Legislation
Committee Votes on Controversial Voter Registration Bill
The House Administration Committee is meeting today for a full committee markup, and the stakes are straightforward: legislation that could reshape how...
Committee Examines Voter Roll Management Before 2026
With the 2026 midterms less than seven months away, the House Administration Committee is convening Secretaries of State on April 16 to examine how states...
Follow the Money: Donations Pour Into Georgia 14th Congressional District Election 2026 as Two Outsiders Fight for MTG's Seat
The Georgia 14th District runoff April 2026 pits retired Army Brigadier General Shawn Harris, a Democrat, against Clay Fuller, a district attorney and...
Follow The Money: Georgia on My Mind
Why it Matters The special election runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat on April 7 went to Republican district attorney Clay Fuller who defeated...
Money, Muscle, and the Marjorie Taylor Greene Seat
Clayton "Clay" Fuller, a Republican, and Shawn Harris, a Democrat, advanced from a March 10 jungle primary in which no candidate cleared 50 percent of the...
Mike Lee's SAVE America Act Push Is Fracturing Senate Republicans: Legis1 Background
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is waging an all-out campaign to force the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act — and it's costing him among his own colleagues.
# Cornyn Stalls in Polls as Texas Republican Senate Primary Enters Final Stretch | Legis1 Background
Four-term Sen. John Cornyn is struggling to break away from his Republican challengers — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt — as the...
# Daines Drops Out, Noem Gets Fired, Mullin Tapped for DHS: A 24-Hour Political Earthquake — Legis1 Background
Three interconnected political upheavals landed within roughly 24 hours this week, reshuffling the Republican Senate map and the Trump Cabinet in one fell...
# House Panel Advances Sweeping Election Overhaul Bill
The House Administration Committee held a combative hearing on February 10, 2026, to build the legislative case for the Make Elections Great Again Act — a...
House Passes Trump's Election Overhaul 218-213, Gutting Bipartisan Veterans Accessibility Bill to Push Voter ID and Proof-of-Citizenship Requirements
A bipartisan Senate bill to help disabled veterans navigate the VA became the vehicle for one of the most polarizing election measures in years — passed on...
**John Cornyn Faces the Fight of His Political Life in Texas Senate Primary: Legis1 Background**
Roll Call's "At the Races" column, published February 19, 2026, by Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire, and Daniela Altimari, surveyed the political...
**Legis1 Background: Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Comeback Bid Ends in Illinois Democratic Primary as Donna Miller Claims Victory**
Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller defeated former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District on March 17,...
Legis1 Background: Kevin Hern Senate Bid Kicks Off Race for Oklahoma's Open Seat
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) on Wednesday formally launched his campaign for the Oklahoma Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who is awaiting...
**Legis1 Background: Texas 2026 Senate Primary Heads to Runoff as Trump Teases Endorsement**
The Texas 2026 Senate primary on March 3 failed to produce a clear Republican nominee, sending Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to a...
Schiff Endorses Swalwell in High-Stakes California Gubernatorial Race: Legis1 Background
Sen. Adam Schiff has endorsed Rep. Eric Swalwell in the California gubernatorial race, a significant move in the crowded Democratic primary to succeed...
Schumer Vows to Fight SAVE America Act "Tooth and Nail" as Voter ID Battle Engulfs Senate | Legis1 Background
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declared that Democrats would fight the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act "tooth and nail,"...
# Trump Slams Massie on Home Turf, Escalating Intra-GOP Feud Ahead of Kentucky Primary — Legis1 Background
President Donald Trump traveled directly into Rep. Thomas Massie's Kentucky congressional district on Wednesday and unleashed a blistering personal attack...
**Warren Endorses McMorrow in Michigan's Crowded Senate Primary | Legis1 Background**
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) endorsed Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow in the Democratic primary for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, Politico...