U.S. Politics & Policy Digest

Incumbent James Uthmeier (R): Born 1987 in Destin; UF and Georgetown Law grad; Trump campaign counsel, Commerce Dept. advisor, then DeSantis chief of...

A national progressive PAC spent $455,000 on Delaware legislative ads yet omitted donor names from its state filing, citing a supposed exemption tied...

Republican fundraising groups are urging the Supreme Court to block a Fourth Circuit ruling that stripped political committees of discounted broadcast...

The October 1 funding deadline is pushing House Republicans toward swift passage of the Senate's bipartisan stopgap bill through Dec. 11, sidestepping...

The Trump administration is reviving two long-unused courts to expand its authority:

• Alien Terrorist Removal Court (created 1996) will hold its...

Routine audits by the State Elections Enforcement Commission caught a 2024 campaign misusing over $36,400 in public financing, including $500 spent on...

Rep. Joseph Hernandez's campaign filings show thousands in cash withdrawals, direct payments to himself, and retailer purchases with unclear campaign...

The 2026 midterms test the scale of change beneath the surface rather than serving as a gateway to immediate political transformation. Institutional...

AI adoption in U.S. political campaigns is rapidly expanding during the 2026 election cycle.

A clear workflow helps researchers extract reliable data from federal campaign-finance records without mixing jurisdictions or misreading...

Even a Democratic House majority would yield only indirect oversight through hearings and document demands, as Congress lacks prosecution powers and a...

California's No Kings Act would let residents sue ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal officers for constitutional violations, making the state the...

Beto O’Rourke called AIPAC a toxic force in Democratic politics and urged voters to press candidates on the issue during Texas town halls.

• Five...

A Wisconsin congressman's deepfake videos of his opponent skirted state AI-election rules because he avoided campaign funds and omitted video...

Candidates who disputed the 2020 results are running for secretary of state in Arizona, Nevada, and Wisconsin, raising stakes for impartial election...

• DISCLOSE Act gains 43 new cosponsors, reaching 181 total in House
• Bill requires donor disclosure for groups spending over $10,000 and targets...

• The Fourth Circuit, in a 2-1 party-line vote, set aside the FCC's Public Notice that would have extended lowest unit charge rates to political...

Voter discontent with Trump is boosting Democrats to a six-point generic ballot lead, driven by rural defections and economic concerns.

• Debt...

• With midterms approaching, Republicans aligned with the Trump administration view the SAVE America Act as their top priority, seeking to mandate...

Systemic weaknesses in U.S. campaign finance are surfacing across states:

• Arizona candidates allegedly submitted fake $5 qualifying donations using...