, lenient prosecutors, and property access limits as...

Key updates as House returns today:

• Reconvenes at 2:30 p.m. ET, but no vote to end 51-day DHS shutdown expected; Dems prioritize Iran war powers...

Republican Clay Fuller wins election to the U.S. House in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. GOP secures the seat in key special election hold.

• Tomorrow (Apr 14, 1-2pm ET): NACo webinar on WH's EO 14399 (Mar 31) mandating citizenship verification, voter databases, and USPS mail-in...

Immigration overreach spotlighted: Federal Judge Christina Reiss ruled CBP unlawfully canceled Kseniia Petrova’s visa over undeclared frog embryos,...

• Trump floated a joint venture with Iran to charge tolls on the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "beautiful thing" to secure the waterway.
• Fareed...

• Open primaries: Independents vote without registering as Democrat or Republican
• Single ballot: All candidates appear together; voters pick one,...

US restrictionist shifts ripple globally, slamming transit nations:

• Encounters crash: FY2025 at 443k vs. 2M+ prior; Dec 2025 under 9k vs. 250k...

• AI sifts threats: LA County handles ~1B network events with AI to spot patterns.
• Air-gapped & zero-trust: Critical systems isolated; strict access...

HUD is slashing housing grants that used taxpayer dollars to fund local governments pursuing radical racial, gender, and climate goals—like the $6.7M example—targeting DEI excesses in housing policy.

Key Congress recap for week of April 6:

• On recess: Senate returns April 13, House April 14.
• Reconciliation 2.0: Thune & Johnson advance package...

Americans feel worse about the economy than ever before, even as the Fed's PCE price indexes—tracked for its 2% inflation target—posted strong monthly gains in February.

• Debt crisis deepens: Interest payments on national debt now exceed military spending as a share of the budget.
• Inflation's unequal toll: Rising...