Law and Order

CRS Report Details Effects of Supreme Court's VRA Reductions

The Supreme Court's April 29, 2026 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has fundamentally altered the legal landscape for minority voting rights in America. A new...

Politics

Trump-Backed Challenger Defeats Massie in KY Primary

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a seven-term libertarian-leaning congressman, lost his Republican primary Tuesday night to Ed Gallrein, a farmer and retired Navy...

Politics

Trump-Backed Alvarado Wins KY Republican Primary for House Seat

Ralph Alvarado, a physician and former Kentucky state senator, won the Republican primary for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District on May 19, securing the...

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Money Fuels an Open Seat Fight in the Georgia 11th Congressional District Election

The race to succeed Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) is drawing serious money and serious candidates to one of the most reliably Republican seats in Georgia....

Elections

Sen. Cassidy's Defeat Is a Win For RFK Jr

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) lost his Louisiana Senate primary 2026 race on May 16, finishing third in the Republican primary challenge, a defeat that...

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Defense Money Fuels Rep. Mike Rogers' run for Alabama's 3rd

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL-3) enters the Republican primary with a $2.6 million war chest, a Trump endorsement, and 22 years of incumbency. His two challengers,...

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Today's PA-16 Congressional Primary: Kelly's War Chest Towers Over Challengers

Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District holds its primary today, and the financial picture could not be more lopsided. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)), the...

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The Money Race Shaping Pennsylvania's Most Competitive House Seat

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District has become one of the most closely watched contests in the 2026 midterm elections, and the Ryan Mackenzie 2026...

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Money Talks in Today's Kentucky Senate Primary

Today is primary day in Kentucky, and the race to succeed retiring Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has been as much a story about money as it has...

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Money, MAGA and a Crowded Field: Georgia's Senate Republican Primary

Georgia voters go to the polls Tuesday for the Senate Republican primary, choosing which candidate will face Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff in...

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The Most Expensive House Primary in U.S. History

The Thomas Massie 2026 election has become something far larger than a Kentucky congressional race. With more than $25 million in total ad spending, it is...

Elections

Legis1 Background: Steve Cohen Retirement Ends 20-Year Memphis Tenure After GOP Redistricting

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tennessee's only Democrat in Congress, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection, ending a 20-year congressional career...

Politics

Legis1 Background: Landry's Senate Gambit Pays Off as Cassidy Loses Primary to Letlow

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's effort to reshape Jeff Landry Louisiana Senate 2026 politics by installing Rep. Julia Letlow in the U.S. Senate came to a head...

Politics

Legis1 Background: Sen. Bill Cassidy's Primary Loss Traced to Trump Impeachment Vote and Kennedy Clash

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) lost his Senate seat Saturday night, defeated in the Louisiana Republican Senate primary May 2026 by two Trump-aligned challengers....

Government Operations

Committee Examines Fraying Election Security Infrastructure

With the 2026 midterms months away, the federal infrastructure that has long underpinned American election security is reportedly fraying. The Cybersecurity...

Politics

Legis1 Background: Wasserman Schultz Eyes Florida's Majority-Black District After GOP Redistricting Dismantles Her Seat

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is weighing a run in Florida's majority-Black 20th Congressional District after Republican-led redistricting transformed her...

Politics

Legis1 Background: Buttigieg Endorses Turek in Contested Iowa Democratic Senate Primary

Pete Buttigieg endorsed Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek in the state's Democratic U.S. Senate primary, according to a Politico report published Wednesday by Alex...