Politics

Sen. John Curtis Reportedly Exploring 2028 Utah Governor Run After Just 16 Months in Senate

Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) is exploring a run for Utah governor in 2028, just 16 months into his Senate term. Politico, in a piece by the publication's team,...

Follow the Money

An Open Seat, A Flood of Cash, and a Battle for Omaha's Blue Dot

Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District 2026 primary arrives today with no incumbent on the ballot, more than $5.6 million in outside money already spent, and...

Congress

GOP Pushes Crime Bills Before Midterms

The House Rules Committee is clearing five bills for floor action that collectively touch the sharpest edges of Republican domestic policy: bail reform,...

Politics

The Redistricting Wars Latest Battle is in Tennessee: Legis1 Background

Tennessee Republicans unveiled a new Tennessee congressional map Wednesday that would split majority-Black Shelby County into three separate congressional...

Labor and Employment

Rep Kaptur To Face a Tight Rematch

Rep. Marcy Kaptur had an active week in Ohio's 9th District, celebrating a major manufacturing investment in Toledo, standing with postal workers in...

Elections

Legis1 Background: Trump's Revenge Tour Tests His Republican Party Kingmaker Status in May Primaries

President Donald Trump's so-called revenge tour got its first real test on May 5, when Indiana held primaries that put Trump's endorsement power directly on...

Politics

Trump Reshapes Kentucky Senate Seat That Mitch McConnell is Vacating

President Trump reshaped the Kentucky Senate race on Friday, endorsing Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) in the Republican primary to fill the seat being vacated by...

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...

Follow the Money

Money Flows Into NJ-11 as Democrats and Republicans Battle for Mikie Sherrill's Seat

New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election — set for Thursday, April 16 — has drawn more than $5 million in combined candidate and outside...

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Follow The Money: A Blue District in NJ, A Progressive Bet, and the Money Behind It

New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special election on April 16 is shaping up as a test of whether a district that has voted reliably Democratic for...

Congress

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

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

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...

Elections

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.

Congress

# 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...

Politics

# 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...

Government Operations

# 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...