Constitutional Politics Tracker

The Trump administration's exclusion of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House for "FAKE NEWS" presents a textbook First Amendment violation...

Expressed powers explicitly limit federal action to what the Constitution delegates, reserving all else to states or the people.

• Article I, Section...

The President can propose legislation and send explanatory messages or draft bills to Congress, but cannot formally introduce them. This procedural...

Near-perpetual maximalist gerrymandering may take hold as many states redistrict more than once per decade, weakening the constitutional norm of once-a-decade mapmaking and intensifying legitimacy disputes.

Does Speaker Johnson's frequent cancellation of House voting days bolster executive-legislative coordination or erode Congress's core oversight...

Growing bipartisan concern over AGI and superintelligence risks is pushing Congress toward concrete oversight steps.

• 67 lawmakers (24 Republicans,...

• Early voting opened today in Virginia, Minnesota, Idaho, and South Dakota, turning six weeks of rhetoric into ballots already being cast.
• Voters...

Trump's ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, effective immediately for alleged fake news, came just ahead of a Medicaid drug price announcement. He indicated additional outlets could face similar restrictions.

Congress is using the September 30 expiration of EPA user fees under TSCA as a chance to reopen and weaken the law.

• Public health impact: Raising...

The Lindsey Graham Act hands the president tariffs up to 100 percent on major Russian oil buyers, plus a national-interest waiver that lets him adjust...

Rebuilding federal regulatory agencies is a political reconstruction involving congressional legislation, administrative discretion, and agency powers...

The D.C. Circuit's refusal to reinstate the expanded SAVE program underscores how flawed citizenship data can force eligible voters to prove their...

Daniel Ballou defended his past criticism of "judicial activism" and specialty courts as enabling "excuse making," yet refused to address specific...

Republicans at the Sept. 1 House Judiciary hearing argued sanctuary policies block ICE detainers and heighten public-safety risks, backing H.R. 7640...

The JAWBONE Act (S. 4749) would create a private right of action allowing Americans to sue federal officials who coerce or attempt to coerce platforms...

The House narrowly passed a measure to curb President Trump’s military actions against Iran under the 1973 War Powers Act, with seven Republicans...

• Iran war quagmire and soaring gas/grocery prices plus rising borrowing costs are driving nearly two-thirds of Americans to see the country headed in...

Georgia's Senate contest carries weight beyond congressional control, directly influencing the 2028 presidential field.

• Ossoff's performance will...

The House unanimously passed a bill requiring the Librarian of Congress to be appointed by a bipartisan congressional commission rather than nominated...

The House Ways and Means Committee's release of the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act marks the first congressional step toward a statutory framework...