U.S. Institutional Watch

The Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais decision is drawing sharp institutional responses across Congress, statehouses, and labor groups.

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Powerful endorsements and family ties are reshaping GOP primaries, while candidate messaging in Q&As highlights voter priorities.

• In Wisconsin,...

Trump administration pushes mail voting curbs while Republicans advance voter ID and Democrats counter with new protections.

• Mail ballot order: DHS...

Campaign ad spending for the 2026 midterms is projected to hit a record $11.6 billion, driven by a handful of competitive Senate races in states like...

Pew's 2026 typology finds several left-leaning groups feel poorly represented by either party.

• Left-Out Left (majority Democratic) leads with 39%...

• Hotline use rose 10% monthly before Dobbs, with an extra 7% in future ban states.
• After the ruling, overall demand jumped 210% from June 2022 to...

Two fronts mark the current immigration enforcement trend.

• H-1B visa fee: Trump administration appeals court ruling blocking the $100,000 fee,...

Congress is advancing a 2026 farm bill through the House while stalling on permanent nuclear waste storage.

• Farm bill momentum: House passed...

Trump delivers a major White House announcement on U.S. policy toward Iran, urging the nation to 'Be Prepared'.

As the Supreme Court nears its term end, rulings on presidential authority could reshape institutions and the 2026 midterms.

• Birthright...

Adams County residents are driving Ohio's pushback against hyperscale data centers, rejecting claims of outside political motives.

• Core fight:...

The Supreme Court blocked Alabama’s scheduled nitrogen gas execution of Jeffery Lee on June 11, upholding lower court findings that the method poses...

Election administration now requires year-round coordination with local police and real-time weather oversight.

• Police involvement has surged since...

Bipartisan push to curb big tech self-preferencing returns with the reintroduced AICOA.

• Sens. Klobuchar and Grassley revived the bill June 10 to...

Two states illustrate a broader pattern of obstacles for voting rights efforts.

• In Ohio, the FBI raided the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, seizing...

A bipartisan federal bill clarifying that reasonable unsupervised time for children is not illegal has been introduced in Congress by Rep. Blake Moore and Rep. Jennifer McClellan, following similar laws passed in 13 states.

Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence has sparked bipartisan opposition, stalling renewal of FISA Section 702...

The unresolved 2020 election fights threaten to dominate 2026 by dragging old disputes into the spotlight through federal probes and ballot...

The President executes laws passed by Congress, issues orders subject to judicial review, and makes appointments, operating at the intersection of all three branches.

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