Politics

GOP Holds First Midterm Convention as Campaign Launchpad

The Republican Party is holding its first-ever midterm convention ahead of the midterm elections. The event is being framed as a launchpad for a promised...

Follow the Money

Come and Take It PAC Backs Stigall in Missouri GOP Primary

Come and Take It PAC is a Super PAC registered with the Federal Election Commission as an independent expenditure-only committee. The PAC is unauthorized...

Follow the Money

FairShake Spends $13.3M Opposing Illinois Democrats

FairShake is a Super PAC and Independent Expenditure-Only Committee registered with the Federal Election Commission on March 23, 2023. The PAC is designated...

Civil Rights

DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Review of Felon Gun Ban

The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to resolve a federal circuit split over whether the felon-in-possession ban violates the Second...

Elections

Reproductive Freedom for All PAC Channels $207K to Democratic Candidates

Reproductive Freedom for All PAC reported $207,000 in contributions to other committees in the 2026 cycle through July 31, according to its FEC filing. The...

Follow the Money

GiveGreen United Action Spent $17K Supporting 47 Democratic Races

GiveGreen United Action made independent expenditures supporting Democratic candidates across 47 races in the 2026 cycle. T. Jonathan Ossoff in Georgia's...

Elections

IMPACT PAC Distributes $175K to Support Democratic Candidates

IMPACT, a Democratic-designated political committee, filed $175,000 in contributions to other committees through July 31, according to FEC records. The...

Politics

U.S. Leverage Looms Over Race for Next U.N. Secretary-General

The race to choose the next U.N. secretary-general is underway, with eight candidates competing for a position that gives its holder a prominent diplomatic...

Politics

MA Senate: Markey Advances, Faces GOP Nominee in November

Sen. Ed Markey advanced from the Democratic primary in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race on Sept. 1, 2026, according to unofficial results. The Republican...

Legislation

House Passes Symbolic Vote Condemning Socialism

The House passed a resolution condemning socialism on September 1, voting 220–192 with two members voting as "present."

Politics

Trump Backs Data Centers as VP Vance Signals Different Approach

Data centers have become a defining political issue ahead of November's midterm elections, with candidates across party lines and multiple states suddenly...

Government Operations

Trump Replaces Major Drug Task Force With Immigration-Focused Model

A major federal task force dedicated to combating drug trafficking and organized crime has been dismantled and replaced by a new structure aligned with the...

Politics

Will Massachusetts Dems Choose Generational Change?

Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA-6) are competing in a contest where outside groups have already deployed millions to shape the race.

Government Operations

John Birch Society Ends Lobbying Registration

The John Birch Society, a grassroots advocacy organization, terminated its lobbying registration on August 31, according to disclosure filings. The...

Politics

Trump Recalibrates U.S.-China Policy Around Trade and Diplomacy

The second Trump administration is recalibrating U.S. policy toward China in ways that prioritize trade negotiations and direct leader engagement over the...

Congress

Rules Committee Will Weigh Proposed House Procedure Changes

The House Rules Committee will hold a procedural hearing on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 that offers members a chance to propose changes to the chamber's...

Politics

Trump Reshapes Federal Regulations With Cost-Benefit Analysis

A recent Congressional Research Service report examines how the Trump administration's sweeping changes to federal rulemaking are reshaping cost-benefit...