Elections

The $32 Million Democratic Primary for Maryland's 6th District

Maryland's 6th Congressional District Democratic primary has become a financial spectacle, with two wealthy self-funding candidates pouring roughly $32...

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The Race for New York's 7th Congressional District

The field to replace Rep. Nydia Velázquez in New York's 7th Congressional District is being reshaped by an unprecedented flood of outside money, with one...

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The Battle for Maryland's 5th District

Since Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving Democrat in the House, announced he was stepping aside after 44 years in Congress, a crowded primary has become a...

Elections

The Money in NY-10's Primary

The Democratic primary for New York's 10th congressional district became a study in contrasts on money, endorsements, and political muscle as three...

Elections

The Money Behind Georgia's Senate Race

Georgia's 2026 Senate contest has become a study in congressional campaign finance by race, with starkly different fundraising strategies defining the...

Elections

The Money Behind Alabama's Senate Runoff

The political campaign finance by race to replace retiring Senator Richard Shelby has exposed a stark fundraising divide in Alabama's Republican...

Elections

Senate Intelligence Committee Faces Election and CIA Crises

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has scheduled a closed briefing for Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at a moment when congressional hearing...

Politics

U.S.-Colombia Partnership at Stake in 2026 Runoff

The Colombia 2026 presidential election is not just a foreign vote. For the Trump administration and the 119th Congress, the June 21 runoff between...

Politics

Legis1 Background: Graham Platner Wins Maine Primary Despite Controversies

Politico reported Tuesday that some Maine Democrats are wavering on Graham Platner, the oyster farmer and Marine Corps veteran who won the Democratic Senate...

Politics

Graham Wins Fifth Senate Term Bid In South Carolina GOP Primary

Sen. Lindsey Graham won the South Carolina GOP primary on June 9, clearing a five-candidate field with roughly 59 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff and...

Government Operations

Federal Government Intensifies Control Over Voting Methods

A new Congressional Research Service report maps the legal landscape just as the Trump administration and Capitol Hill push competing visions for how...

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Who's Funding Ralph Gorman's Race in the South Carolina Primary

South Carolina Republicans head to the polls Tuesday, June 9, in a 2026 South Carolina governor primary where no candidate is polling near the 50 percent...

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South Carolina's Open Governor's Race Draws Millions

The 2026 South Carolina governor election is one of the most closely watched Republican primary races in the country, and the money behind it reveals as...

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Money Flows Into an Open Seat in Maine's 2nd District

Rep. Jared Golden spent nearly seven years carving out one of the most unusual political identities in Congress — a Marine veteran from Lewiston who voted...

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The Money Behind Maine's Senate Race

Maine's most competitive Senate contest in decades is taking shape — and the financial arms race surrounding it reveals just how much is at stake for both...

Elections

Iowa Candidate Says on Audio That Iran War Could Be GOP Liability

Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Trump Iowa Senate candidate who won her Republican primary Tuesday, privately warned supporters last week that the U.S. conflict...

Elections

Legis1 Background: Nancy Mace Owns Her Epstein Files Vote

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) says she knows exactly why President Trump refused to endorse her in the South Carolina governor's race, and she's not backing down.