U.S. Politics & Policy Digest

• Persistent rumors on noncitizen voting, mail ballots, machines, and poll workers spread via repetition and AI.
• Trust erodes sharply: Only 34%...

Oregon backers frustrated by legislative gridlock are pushing a 2028 constitutional amendment to bar corporations and unions from direct political...

USPS operational shifts are creating uneven risks for mail ballots in California.

• Rejection rates for late ballots rose to 0.7% in 2025 and 1.1% in...

• Vance's rhetoric: JD Vance branded Abdul El-Sayed "very, very evil" for comments linking a synagogue attack to Israeli actions in Lebanon.
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The gravest long-term threat to transgender rights is not Republicans but Democratic candidates embracing anti-trans stances, which could flip the...

New Hampshire's open Senate seat exposes the establishment-progressive rift, clearest on the Democratic side.

• Pappas leads as the centrist,...

Rep. Tom Kean used congressional staffers in a franking-funded Facebook ad promoting SALT tax relief while campaigning for reelection.

• Staff...

OpenSecrets summary of Thomas Massie's federal campaign finance data highlights legal bans on contributions from corporations, labor organizations, government contractors, and foreign nationals.

Key rulings this week clarify FEC authority in campaign finance disputes:

• DCCC v. FEC: District court dismissed the case and denied plaintiff's...

Repealing Rule 206(4)-5 would eliminate the primary federal political contribution restrictions for investment advisers, removing a framework in place...

• Gross national debt approaches $40 trillion amid annual deficits of $1.9 trillion (5.8% of GDP), projected to reach $3.1 trillion by 2036.
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Trump signed a temporary funding bill that extends government operations until December 11, averting an immediate shutdown while deferring budget conflicts to the next round of congressional negotiations.

Delaware's campaign-finance calendar forces candidates into a narrow compliance window ahead of the September 15 primary.

• 8-Day Primary reports...

Independent Brian Bengs is defining the South Dakota Senate race by slamming incumbent Mike Rounds for taking over $215,000 from AI data-center...

Ownership concentration and merger pushes in traditional media threaten journalism jobs and pluralism, while local news decline left up to 50 million...

If the Supreme Court rules for Republicans in National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown, party committees would gain access to the same...

The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 established the modern framework for campaign finance disclosure, with Congress amending the law in 1974.

Campaign-finance doctrine rooted in the First Amendment treats independent political spending as core speech, making regulation of dark money and...

The DOJ Civil Rights Division is deploying 12 monitors across Boston, New Bedford, and Lowell for the Massachusetts primary to enforce federal voting...

Rising rates show 43% of 18-year-olds registered to vote, yet 2.5 million remain unregistered, pointing to persistent barriers for first-time participation.