Politics

WA-03: A Toss-Up in Trump Country

Washington's 3rd Congressional District has a Cook PVI of R+2. Donald Trump carried it twice. But for the past two election cycles, Democrats have held the...

Politics

Virginia’s 2nd District Primary Sets Up Potential House Rematch

The race pits a vulnerable Republican incumbent against a Democrat who narrowly lost two years ago, a crowded Republican primary, and a district that has...

Follow the Money

Follow The Money: Behind Michigan's Wide-Open Senate Race

Sen. Gary Peters announced in January 2025 that he would not seek a third term.

Elections

Inside Rep. Moolenaar's Donor Network Ahead of GOP Primary

The Republican primary in Michigan's 2nd Congressional District is scheduled for August 4, 2026. John Moolenaar was elected in 2014 and is a Republican...

Follow the Money

The Fight for Michigan's Safely Blue District

The district, centered around Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County and stretching into western and southern Wayne County, has a Cook Partisan Voter Index of D+12,...

Education

Smithsonian Director Faces GOP Scrutiny Over Historical Narratives

Why it matters: The Trump administration is using federal oversight to reshape how American history gets told at taxpayer-funded institutions. The House...

Government Operations

Dominic Hastings Appointed Press Secretary and Digital Director

Dominic Hastings has joined the Diana DeGette staff as Press Secretary and Digital Director, marking another shift in the Colorado congressional office's...

Law and Order

Senate Republicans Advance Flowers to Sixth Circuit

The Senate advanced Benjamin M. Flowers' judicial nomination to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on a party-line cloture vote that underscored the deep...

Politics

Bucking the System

Congress remains sharply divided along party lines, but a small group of lawmakers in both chambers continue to break from their party's majority on a...

Immigration

House Panel Advances Trump Border Security Bill

The House Judiciary Committee advanced the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act on July 21, 2026, marking a significant victory for the House Freedom Caucus...

Government Operations

Eric Wu Advances to Legislative Correspondent Role

Eric Wu Legislative Correspondent has been promoted within Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's Nevada Senator staff. Wu began his new role as Legislative...

Personnel Movements

Trump Administration Pushes Overhaul of Senior Executive Service

The Trump administration is moving to fundamentally reshape the Senior Executive Service, the federal government's cadre of roughly 6,600 top career...

Follow the Money

Heritage Action Reduces Q2 Lobbying Spending

Heritage Action for America filed a lobbying disclosure revealing $140,000 in expenditures for the second quarter of 2026. The conservative advocacy group...

Congress

Trump Administration Seeks Colombia Reset After Election

Why it Matters: The Trump administration seized on a Colombia election hearing to signal a sharp reversal from the tense Petro era, positioning itself to...

Government Operations

Senate Attendance Records Show Absences Piling Up in 2026

Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat from Arizona missed votes more often than any of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate during the 119th Congress, according to...

Politics

Arizona Governor Race To Take Shape in Today's Primary

Rep. David Schweikert is leaving Congress to run for Arizona governor, fundamentally reshaping the Republican primary and leaving his House seat in play....

Legislation

House Republicans Advance Fiscal Year 2027 Budget on Party Lines

Why it matters: House Republicans pushed through a budget resolution on July 16 that unlocks reconciliation spending on defense, agriculture, and voter ID...