Elections

Funding Shapes California's 3rd District House Primary Race

In one of California's most closely-watched congressional races following a seismic redistricting, incumbent Rep. Ami Bera holds a financial advantage so...

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The New Mexico 2026 Senate Race

The 2026 New Mexico Senate race offers a study in political contrasts: a well-funded incumbent with deep institutional ties facing a primary challenger who...

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Who's Paying for the Race to Replace Sen. Joni Ernst?

The Iowa Senate 2026 election began with a financial head start before a single vote was cast in Tuesday’s primary. More than $29 million has been spent in...

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The NJ-12 Dem Primary: Who's Paying for the Race?

The race to succeed Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman in New Jersey's 12th Congressional District has become one of the most closely watched and most expensively...

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Montana's Wide-Open 2026 Senate Race

The 2026 Montana Senate race began, in a sense, eight minutes before it officially existed.

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Democrats Lead Texas 37th District Congress Race Financially

The race to succeed Rep. Lloyd Doggett in Texas' 37th Congressional District was set in motion not by a challenger, but by a map. Republican redistricting...

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South Dakota Gubernatorial Primary 2026

The Republican who wins tomorrow's South Dakota gubernatorial primary 2026 will almost certainly become the state's next governor. In a state Donald Trump...

Politics

Hinson Leads Iowa Senate Race Exponentially In Terms of Funding

The Ashley Hinson 2026 Senate bid has become one of the most financially lopsided Republican primaries in the country, and that asymmetry tells a story...

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CA-40 Campaign Funding Tells the Story of a Race Unlike Any Other

The primary election in California's 40th Congressional District lands Tuesday with more than $17 million in total campaign spending — a staggering sum for...

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Money Talks When it Comes to Sen. Cory Booker's Senate Race

The Cory Booker 2026 Senate race is, at its financial core, not really a race at all. It is a study in asymmetry — a 12-year incumbent sitting on nearly $22...

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Money, Mystery, and a Marquee Swing Seat: Who's Bankrolling NJ-7

Tom Kean Jr. campaign funding tells you nearly everything you need to know about the political stakes in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District heading...

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The Money Race Shaping California's 7th District

The answer starts with money. In the race to represent California's newly redrawn 7th Congressional District, the most consequential story isn't which...

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Super PAC War Erupts in Race to Replace Darrell Issa

The congressional seat that Darrell Issa held for more than two decades is now a wide-open battleground in today's June 1 primary. The CA-48 district's...

Congress

Election Security Under House Scrutiny

The House Administration Committee's Subcommittee on Elections convened an election security hearing on May 20, 2026, at the Longworth House Office Building...

Elections

Census Rules That Include Noncitizens Face Constitutional Challenge

A Congressional Research Service report updated this week puts the mechanics of House apportionment redistricting under a microscope at a moment when the...

Elections

Election Security Funding Crisis Exposed at House Hearing

Why it matters: The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections held an election security hearing on May 20, 2026, that exposed a deepening rift between...

Law and Order

Federal Power Over Elections Tests Constitutional State Authority

A new Congressional Research Service report on federal investigations and voting records seizure activity lands at a moment of escalating legal conflict...